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Half of 1 percent written as decimal is

5
0.5
0.05
0.005

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

It will be 1/2(1%) = 1/2(1/100) = 1/200 = 0.005

1. If sales tax is reduced from 5% to 4%, then what difference it will make if you purchase an item of Rs. 1000

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Clue: Answer will be 5% of 1000 - 4% of 1000

2. Total number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then girls become x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly,
x% of 150 = 150 - x [as x is number of boys]

\begin{aligned}
=> x + \frac{x}{100} * 150 = 150 \\

=> \frac{5}{2}x = 150 \\

=> x = 60 \\
\end{aligned}

3. The ratio 5:20 expressed as percent equals to

50 %
125 %
25 %
None of above

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Actually it means 5 is what percent of 20, which can be calculated as,
(5/20)*100 = 5 * 5 = 25

4. If number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then find out the value of x

123.55
123.65
123.75
123.85

Answer: Option C

5. 10% of inhabitants of a village having died of cholera, a panic set in, during which 25% of the remaining inhabitants let the village. The population is then reduced to 4050. Find the original inhabitants

5500
6000
6500
7000

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Let the total number is x,
then,

(100-25)% of (100 - 10)% x = 4050
=> 75% of 90% of x = 4050
=> 75/100 * 90/100 * x = 4050
=> x = (4050*50)/27 = 6000