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- 16. If X,Y is 20%,25% greater than Z then how much percentage is X smaller than Y?
A.3 1/13%
B.3%
C.3 11/13%
D.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C 
X = 125%
Y = 130%
Z = 100%
X-Y/Y * 100 = 5/130 * 100
= 500/130 %
= 3 11/13% smaller than Y
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- 17. If X,Y is 25%,35% smaller than Z then how much percentage is Y greater than X?
A.13 1/2%
B.13 1/4%
C.13 1/3%
D.12 1/2%
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
X = 75 %
Y = 65 %
Z = 100 %
X-Y/X * 100 = 10/75 * 100 = 13 1/3 % greater than X
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- 18. If X is 30% greater than Y, Z is 25% smaller than how much percent is X greater than Z?
A.25%
B.73 1/3%
C.73%
D.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
X = 130
Y = 100
Z = 75
X-Z/Z * 100 = 55/75 * 100 = 5500/75 % = 73 1/3% greater than Z
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- 19. In an election between two candidates first candidate got 70% of votes polled and second Candidate got 270 votes. The total number of votes polled was?
A.700 votes
B.750 votes
C.800 votes
D.900 votes
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Total = 100 %,
First person got 70%
second person got remaining 30 % of votes.
than 30 % = 270
30% = 30*9 = 270
100% =100*9 =900votes
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- 20. In an election between the two candidates, the candidates who gets 70% of votes polled is winned by 280 vote’s majority. What is the total number of votes polled?
A.750
B.700
C.800
D.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Note: majority (40 %) = difference in votes polled to win (70 %) & defeated candidates (30 %)
40 % = 70 % - 30 %
40% -----> 280 (40*7 = 280)
100% -----> 700 (100*7 = 700)
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