niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Problem: what is 0.05 percent of 12,356 ? 
Options: a ) 0.6178 , b ) 61.78 , c ) 6.178 , d ) 0.06178 , e ) 0.006178
Output: c
Problem: running at the same constant rate , 4 identical machines can produce a total of 16 bottles per minute . at this rate , how many bottles could 8 such machines produce in 3 minutes ? 
Options: a ) 11 , b ) 92 , c ) 96 , d ) 174 , e ) 115
Output: c
Problem: a , b and c enter into a partnership by investing $ 11000 , $ 15000 and $ 23000 respectively . at the end of 8 months , b receives $ 3315 as his share . find the share of a . 
Options: a ) $ 1865 , b ) $ 2087 , c ) $ 2217 , d ) $ 2431 , e ) $ 2662
Output: d
Problem: a woman invested $ 1,000 , part at 5 % and the rest at 6 % . her total investment with interest at the end of the year was $ 1,053 . how much did she invest at 5 % ? 
Options: a ) $ 500 , b ) $ 600 , c ) $ 700 , d ) $ 900 , e ) $ 950
Output: c
Problem: if 5 % more is gained by selling an article for rs . 1000 than by selling it for rs . 20 , the cost of the article is ? 
Options: a ) 127 , b ) 1600 , c ) 1200 , d ) 1680 , e ) 1800
Output: b
Problem: amanda sees a sale for 30 % off all items , she sees a dress on sale that originally cost $ 50 . how much will it cost amanda to buy the dress after the sale amount of 30 % has been take off ? 
Options: a ) $ 40 , b ) $ 35 , c ) $ 50 , d ) $ 65 , e ) $ 15
Output: b
Problem: the price of a book is increased from $ 300 to $ 360 . what is the % of increase in its price ? 
Options: a ) 10 % , b ) 20 % , c ) 35 % , d ) 40 % , e ) 50 %
Output: b
Problem: andrew purchased 7 kg of grapes at the rate of 68 per kg and 9 kg of mangoes at the rate of 48 per kg . how much amount did he pay to the shopkeeper ? 
Options: a ) 1000 , b ) 908 , c ) 930 , d ) 1075 , e ) 1080
Output: b
Problem: john bought a shirt on sale for 25 % off the original price and another 25 % off the discounted price . if the final price was $ 15 , what was the price before the first discount ? 
Options: a ) $ 45.10 , b ) $ 34.31 , c ) $ 28.44 , d ) $ 26.66 , e ) $ 65.23
Output: d
Problem: a jar full of whisky contains 40 % alcohol . a part of this whisky is replaced by another containg 19 % alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 24 % . what quantity of whisky is replaced ? 
Options: a ) 1 / 3 , b ) 2 / 3 , c ) 2 / 5 , d ) 3 / 5 , e ) 16 / 21
Output: e
Problem: 4 mat - weavers can weave 4 mats in 4 days . at the same rate , how many mats would be woven by 8 mat weavers in 8 days ? 
Options: a ) 12 , b ) 14 , c ) 16 , d ) 18 , e ) 20
Output: c
Problem: ashok and pyarelal invested money together in a business and share a capital of ashok is 1 / 9 of that of pyarelal . if the incur a loss of rs 1600 then loss of pyarelal ? 
Options: a ) 600 , b ) 700 , c ) 840 , d ) 940 , e ) 1440
Output: e
Problem: the banker â € ™ s discount of a certain sum of money is rs . 78 and the true discount on the same sum for the same time is rs . 66 . the sum due is 
Options: a ) 429 , b ) 280 , c ) 360 , d ) 450 , e ) none
Output: a
Problem: in a sample of 800 high school students in which all students are either freshmen , sophomores , juniors , or seniors , 27 percent are juniors and 75 percent are not sophomores . if there are 160 seniors , how many more freshmen than sophomores are there among the sample of students ? 
Options: a ) 12 , b ) 18 , c ) 24 , d ) 30 , e ) 36
Output: c
Problem: a trader sells 40 metres of cloth for rs . 8200 at a profit of rs . 20 per metre of cloth . how much profit will the trder earn on 40 metres of cloth ? 
Options: a ) rs . 800 , b ) rs . 1500 , c ) rs . 1000 , d ) rs . 1200 , e ) none of these
Output: a
Problem: by investing in 1623 % stock at 64 , one earns rs . 1800 . the investment made is 
Options: a ) s . 6500 , b ) s . 7500 , c ) s . 5640 , d ) s . 5760 , e ) s . 6912
Output: e
Problem: a man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 10 % of the liquid and the rest is water . he then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30 % of liquid . what is the % of water in the new mixture ? 
Options: a ) 80.91 , b ) 76.45 , c ) 77.45 , d ) 74.45 , e ) 73.45
Output: a
Problem: fox jeans regularly sell for $ 15 a pair and pony jeans regularly sell for $ 18 a pair . during a sale these regular unit prices are discounted at different rates so that a total of $ 4 is saved by purchasing 5 pairs of jeans : 3 pairs of fox jeans and 2 pairs of pony jeans . if the sum of the two discounts rates is 18 percent , what is the discount rate on pony jeans ? 
Options: a ) 45 % , b ) 13 % , c ) 11 % , d ) 12 % , e ) 15 %
Output: a
Problem: how many liters of water must be added to 18 liters of milk and water containing 10 % water to make it 40 % water ? 
Options: a ) 6 , b ) 7 , c ) 8 , d ) 9 , e ) 10
Output: d
Problem: the population of a town is 8000 . it decreases annually at the rate of 20 % p . a . what will be its population after 3 years ? 
Options: a ) 5100 , b ) 4096 , c ) 5200 , d ) 5400 , e ) 5500
Output: b
Problem: john ' s bank ' s saving amount is decreased 12 % due to loan payment and current balance is rs . 44000 . find the actual balance before deduction ? 
Options: a ) 8000 , b ) 50000 , c ) 9000 , d ) 9500 , e ) 10000
Output: b
Problem: the difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain amount of money at 5 % per annum for 2 years is 18 . find the sum : 
Options: a ) 4500 , b ) 7500 , c ) 5000 , d ) 7200 , e ) none of these
Output: d
Problem: during a special promotion , a certain filling station is offering a 10 percent discount on gas purchased after the first 10 gallons . if kim purchased 15 gallons of gas , and isabella purchased 25 gallons of gas , then isabella ‟ s total per - gallon discount is what percent of kim ‟ s total per - gallon discount ? 
