shortcut methods for bank exams-quantitative aptitude

In bank exams,time management is very crucial,so you have to solve the problem/question in 30 to 45 seconds,depends on exam time.Quantitative aptitude section very easy,when you know the shortcut/tricks methods.Here we are providing you some short tricks to solve the problems in very less time,which will helps you in exams.When you compare with other sections like computer knowledge,general awareness & english sections,quantitative aptitude section will take more time,so you must know the tricks and tips to solve the questions.Its time to learn shortcut methods for bank exams,so we are starting/taking topic wise,today know the percentages tricks.

Questions:

1. The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By what percent the consumption be reduced to make the expenditure remain the same?

a. 25%

b. 33.33%

c. 20%

d. None

2. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 33.33%, by what percentage should the breadth be reduced to make the area same?

a. 20%

b. 33.33%

c. 25%

d. None

you may have seen this type of questions in main exams,if you wanna solve this problems using formulas/methods,will take much time.

have the below list

10%

0.1

1/10

12.5%

0.125

1/8

16.66%

0.1666

1/6

20%

0.2

1/5

25%

0.25

1/4

30%

0.3

3/10

33.33%

0.3333

1/3

40%

0.4

2/5

50%

0.5

1/2

60%

0.6

3/5

62.5%

0.625

5/8

66.66%

0.6666

2/3

70%

0.7

7/10

75%

0.75

3/4

80%

0.8

4/5

83.33%

0.8333

5/6

90%

0.9

9/10

100%

1.0

Short trick for above problems:

in first problem,he want to bring back the original value,so need to decrease the value.

price increased,so became25%

in the above list,see the next decreased value from 25% IS 20% so yopur answer is 20%

in second problem

increased value33.33%

next decreased value30%,SO ANSWER IS 30%

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LESSON 1 -SHORT CUT METHODS/TRICKS IN PERCENTAGES

CONCEPT:

Important Points to Note: When any value increases by 10%, it becomes 1.1 times of itself. (since 100+10 = 110% = 1.1) 20%, it becomes 1.2 times of itself. 36%, it becomes 1.36 times of itself.

4%, it becomes 1.04 times of itself.

Thus we can see the effects on the values due to various percentage increases. When any value decreases by 10%, it becomes 0.9 times of itself. (Since 100-10 = 90% = 0.9) 20%, it becomes 0.8 times of itself 36%, it becomes 0.64 times of itself 4%, it becomes 0.96 times of itself.

Thus we can see the effects on a value due to various percentage decreases.

Note:

1. When a value is multiplied by a decimal more than 1 it will be increased and when multiplied by less than 1 it will be decreased.

2. The percentage increase or decrease depends on the decimal multiplied.

Eg: 0.7 => 30% decrease, 0.67 => 33% decrease, 0. 956 => 4.4% decrease and so on.

Eg: When the actual value is x, find the value when it is 30% decreased.

Soln: 30% decrease => 0.7 x.

Eg: A value after an increase of 20% became 600. What is the value?

Soln: 1.2x = 600 (since 20% increase)

x = 500.

Eg: If 600 is decrease by 20%, what is the new value?

Soln: new value = 0.8 X 600 = 480. (Since 20% decrease)

Thus depending on the decimal we can decide the % change and vice versa.

Eg: When a value is increased by 20%, by what percent should it be reduced to get the actual value?

Soln: (It is equivalent to 1.2 reduced to 1 and we can use % decrease formula)

% decrease = (1.2 1)/1.2 X 100 = 16.66%. When a value is subjected multiple changes, the overall effect of all the changes can be obtained by multiplying all the individual factors of the changes.

Eg: The population of a town increased by 10%, 20% and then decreased by 30%. The new population is what % of the original?

Soln: The overall effect = 1.1 X 1.2 X 0.7 (Since 10%, 20% increase and 30% decrease)

= 0.924 = 92.4%.

Eg: Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equal to a single discount of ___

Soln: Discount is same as decrease of price.

So, decrease = 0.9 X 0.8 = 0.72 => 28% decrease (Since only 72% is remaining).

practice problems:

If 20% of 40% of a = 25% of a% of b, then what is b?

a. 8/5

b. 16/25

c. 8/25

d. None

2. By what % is 200 more than 50?

a. 100

b. 200

c. 300

d. None

3. A value changes from 30 to 80. What is the percentage change?

a. 125

b. 166.66

c. 156

d. None

4. The population of a city is increased by 30% and thus became 78000. What is the original population?

a. 76000

b. 64200

c. 60000

d. None

5. In a theatre, the number of seats is increased by 20% and the price per ticket is increased by 10% but the public response decreased by 30%. What is the net effect on the economy of the theatre?

a.10% rise

b. 7% fall

c. 7% rise

d. None

6. A saves 20% of his income. His income is increased by 20% and so he increased his expenditure by 30%. What is the percentage change in his savings?

a. 20% fall

b. 4% fall

c. 20% rise

d. 4% rise

7. The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By what percent the consumption be reduced to make the expenditure remain the same?

a. 25%

b. 33.33%

c. 20%

d. None

8. The side of a square is increased by 20%. The percentage change in its area is ___

a. 20%

b. 44%

c. 36%

d. None

9. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 33.33%, by what percentage should the breadth be reduced to make the area same?

a. 20%

b. 33.33%

c. 25%

d. None

10. In an election between two candidates, A and B, A secured 56% of the votes and won by 48000 votes. Find the total number of votes polled if 20% of the votes were declared invalid.

a. 500000

b. 400000

c. 600000

d. None

clear explanation for above problems: 1/5 X 2/5 X a = X a X b => b = 8/25 % difference = (200-50)/50 X 100 = 300 % % increase = (80-30)/30 X 100 = 166.66 % 1.3 x = 78000 => x = 60000. Net effect = 1.2 X 1.1 X 0.7

= 0.924 => 7.6% decrease. Let I be the income.

Expenditure = 0.8I

Savings = 0.2I => 20%

New income = 1.2I (since 20% rise)

New expenditure = (0.8I) X 1.3 (Since 30% rise)

= 1.04I

So, new savings = 1.2I 1.04I = 0.16I => 16%

(So income decreased form 20% to 16%)

% decrease = (20-16)/20 X 100 = 20%. It is equivalent to 1.25 decreased to 1.

% decrease = (1.25-1)/1.25 X 100 = 20%

8. % change in area = 1.2 X 1.2 (since area = side X side)

= 1.44 => 44%. It is equivalent to 1.25 decreased to 1. So 20% decrease. Valid Votes:

A got 56% => B got 44%

Difference = 12% = 48000

So, 100% = 400000. These are valid votes.

But valid votes are only 80% of total votes.

So, 80% of total votes = 400000 => total votes = 500000