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TNSET 2024 – PART A

PERCENTAGES
➢ Percentage (or) percent - Out of 100
EXAMPLES

S.NO. TOTAL ATTAINED PERCENTAGE (OUT OF 100)

Total Salary – Expense – % of Expense =

1 5000
20,000 5000 × 100% = 25%
20000
30
Total Marks – Student got % of Marks = 40 ×
2
40 30 100% = 75%
Total Income Tax paid – % of Tax paid =
3 7500
– 50,000 7500 × 100% = 15%
50000

➢ CONVERSIONS
S.NO. TASK HINT
Number (Decimal or Fraction)
1 Multiply by 100
to per cent
Per cent to Number (Decimal
2 Divide by 100
or Fraction)

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EXAMPLES:

NUMBER / FRACTION /
S.NO. PERCENTAGE
DECIMAL
14 14
1 × 100% = 56%
25 25
2 5 5 × 100% = 500
0.1
0.1 × 100% = 0.1 × 20
3 5
5 = 2%
4 98.657 98.657 × 100% = 9865.7%

5 500 500 × 100% = 50000%

1 25 1
1 × 100% = %=8 %
6 12 3 3
12 = 8.33%
1 50 5
1 × 100% = %=5 %
7 18 9 9
18 = 5.55%
8 1.0008 1.0008 × 100% = 100.08%

9 0.01065 0.01065 × 100% = 1.065%

10 0.00001 0.00001 × 100% = 0.001%

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EXAMPLES:
NUMBER / FRACTION /
S.NO. PERCENTAGE
DECIMAL
50 1
1 50% 50 out of 100 = 100 = 2
200
2 200% 200 out of 100 = 100 = 2
0.1
3 0.1% = 0.001
100
0.004
4 0.004% = 0.00004
100
100
5 100% =1
100
576
6 576% = 5.76
100
894.78
7 894.78% = 8.9478
100
0.5
8 0.5% = 0.005
100
25 1
9 25% = = 0.25
100 4
5.0008
10 5.0008% = 0.050008
100

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄
➢ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 % = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐄

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
➢ 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 % = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐄

𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
➢ 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 % = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐄

EXAMPLES

S.NO. SCENARIO CHANGE %

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A number is increased Increase% = × 100%
1 12
from 12 to 20
= 66.67%
4
A number is increased by Increase% = × 100%
2 8
4 from 8
= 50%
10
A number is changed to Change% = × 100%
3 50
40 from 50
= 20%
23
A number is decreased Decrease% = × 100%
4 100
from 100 by 23
= 23%
60
A number is decreased Decrease% = × 100%
5 80
from 80 to 20
= 75%

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COMPARISON
01. A gets salary which is 25% of B. What is the salary of
B in percentage when compared to A?

02. A gets salary which is 125% of B. What is the salary of

B in percentage when compared to A?

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03. 0.01 is what percent of 0.1?

04. What percent of 7 is 84?

05. What percent is 1 minute 10 seconds of half an hour?

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RESULTS ON INCREASE % AND DECREASE %

• If the value 𝑥 is increased by 𝑟%, then increased value =

(100 + 𝑟)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

• If the value 𝑥 is decreased by 𝑟%, then decreased value =

(100 − 𝑟)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

01. The rate of petrol is increased by 15% from ₹ 120.

What is the new rate?

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02. Due to more leave taken, salary of a person is

decreased to 80% from ₹ 25000. What is his new
salary?

RESULTS ON SUCCESSIVE INCREASE % AND DECREASE %

• If the value 𝑥 is successively increased by 𝑎% and then by

𝑏%, then
𝑎𝑏
(i) Overall change = (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 100) %

(ii) New value = (100 + 𝑎)% 𝑜𝑓 (100 + 𝑏)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

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• If the value 𝑥 is successively decreased by 𝑎% and then by

𝑏%, then
𝑎𝑏
(i) Overall change = (−𝑎 − 𝑏 + 100) %

(ii) New value = (100 − 𝑎)% 𝑜𝑓 (100 − 𝑏)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

• If the value 𝑥 is increased by 𝑎% and then decreased by

𝑏%, then
𝑎𝑏
(i) Overall change = (𝑎 − 𝑏 − )%
100

(ii) New value = (100 + 𝑎)% 𝑜𝑓 (100 − 𝑏)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

• If the value 𝑥 is successively decreased by 𝑎% and then

increased by 𝑏%, then
𝑎𝑏
(i) Overall change = (−𝑎 + 𝑏 + 100) %

(ii) New value = (100 − 𝑎)% 𝑜𝑓 (100 + 𝑏)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

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• If the value 𝑥 is increased and decreased by 𝑎%, then

𝑎2 𝑎2
(i) Overall change = (𝑎 − 𝑎 − 100) % = (− 100) %

(ii) New value = (100 + 𝑎)% 𝑜𝑓 (100 − 𝑎)% 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

01. If the salary of the person is increased and decreased

by 20%, find the effective change if so in percentage?

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02. The price of an article is ₹ 1000. If it is increased by

10% and decreased by 15%, find its new price.

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