Options: a ) 80 % , b ) 100 % , c ) 116.7 % , d ) 120 % , e ) 180 %
Output: e
Problem: the list price of an article is rs . 70 . a customer pays rs . 56.16 for it . he was given two successive discounts , one of them being 10 % . the other discount is ? 
Options: a ) 10.85 % , b ) 14.85 % , c ) 15.85 % , d ) 16.85 % , e ) 17.85 %
Output: a
Problem: machine a and machine b are each used to manufacture 440 sprockets . it takes machine a 10 hours longer to produce 440 sprockets than machine b . machine b produces 10 percent more sprockets per hour than machine a . how many sprockets per hour does machine a produces ? 
Options: a ) 5 , b ) 6 , c ) 4 , d ) 3 , e ) 2
Output: c
Problem: suresh started a business , investing rs . 18000 . after 3 months and 4 months respectively , rohan and sudhir joined him with capitals of 12000 and 9000 . at the end of the year the total profit was rs . 3872 . what is the difference between rohan ’ s and sudhir ’ s share in the profit ? 
Options: a ) s . 345 , b ) s . 350 , c ) s . 352 , d ) s . 362 , e ) s . 368
Output: c
Problem: a sum of money at simple interest amounts to rs . 855 in 3 years and to rs . 854 in 4 years . the sum is : 
Options: a ) s . 650 , b ) s . 690 , c ) s . 738 , d ) s . 700 , e ) s . 718
Output: c
Problem: a group of students was interviewed for that if it was asked whether or not they speak french and / or english . among those who speak french , 30 speak english well , while 40 of them do not speak english . if 86 % of students do not speak french , how many students were surveyed ? 
Options: a ) 500 , b ) 450 , c ) 250 , d ) 350 , e ) 525
Output: a
Problem: if 5 % more is gained by selling an article for rs . 350 than by selling it for rs . 340 , the cost of the article is ? 
Options: a ) 127 , b ) 688 , c ) 200 , d ) 121 , e ) 123
Output: c
Problem: a , b and c invested rs . 6500 , rs . 1300 and rs . 7800 respectively , in a partnership business . find the share of b in profit of rs . 11700 after a year ? 
Options: a ) 1300 , b ) 3877 , c ) 1170 , d ) 975 , e ) 7800
Output: d
Problem: the true discount on a bill of rs . 2260 is rs . 360 . what is the banker ' s discount ? 
Options: a ) rs . 428 , b ) rs . 422 , c ) rs . 412 , d ) rs . 442 , e ) none of these
Output: a
Problem: a merchant marks goods up by 80 % and then offers a discount on the marked price . the profit that the merchant makes after offering the discount is 35 % . what % discount did the merchant offer ? 
Options: a ) 20 % , b ) 25 % , c ) 30 % , d ) 35 % , e ) 40 %
Output: b
Problem: a started a business with an investment of rs . 10000 and after 7 months b joined him investing rs . 12000 . if the profit at the end of a year is rs . 24000 , then the share of b is ? 
Options: a ) 10000 , b ) 8000 , c ) 12000 , d ) 6000 , e ) 14000
Output: b
Problem: at what price must an article costing rs . 85.5 be marked in order that after deducting 5 % from the list price . it may be sold at a profit of 25 % on the cost price ? 
Options: a ) 122.5 , b ) 142.5 , c ) 162.5 , d ) 182.5 , e ) 112.5
Output: e
Problem: sonika deposited rs . 4500 which amounted to rs . 8400 after 2 years at simple interest . had the interest been 4 % more . she would get how much ? 
Options: a ) 9680 , b ) 8790 , c ) 8760 , d ) 9020 , e ) 5000
Output: c
Problem: in a certain pond , 90.00001 fish were caught , tagged , and returned to the pond . a few days later , 90 fish were caught again , of which 2 were found to have been tagged . if the percent of tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond , what ` s the approximate number of fish in the pond ? 
Options: a ) 400 , b ) 625 , c ) 1250 , d ) 2500 , e ) 4091
Output: e
Problem: a retailer bought a machine at a wholesale price of $ 80 and later on sold it after a 20 % discount of the retail price . if the retailer made a profit equivalent to 20 % of the wholesale price , what is the retail price of the machine ? 
Options: a ) $ 80 , b ) $ 100 , c ) $ 120 , d ) 135 , e ) 160
Output: c
Problem: 4 weavers can weave 4 mats in 4 days . at the same rate , how many mats would be woven by 14 weavers in 14 days ? 
Options: a ) 40 , b ) 45 , c ) 49 , d ) 53 , e ) 58
Output: c
Problem: a person borrows rs . 9000 for 2 years at 4 % p . a . simple interest . he immediately lends it to another person at 6 p . a for 2 years . find his gain in the transaction per year . 
Options: a ) 100 rs , b ) 150 rs , c ) 160 rs , d ) 180 rs , e ) 200 rs
Output: d
Problem: john makes $ 50 a week from his job . he earns a raise and now makes $ 80 a week . what is the % increase ? 
Options: a ) 16 % , b ) 16.66 % , c ) 17.9 % , d ) 18.12 % , e ) 60 %
Output: e
Problem: find the 25 % of rs . 300 . 
Options: a ) s . 50 , b ) s . 70 , c ) s . 100 , d ) s . 80 , e ) s . 75
Output: e
Problem: the sale price of an article including the sales tax is rs . 616 . the rate of sales tax is 10 % . if the shopkeeper has made a profit of 25 % , then the cost price of the article is : 
Options: a ) 500 , b ) 277 , c ) 222 , d ) 448 , e ) 111
Output: d
Problem: in how many years will a sum of money be doubled given that the annual interest on it is 10 % ? 
Options: a ) 11 , b ) 14 , c ) 13 , d ) 15 , e ) 10
Output: e
Problem: in the manufacture of a certain product , 9 percent of the units produced are defective and 5 percent of the defective units are shipped for sale . what percent of the units produced are defective units that are shipped for sale ? 
