MIND CALCULATION HANDOUT

1. 30% of 270 is 10. Abhishek’s height is 16.67% more than Sharukh’s.

a) 50 b) 81 c) 54 d) 108 Sharukh’s height is how much percent less than that of
2. 8.33% of 9600 Abhishek’s?
a) 800 b) 1000 c) 900 d) 1500 a) 14.28% b) 20% c) 25% d) 12.33%
3. Ramesh spends 66.67% of his total salary in a 11. The length of a rectangle is increased by 25%. By
particular month and his salary is Rs 30000 p.m. how what percent the breadth of a rectangle should be
much he saves decreased so that the area remains constant?
a) 10000 b) 20000 c) 5000 d) 7500 a) 50% b) 20% c) 33.33% d) 16.67%
4. 33.33% of a number is 1000. The number is 12. In a school of 208 students 87.5% students were
a) 2500 b) 2000 c) 4000 d) 3000 present in a particular day. How many students absent
5. 6.67% of 15000 is that day
a) 5000 b) 1000 c) 4000 d) 750 a) 26 b) 20 c) 15 d) 40
6. Rose’s monthly salary was 70000. His salary is 13. The price of an article was 800 and is increased by
increased by 7.14%. His new salary is 37.5%. The new price of the article is
a) 75000 b) 77000 c) 5000 d) 7700 a) 1000 b) 1100 c) 1200 d) 1500
7. The population of a village is 13000. If it increases by 14. The height of Siva some time ago was 110 cm. Now
7.69% per year, its population after one year is his height is 120 cm. find the percentage change in his
a) 1000 b) 14000 c) 15000 d) 15500 height.
8. In a batch of 560 students 62.5% are boys. Number of
(a) 9.09% (b) 11.11% (c) 9% (d) 10%
girls is
a) 300 b) 210 c) 280 d) 310 15. Lakshmi usually wears saree, which is 16.66% less
9. The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 3:5. Number of than the actual length of the saree. By how much
boys is 120. Number of girls is percent the actual length of the saree is greater than the
a) 150 b) 200 c) 250 d) 175 length of saree which Lakshmi usually wears?
(a) 20% (b) 15% (c) 25% (d) 33%

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MIND CALCULATIONS HANDOUT KEY

1 b 6 a 11 b
2 a 7 b 12 a
3 a 8 b 13 b
4 d 9 b 14 a
5 b 10 a 15 a

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