Options: a ) 0.15 % , b ) 0.45 % , c ) 0.8 % , d ) 1.25 % , e ) 2.0 %
Output: b
Problem: if a speaks the truth 40 % of the times , b speaks the truth 20 % of the times . what is the probability that at least one will tell the truth 
Options: a ) 1.8 , b ) 2.0 , c ) 1.52 , d ) 0.52 , e ) 1.3
Output: d
Problem: dana borrows 5000 pounds annually for her college education . if dana gives her parents 4 % of that amount back each month , how much will she still owe her parents after 4 years of college ? 
Options: a ) 9800 , b ) 10000 , c ) 10200 , d ) 10400 , e ) 10600
Output: c
Problem: two numbers are respectively 17 % and 30 % more than a third number . the percentage that is first of the second is ? 
Options: a ) 75 % , b ) 80 % , c ) 85 % , d ) 70 % , e ) 90 %
Output: e
Problem: a trader marked the selling price of an article at 40 % above the cost price . at the time of selling , he allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1 % . he allowed a discount of : 
Options: a ) 10 % , b ) 7.8 % , c ) 11 % , d ) 12.5 % , e ) none
Output: b
Problem: there are two concentric circles with radii 5 and 4 . if the radius of the outer circle is increased by 20 % and the radius of the inner circle decreased by 50 % , by what percent does the area between the circles increase ? 
Options: a ) 56 , b ) 156 , c ) 256 , d ) 356 , e ) 456
Output: c
Problem: a , b and c enter into partnership . a invests some money at the beginning , b invests double the amount after 6 months , and c invests thrice the amount after 8 months . if the annual gain be rs . 18600 . a ' s share is ? 
Options: a ) 8876 , b ) 2765 , c ) 6000 , d ) 6200 , e ) 1261
Output: d
Problem: 3 candidates in an election and received 1136 , 7636 and 10628 votes respectively . what % of the total votes did the winning candidate gotin that election ? 
Options: a ) 40 % , b ) 55 % , c ) 54.8 % , d ) 60 % , e ) 62 %
Output: c
Problem: the population of a town is 20000 . it increases annually at the rate of 20 % p . a . what will be its population after 2 years ? 
Options: a ) 24440 , b ) 24800 , c ) 28400 , d ) 28800 , e ) 28600
Output: d
Problem: julie put half of her savings in a savings account that pays an annual simple interest and half in a savings account that pays an annual compound interest . after two years she earned $ 120 and $ 126 from the simple interest account and the compound interest account respectively . if the interest rates for both accounts were the same , what was the amount of julie ' s initial savings ? 
Options: a ) 600 , b ) 720 , c ) 1080 , d ) 1200 , e ) 1440
Output: d
Problem: exactly 36 % of the numbers in set s are even multiples of 3 . if 40 % of the even integers in set s are not multiples of 3 , what percent of the numbers in set s are not even integers ? 
Options: a ) 76 % , b ) 60 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 40 % , e ) 24 %
Output: d
Problem: jill invests $ 10000 in an account that pays an annual rate of 3.96 % , compounding semi - annually . approximately how much q does she have in her account after two years ? 
Options: a ) $ 10079.44 , b ) q = $ 10815.83 , c ) $ 12652.61 , d ) $ 14232.14 , e ) $ 20598.11
Output: b
Problem: if the cost price of 18 articles is same as the selling price of 25 articles . find the gain or loss percentage ? 
Options: a ) 30 % gain , b ) 28 % loss , c ) 40 % gain , d ) 40 % loss , e ) 50 % loss
Output: b
Problem: a sum was put at simple interest at certain rate for 3 years . had it been put at 1 % higher rate it would have fetched rs . 75 more . the sum is : a . rs . 2,400 b . rs . 2,100 c . rs . 2,200 d . rs . 2,480 
Options: a ) 2500 , b ) 2100 , c ) 2200 , d ) 2300 , e ) 2400
Output: a
Problem: what amount does an investor receive if the investor invests $ 3000 at 10 % p . a . compound interest for two years , compounding done annually ? 
Options: a ) $ 3420 , b ) $ 3630 , c ) $ 3870 , d ) $ 4040 , e ) $ 4220
Output: b
Problem: bruce purchased 8 kg of grapes at the rate of 70 per kg and 9 kg of mangoes at the rate of 55 per kg . how much amount did he pay to the shopkeeper ? 
Options: a ) 1040 , b ) 1050 , c ) 1055 , d ) 1065 , e ) 1075
Output: c
Problem: the compound interest earned on a sum for the second and the third years are $ 1400 and $ 1540 respectively . what is the rate of interest ? 
Options: a ) 2 % , b ) 4 % , c ) 6 % , d ) 8 % , e ) 10 %
Output: e
Problem: a sum fetched total simple interest of 4016.25 at the rate of 12 p . c . p . a . in 5 years . what is the sum ? 
Options: a ) 6693.75 , b ) 8032.5 , c ) 4462.5 , d ) 8900 , e ) none of these
Output: a
Problem: on a saturday night , each of the rooms at a certain motel was rented for either $ 50 or $ 60 . if 10 of the rooms that were rented for $ 60 had instead been rented for $ 50 , then the total rent the motel charged for that night would have been reduced by 25 percent . what was the total rent the motel actually charged for that night ? 
Options: a ) $ 400 , b ) $ 800 , c ) $ 1,000 , d ) $ 1,600 , e ) $ 2,400
Output: a
Problem: a car is purchased on hire - purchase . the cash price is $ 23 000 and the terms are a deposit of 10 % of the price , then the balance to be paid off over 60 equal monthly instalments . interest is charged at 12 % p . a . what is the monthly instalment ? 
Options: a ) $ 503 , b ) $ 504 , c ) $ 515 , d ) $ 543 , e ) $ 552
Output: e
Problem: if a man lost 4 % by selling oranges at the rate of 12 a rupee at how many a rupee must he sell them to gain 44 % ? 
Options: a ) 8 , b ) 7 , c ) 5 , d ) 2 , e ) 1
Output: a
Problem: an empty fuel tank with a capacity of 200 gallons was filled partially with fuel a and then to capacity with fuel b . fuel a contains 12 % ethanol by volume and fuel b contains 16 % ethanol by volume . if the full fuel tank contains 30 gallons of ethanol , how many gallons of fuel a were added ? 
Options: a ) 160 , b ) 150 , c ) 100 , d ) 80 , e ) 50
Output: e
Problem: if each edge of cube increased by 20 % , the percentage increase in 
Options: a ) 42 , b ) 44 , c ) 48 , d ) 45 , e ) 47
Output: b
Problem: a shopkeeper loses 15 % , if an article is sold for rs . 136 . what should be the selling price of the article to gain 20 % ? 
Options: a ) s . 147 , b ) s . 148 , c ) s . 144 , d ) s . 189 , e ) s . 192
Output: e
Problem: what percent of 180 is 45 ? 
Options: a ) 0.25 % , b ) 4 % , c ) 25 % , d ) 40 % , e ) 250 %
Output: c
Problem: fresh grapes contain 85 % water by weight and raisins obtained by drying fresh grapes contain 25 % water by weight . how many kgs of fresh grapes are needed to get 20 kgs of raisins ? 
Options: a ) 75 kgs , b ) 64 kgs , c ) 100 kgs , d ) 65 kgs , e ) 70 kgs
Output: c
Problem: fox jeans regularly sell for $ 15 a pair and pony jeans regularly sell for $ 18 a pair . during a sale these regular unit prices are discounted at different rates so that a total of $ 3 is saved by purchasing 5 pairs of jeans : 3 pairs of fox jeans and 2 pairs of pony jeans . if the sum of the two discounts rates is 18 percent , what is the discount rate on pony jeans ? 
Options: a ) 9 % , b ) 56.6 % , c ) 11 % , d ) 12 % , e ) 15 %
Output: b
Problem: a shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a faulty meter that weighs 940 grams . find the profit percent . 
Options: a ) 7.38 , b ) 5.38 , c ) 4.38 , d ) 6.38 , e ) 3.38
Output: d
Problem: a certain sum is invested at simple interest at 15 % p . a . for two years instead of investing at 12 % p . a . for the same time period . therefore the interest received is more by rs . 900 . find the sum ? 
Options: a ) s . 7000 , b ) s . 9000 , c ) s . 15000 , d ) s . 17000 , e ) s . 27000
Output: c
Problem: suresh started a business , investing rs . 18000 . after 3 months and 4 months respectively , rohan and sudhir joined him with capitals of 12000 and 9000 . at the end of the year the total profit was rs . 3982 . what is the difference between rohan ’ s and sudhir ’ s share in the profit ? 
Options: a ) rs . 362 , b ) rs . 383 , c ) rs . 398 , d ) rs . 399 , e ) rs . 400
Output: a
Problem: a sum of rs . 2730 is lent into two parts so that the interest on the first part for 8 years at 3 % per annum may be equal to the interest on the second part for 3 years at 5 % per annum . find the second sum ? 
Options: a ) 1629 , b ) 1680 , c ) 1677 , d ) 1698 , e ) 1679
Output: b
Problem: heinz produces tomato puree by boiling tomato juice . the tomato puree has only 20 % water while the tomato juice has 90 % water . how many litres of tomato puree will be obtained from 20 litres of tomato juice ? 
Options: a ) 2 litres , b ) 2.4 litres , c ) 2.5 litres , d ) 6 litres , e ) 4 litres
Output: c
Problem: a sum fetched a total simple interest of rs . 4016.25 at the rate of 1 % p . a . in 3 years . what is the sum ? 
Options: a ) 122762 , b ) 132877 , c ) 122882 , d ) 133875 , e ) 132887
Output: d
Problem: if the cost price is 89 % of selling price then what is the profit percentage . 
Options: a ) 8.35 , b ) 9.35 , c ) 10.35 , d ) 11.35 , e ) 12.35
Output: e
Problem: a salesperson received a commission of 3 percent of the sale price for each of the first 100 machines that she sold and 4 percent of the sale price for each machine that she sold after the first 100 . if the sale price of each machine was $ 10,000 and the salesperson received a $ 32,000 commission , how many machines did she sell ? 
Options: a ) 90 , b ) 110 , c ) 105 , d ) 115 , e ) 120
Output: b
Problem: effective annual rate of interest corresponding to nominal rate of 6 % per annum compounded half yearly will be 
Options: a ) 6.09 % , b ) 6.10 % , c ) 6.12 % , d ) 6.14 % , e ) none of these
Output: a
Problem: from the sale of sleeping bags , a retailer made a gross profit of 16 % of the wholesale cost . if each sleeping bag was sold for $ 28 , what was the wholesale cost per bag ? 
Options: a ) 3.0 , b ) 3.36 , c ) 24.13 , d ) 25.0 , e ) 31.36
Output: c
Problem: a couple who own an appliance store discover that if they advertise a sales discount of 10 % on every item in the store , at the end of one month the number of total items sold increases 30 % . their gross income from sales for one month increases by what percent ? 
Options: a ) 9 % , b ) 11 % , c ) 13 % , d ) 15 % , e ) 17 %
Output: e
Problem: in an examination 35 % of the students passed and 351 failed . how many students appeared for the examination ? 
Options: a ) a ) 540 , b ) b ) 400 , c ) c ) 700 , d ) d ) 650 , e ) e ) 840
Output: a
Problem: a trader bought a car at 20 % discount on its original price . he sold it at a 70 % increase on the price he bought it . what percent of profit did he make on the original price ? 
Options: a ) 17 % , b ) 72 % , c ) 12 % , d ) 82 % , e ) 36 %
Output: e
Problem: heinz produces tomato puree by boiling tomato juice . the tomato puree has only 20 % water while the tomato juice has 90 % water . how many liters of tomato puree will be obtained from 40 litres of tomato juice ? 
Options: a ) 2.8 liters . , b ) 2.5 liters . , c ) 5 liters . , d ) 2.6 liters . , e ) 2.1 liters .
Output: c
Problem: how many liters of water must be evaporated from 50 liters of a 3 - percent sugar solution to get a 3 - percent solution ? 
Options: a ) 35 , b ) 33 1 / 3 , c ) 27 , d ) 16 2 / 3 , e ) 19.5
Output: e
Problem: a discount electronics store normally sells all merchandise at a discount of 10 percent to 30 percent off the suggested retail price . if , during a special sale , an additional 20 percent were to be deducted from the discount price , what would be the lowest possible price of an item costing $ 200 before any discount ? 
Options: a ) $ 112.00 , b ) $ 145.60 , c ) $ 163.80 , d ) $ 182.00 , e ) $ 100.00
Output: a
Problem: some of 15 % - intensity red paint is replaced with 25 % solution of red paint such that the new paint intensity is 30 % . what fraction of the original paint was replaced ? 
Options: a ) 1 / 5 , b ) 1 / 3 , c ) 1 / 2 , d ) 3 / 2 , e ) 3 / 5
Output: d
Problem: in some quantity of ghee , 60 % is pure ghee and 40 % is vanaspati . if 10 kg of pure ghee is added , then the strength of vanaspati ghee becomes 20 % . the original quantity was : 
Options: a ) 10 , b ) 27 , c ) 87 , d ) 23 , e ) 93
Output: a
Problem: a corporation paid $ 7 million in federal taxes on its first $ 50 million of gross profits and then $ 30 million in federal taxes on the next $ 100 million in gross profits . by approximately what percent did the ratio of federal taxes to gross profits increase from the first $ 50 million in profits to the next $ 100 million in profits ? 
Options: a ) 6 % , b ) 14 % , c ) 114 % , d ) 23 % , e ) 43 %
Output: c
Problem: a man walking at a rate of 15 km / hr crosses a bridge in 20 minutes . the length of the bridge is ? 
Options: a ) 1250 m , b ) 1110 m , c ) 950 m , d ) 1000 m , e ) 1300 m
Output: d
Problem: fresh grapes contain 80 % water by weight and raisins obtained by drying fresh grapes contain 25 % water by weight . how many kgs of fresh grapes are needed to get 20 kgs of raisins ? 
Options: a ) 75 kgs , b ) 64 kgs , c ) 72 kgs , d ) 65 kgs , e ) 70 kgs
Output: a
Problem: one night a certain hotel rented 2 / 3 of its rooms , including 2 / 3 of their air conditioned rooms . if 3 / 5 of its rooms were air conditioned , what percent of the rooms that were not rented were air conditioned ? 
Options: a ) 50 % , b ) 60 % , c ) 65 % , d ) 70 % , e ) 75 %
Output: b
Problem: if the cost price is 82 % of the selling price , then what is the profit percent ? 
Options: a ) 5 % , b ) 22 % , c ) 13 % , d ) 21 % , e ) 19 %
Output: b
Problem: an association of mathematics teachers has 1,260 members . only 560 of these members cast votes in the election for president of the association . what percent of the total membership voted for the winning candidate if the winning candidate received 60 percent of the votes cast ? 
Options: a ) 75 % , b ) 26.67 % , c ) 42 % , d ) 34 % , e ) 25 %
Output: b
Problem: by weight , liquid x makes up 0.8 percent of solution a and 1.8 percent of solution b . if 200 grams of solution a are mixed with 700 grams of solution b , then liquid x accounts for what percent of the weight of the resulting solution ? 
Options: a ) 1.42 % , b ) 1.9 % , c ) 10 % , d ) 15 % , e ) 19 %
Output: a
Problem: a certain car ' s price decreased by 2.5 % ( from the original price ) each year from 1996 to 2002 , during that time the owner of the car invested in a new carburetor and a new audio system for the car , which increased car ' s price by $ 1,500 . if the price of the car in 1996 was $ 22,000 , what is the car ' s price in 2002 ? 
Options: a ) $ 18,400 , b ) $ 19,500 , c ) $ 20,200 , d ) $ 20,400 , e ) $ 21,100
Output: c
Problem: the price of a jacket is reduced by 25 % . during a special sale the price of the jacket is reduced another 25 % . by approximately what percent must the price of the jacket now be increased in order to restore it to its original amount ? 
Options: a ) 32.5 , b ) 77.78 , c ) 48 , d ) 65 , e ) 67.5
Output: b
Problem: a watch was sold at a loss of 10 % . if it was sold for rs . 180 more , there would have been a gain of 5 % . what is the cost price ? 
Options: a ) rs . 1200 , b ) rs . 1100 , c ) rs . 1300 , d ) rs . 1400 , e ) rs . 1000
Output: a
Problem: a is a working partner and b is a sleeping partner in a business . a puts in 60,000 and b 40,000 . a gets 20 % of the profit for managing the business , and the rest is divided in proportion to their capitals . find the share of a in profit of 10000 . 
Options: a ) 6800 , b ) 5800 , c ) 4800 , d ) 6500 , e ) none of these
Output: a
Problem: a dealer purchases 15 articles for rs . 25 and sells 12 articles for rs . 35 . find the profit percentage ? 
Options: a ) 80 % , b ) 50 % , c ) 75 % , d ) 40 % , e ) 53 %
Output: c
Problem: a , b and c started a business with capitals of rs . 8000 , rs . 10000 and rs . 12000 respectively . at the end of the year , the profit share of b is rs . 1900 . the difference between the profit shares of a and c is ? 
Options: a ) 288 , b ) 760 , c ) 155 , d ) 600 , e ) 441
Output: b
Problem: seed mixture x is 40 % ryegrass and 60 % bluegrass by weight ; seed mixture y is 25 % ryegrass and 75 % fescue . if a mixture of x and y contains 34 % ryegrass , what percent of the weight of the mixture is from mixture x ? 
Options: a ) 25 % , b ) 40 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 60 % , e ) 75 %
Output: d
Problem: in a certain business school class , p students are accounting majors , q students are finance majors , r students are marketing majors , and s students are strategy majors . if pqrs = 2145 , and if 1 < p < q < r < s , how many students in the class are marketing majors ? 
Options: a ) 3 , b ) 5 , c ) 8 , d ) 11 , e ) 17
Output: d
Problem: the banker ' s gain on a sum due 3 years hence at 12 % per year is rs . 270 . the banker ' s discount is : 
Options: a ) 960 , b ) 840 , c ) 1020 , d ) 760 , e ) 920
Output: c
Problem: because he ’ s taxed by his home planet , mork pays a tax rate of 40 % on his income , while mindy pays a rate of only 25 % on hers . if mindy earned 4 times as much as mork did , what was their combined tax rate ? 
Options: a ) 28 % , b ) 30 % , c ) 32 % , d ) 34 % , e ) 36 %
Output: a
Problem: an inspector rejects 15 % of the meters as defective . how many will he examine to reject 15 ? 
Options: a ) a ) 100 , b ) b ) 120 , c ) c ) 250 , d ) d ) 200 , e ) e ) 160
Output: a
Problem: an article is bought for rs . 600 and sold for rs . 450 , find the loss percent ? 
Options: a ) 16 % , b ) 18 % , c ) 19 % , d ) 20 % , e ) 25 %
Output: e
Problem: what is 25 % of 4 / 12 of 520 ? 
Options: a ) 49 , b ) 56 , c ) 60 , d ) 43 , e ) 70
Output: d
Problem: by selling a book for 250 , 20 % profit was earned . what is the cost price of the book ? 
Options: a ) a ) 215 , b ) b ) 208 , c ) c ) 230 , d ) d ) 235 , e ) e ) 240
Output: b
Problem: 50 % of a number is added to 200 , the result is the same number . find the number ? 
Options: a ) 300 , b ) 288 , c ) 400 , d ) 129 , e ) 281
Output: c
Problem: tickets to a certain concert sell for $ 20 each . the first 10 people to show up at the ticket booth received a 40 % discount , and the next 20 received a 15 % discount . if 48 people bought tickets to the concert , what was the total revenue from ticket sales ? 
Options: a ) $ 600 , b ) $ 820 , c ) $ 850 , d ) $ 980 , e ) $ 1,140
Output: b
Problem: an amount of rs . 100000 is invested in two types of shares . the first yields an interest of 9 % p . a and the second , 11 % p . a . if the total interest at the end of one year is 9 1 / 4 % , then the amount invested at 11 % was ? 
Options: a ) 12500 , b ) 37500 , c ) 29977 , d ) 26777 , e ) 19871
Output: a
Problem: a retailer bought a machine at a wholesale price of $ 99 and later on sold it after a 10 % discount of the retail price . if the retailer made a profit equivalent to 20 % of the whole price , what is the retail price of the machine ? 
Options: a ) 81 , b ) 100 , c ) 120 , d ) 132 , e ) 160
Output: d
Problem: in country z , 10 % of the people do not have a university diploma but have the job of their choice , and 25 % of the people who do not have the job of their choice have a university diploma . if 20 % of the people have the job of their choice , what percent of the people have a university diploma ? 
Options: a ) 30 % , b ) 45 % , c ) 55 % , d ) 65 % , e ) 75 %
Output: a
Problem: a watch was sold at a loss of 21 % . if it was sold for rs . 140 more , there would have been a gain of 4 % . what is the cost price ? 
Options: a ) 560 , b ) 882 , c ) 799 , d ) 778 , e ) 901
Output: a
Problem: x and y started a business by investing rs . 36000 and rs . 42000 respectively after 4 months z joined in the business with an investment of rs . 48000 , then find share of z in the profit of rs . 14190 ? 
Options: a ) 3200 , b ) 4000 , c ) 3250 , d ) 4128 , e ) 3985
Output: d
Problem: the manager of a produce market purchased a quantity of tomatoes for $ 0.80 per pound . due to improper handling , 15 percent of the tomatoes , by weight , were ruined and discarded . at what price per pound should the manager sell the remaining tomatoes if she wishes to make a profit on the sale of the tomatoes equal to 8 percent of the cost of the tomatoes . 
Options: a ) $ 0.94 , b ) $ 0.96 , c ) $ 0.98 , d ) $ 1.02 , e ) $ 1.20
Output: d
Problem: a farmer spent $ 35 on feed for chickens and goats . he spent 40 % money on chicken feed , which he bought at a 30 % discount off the full price , and spent the rest on goat feed , which he bought at full price . if the farmer had paid full price for both the chicken feed and the goat feed , what amount would he have spent on the chicken feed and goat feed combined ? 
Options: a ) $ 37.80 , b ) $ 38.50 , c ) $ 39.20 , d ) $ 39.50 , e ) $ 41
Output: e
Problem: john makes $ 50 a week from his job . he earns a raise andnow makes $ 75 a week . what is the % increase ? 
Options: a ) 15 % , b ) 16.66 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 19 % , e ) 21 %
Output: c
Problem: on a sum of money , the s . i . for 2 years is $ 600 , while the c . i . is $ 615 , the rate of interest being the same in both the cases . the rate of interest is ? 
Options: a ) 4 % , b ) 5 % , c ) 6 % , d ) 7 % , e ) 8 %
Output: b
Problem: in town x , 64 percent of the population are employed , and 47 percent of the population are employed males . what percent of the employed people in town x are females ? 
Options: a ) 16 % , b ) 46 % , c ) 32 % , d ) 24 % , e ) 52 %
Output: d
Problem: a and b began business with rs . 7000 and rs . 15000 after 6 months , a advances rs . 3000 and b withdraws rs . 5000 . at the end of the year , their profits amounted to rs . 2940 find the share of a and b respectively . 
Options: a ) 1100 , 1750 , b ) 1140 , 1800 , c ) 940 , 2000 , d ) 1190 , 1750 , e ) 1000 : 1690
Output: d
Problem: 6 % of customers that enter a store on any given day must not pay tax . if 1000 people shop every day , how many people pay taxes in the store every week 
Options: a ) 6500 , b ) 6580 , c ) 7200 , d ) 7120 , e ) 6800
Output: b
Problem: an escalator moves towards the top level at the rate of 12 ft . sec and its length is 210 feet . if a person walks on the moving escalator at the rate of 2 feet per second towards the top level , how much time does he take to cover the entire length . 
Options: a ) 15 sec , b ) 10 sec , c ) 12 sec , d ) 8 sec , e ) 9 sec
Output: a
Problem: what will be the difference between simple and compound interest @ 20 % per annum on a sum of $ 500 after 2 years ? 
Options: a ) $ 10 , b ) $ 20 , c ) $ 25 , d ) $ 30 , e ) $ 40
Output: b
Problem: peter invests a sum of money and gets back an amount of $ 815 in 3 years . david invests an equal amount of money and gets an amount of $ 850 in 4 years . if both amounts were invested at the same rate ( simple interest ) what was the sum of money invested ? 
Options: a ) 670 , b ) 664 , c ) 698 , d ) 744 , e ) 710
Output: e
Problem: a survey was sent to 80 customers , 9 of whom responded . then the survey was redesigned and sent to another 63 customers , 12 of whom responded . by approximately what percent did the response rate increase from the original survey to the redesigned survey ? 
Options: a ) 2 % , b ) 5 % , c ) 14 % , d ) 28 % , e ) 69 %
Output: e
Problem: the cost price of an article is 64 % of the marked price . calculate the gain percent after allowing a discount of 15 % ? 
Options: a ) 32.8 % , b ) 37.6 % , c ) 38.5 % , d ) 17.5 % , e ) 37.2 %
Output: a
Problem: a towel , when bleached , was found to have lost 20 % of its length and 10 % of its breadth . the percentage of decrease in area is 
Options: a ) 28 % , b ) 30 % , c ) 32 % , d ) 38 % , e ) 40 %
Output: a
Problem: at what price must an article costing rs . 47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 5 % from the list price . it may be sold at a profit of 30 % on the cost price ? 
Options: a ) 62.5 , b ) 62.3 , c ) 65 , d ) 62.2 , e ) 62.9
Output: c
Problem: a particular store purchased a stock of turtleneck sweaters and marked up its cost by 20 % . during the new year season , it further marked up its prices by 25 % of the original retail price . in february , the store then offered a discount of 9 % . what was its profit on the items sold in february ? 
Options: a ) 27.5 % , b ) 30 % , c ) 35 % , d ) 36.5 % , e ) 40 %
Output: d
Problem: in a certain math department , students are required to enroll in either calculus or trigonometry , each of which is offered in beginner and advanced courses . the number of students enrolled in trigonometry is 50 % greater than the number of students enrolled in calculus , and 80 % of calculus students are enrolled in the beginner course . if 4 / 5 of students are in the beginner courses , and one student is selected at random , what is the probability that an advanced trigonometry student is selected ? 
Options: a ) 8 % , b ) 12 % , c ) 16 % , d ) 20 % , e ) 24 %
Output: b
Problem: on increasing the price of t . v . sets by 50 % , their sale decreases by 20 % . what is the effect on the revenue receipts of the shop ? 
Options: a ) 4 , b ) 5 , c ) 56 , d ) 20 , e ) 7
Output: d
Problem: a certain article of clothing was discounted during a special sale to 3 / 4 of its original retail price . when the clothing did n ' t sell , it was discounted even further to 1 / 3 of its original retail price during a second sale . by what percent did the price of this article of clothing decrease from the first sale to the second sale ? 
Options: a ) 50 % , b ) 33.33 % , c ) 25 % , d ) 55.55 % , e ) 12.5 %
Output: d
Problem: a shopkeeper loses 15 % , if an article is sold for rs . 187 . what should be the selling price of the article to gain 20 % ? 
Options: a ) s . 247 , b ) s . 248 , c ) s . 264 , d ) s . 329 , e ) s . 412
Output: c
Problem: if a large pizza has a radius that is 10 % larger that that of a medium pizza , what is the percent increase in area between a medium and a large pizza ? 
Options: a ) 15 % , b ) 21 % , c ) 25 % , d ) 30 % , e ) 36 %
Output: b
Problem: a sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 10 years . had it been put at 5 % higher rate , it would have fetched rs . 100 more . what was the sum ? 
Options: a ) s . 350 , b ) s . 700 , c ) s . 200 , d ) s . 600 , e ) s . 500
Output: c
Problem: the sale price sarees listed for rs . 450 after successive discount is 20 % and 15 % is ? 
Options: a ) 321 , b ) 276 , c ) 306 , d ) 265 , e ) 162
Output: c
Problem: in how many years rs 200 will produce the same interest at 10 % as rs . 400 produce in 5 years at 12 % 
Options: a ) 16 , b ) 13 , c ) 12 , d ) 14 , e ) 15
Output: c
Problem: a shop owner sells 15 mtr of cloth and gains sp of 10 mtrs . find the gain % ? 
Options: a ) 30 % , b ) 40 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 100 % , e ) 200 %
Output: e
Problem: a total of $ 20,000 was invested in two certificates of deposit at simple annual interest rates of 4 percent and 8 percent , respectively . if the total interest on the two certificates was $ 1,440 at the end of one year , what fractional part of the $ 20.000 was invested at the higher rate ? 
Options: a ) 3 / 8 , b ) 4 / 5 , c ) 1 / 2 , d ) 3 / 5 , e ) 3 / 4
Output: b
Problem: a man invested rs . 14,400 in rs . 100 shares of a company at 20 % premium . if his company declares 5 % dividend at the end of the year , then how much does he get ? 
Options: a ) 234 , b ) 600 , c ) 388 , d ) 278 , e ) 129
Output: b
Problem: indu gave bindu rs . 500 on compound interest for 2 years at 4 % per annum . how much loss would indu has suffered had she given it to bindu for 2 years at 4 % per annum simple interest ? 
Options: a ) 0.2 , b ) 1.2 , c ) 3 , d ) 4 , e ) 0.8
Output: e
Problem: if $ 5,000 is invested in an account that earns 8 % interest compounded semi - annually , then the interest earned after one year would be how much greater than if the $ 5,000 had been invested at 8 % simple yearly interest ? 
Options: a ) $ 4 , b ) $ 8 , c ) $ 12 , d ) $ 16 , e ) $ 432
Output: b
Problem: a milk man has 30 liters of milk . if he mixes 5 liters of water , which is freely available , in 20 liters of pure milk . if the cost of pure milk is rs . 18 per liter , then the profit of the milkman , when he sells all the mixture at cost price is : 
Options: a ) 20 % , b ) 25 % , c ) 33.33 % , d ) 35 % , e ) none of these
Output: d
Problem: the compound interest earned by sunil on a certain amount at the end of two years at the rate of 10 % p . a . was rs . 420 . find the total amount that sunil got back at the end of two years in the form of principal plus interest earned . 
Options: a ) rs . 2530 , b ) rs . 2430 , c ) rs . 2420 , d ) rs . 2410 , e ) rs . 2440
Output: c
Problem: the ratio of investments of two partners p and q is 7 : 5 and the ratio of their profits is 7 : 9 . if p invested the money for 5 months , find for how much time did q invest the money ? 
Options: a ) 9 , b ) 17 , c ) 13 , d ) 10 , e ) 12
Output: a
Problem: a and b started a business investing rs . 90,000 and rs 20,000 respectively . in what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between a and b respectively ? 
Options: a ) 3 : 2 , b ) 9 : 2 , c ) 18 : 20 , d ) 1 : 4 , e ) 18 : 4
Output: b
Problem: if annual decrease in the population of a town is 10 % and the present number of people is 500 what will the population be in 1 year ? 
Options: a ) 450 , b ) 310 , c ) 250 , d ) 410 , e ) 390
Output: a
Problem: i had 30 donuts when i left home this morning but only 9 when i came back home . what percentage of the donuts are missing ? 
Options: a ) 70 , b ) 65 , c ) 55 , d ) 75 , e ) 60
Output: a
Problem: on june 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months . if the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year , how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on october 1 than were in stock on january 1 ? 
Options: a ) 8 , b ) 12 , c ) 20 , d ) 32 , e ) 36
Output: e
Problem: if leo gains 10 pounds , he will weigh 50 % more than his sister kendra . currently their combined weight is 180 pounds . what is leo ' s current weight ? 
Options: a ) 80 , b ) 86 , c ) 92 , d ) 98 , e ) 104
Output: e
Problem: ramu bought an old car for rs . 42000 . he spent rs . 13000 on repairs and sold it for rs . 66900 . what is his profit percent ? 
Options: a ) 22 , b ) 77 , c ) 18 , d ) 21.6 , e ) 88
Output: d
Problem: some of the 50 % solution of acid was removed and this was replaced with an equal amount of 30 % solution of acid . as a result , a 40 % solution of acid was obtained . what fraction of the original solution was replaced ? 
Options: a ) 1 / 2 , b ) 1 / 3 , c ) 2 / 3 , d ) 1 / 4 , e ) 2 / 5
Output: a
Problem: the s . i . on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 5 % per annum is half the c . i . on rs . 4000 for 2 years at 10 % per annum . the sum placed on s . i . is ? 
Options: a ) 2197 , b ) 2800 , c ) 1750 , d ) 2267 , e ) 1262
Output: b
Problem: the charge for a single room at hotel p is 50 percent less than the charge for a single room at hotel r and 20 percent less than the charge for a single room at hotel g . the charge for a single room at hotel r is what percent greater than the charge for a single room at hotel g ? 
Options: a ) 50 % , b ) 60 % , c ) 75 % , d ) 80 % , e ) 90 %
Output: b
Problem: a man two flats for $ 675958 each . on one he gains 13 % while on the other he loses 13 % . how much does he gain or lose in the whole transaction ? 
Options: a ) 1.69 % , b ) 2.56 % , c ) 3.12 % , d ) 4.65 % , e ) 5.12 %
Output: a
Problem: a man cheats while buying as well as while selling . while buying he takes 10 % more than what he pays for and while selling he gives 20 % less than what he claims to . find the profit percent , if he sells at 13 % below the cost price of the claimed weight . 
Options: a ) 19.63 % , b ) 20 % , c ) 37.5 % , d ) 25 % , e ) 37.5 %
Output: a
Problem: a dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a weight of 750 grams per kg , what is his percent ? 
Options: a ) 25 % , b ) 33 % , c ) 29 % , d ) 55 % , e ) 45 %
Output: b
Problem: in the first 10 overs of a cricket game , the run rate was only 4.8 . what should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs ? 
Options: a ) 4.25 , b ) 5.85 , c ) 6.25 , d ) 7 , e ) 7.5
Output: b
Problem: how much 90 % of 40 is greater than 80 % of 30 ? 
Options: a ) 12 , b ) 14 , c ) 16 , d ) 17 , e ) 18
Output: a
Problem: a sum of money at simple interest amounts to $ 645 in 3 years and to $ 690 in 4 years . the sum is : 
Options: a ) $ 153 , b ) $ 510 , c ) $ 598 , d ) $ 549 , e ) $ 675
Output: b
Problem: in an election between the two candidates , the candidates who gets 70 % of votes polled is winned by 200 vote ’ s majority . what is the total number of votes polled ? 
Options: a ) 750 , b ) 500 , c ) 800 , d ) 850 , e ) none of these
Output: b
Problem: find the 25 % of rs . 400 . 
Options: a ) s . 50 , b ) s . 70 , c ) s . 100 , d ) s . 80 , e ) s . 60
Output: c
Problem: by selling 24 pencils for a rupee a man loses 20 % . how many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20 % ? 
Options: a ) 8 , b ) 9 , c ) 16 , d ) 6 , e ) 4
Output: c
Problem: what percent of 5.2 kg is 16 gms ? 
Options: a ) 30 , b ) 66 , c ) 58 , d ) 29 , e ) 17
Output: a
Problem: what will be the compound interest on a sum of rs . 26,000 after 3 years at the rate of 12 % p . a . ? 
Options: a ) s . 10123.77 , b ) s . 10123.21 , c ) s . 10123.20 , d ) s . 10123.28 , e ) s . 10528.12
Output: e
Problem: if difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum at 10 % p . a . for 2 years is rs . 51 then sum is 
Options: a ) rs . 5000 , b ) rs . 5100 , c ) rs . 5800 , d ) rs . 6000 , e ) rs . 6200
Output: b
Problem: the manufacturing cost of a shoe is rs . 210 and the transportation lost is rs . 500 for 100 shoes . what will be the selling price if it is sold at 20 % gains 
Options: a ) s 222 , b ) s 216 , c ) s 258 , d ) s 210 , e ) s 217
Output: c
Problem: the price of a shirt is increased by 15 % and then reduced by 15 % . the final price of the shirt is ? 
Options: a ) $ 97.75 , b ) $ 90 , c ) $ 91.56 , d ) $ 95.62 , e ) $ 93.45
Output: a
Problem: a man ' s speed with the current is 15 km / hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km / hr . the man ' s speed against the current is 
Options: a ) 8.5 km / hr , b ) 9 km / hr , c ) 10 km / hr , d ) 12.5 km / hr , e ) none
Output: c
Problem: find the simple interest on rs . 750 for 9 months at 6 paisa per month ? 
Options: a ) rs . 415 , b ) rs . 405 , c ) rs . 450 , d ) rs . 345 , e ) rs . 564
Output: b
Problem: a library branch originally contained 18360 volumes , 30 % of which were fiction novels . 1 / 4 of the volumes were transferred to another location and 1 / 3 of the volumes transferred were fiction novels . what percent of the remaining collection was fiction novels ? 
Options: a ) 2.5 % , b ) 17.67 % , c ) 28.8 % , d ) 45.2 % , e ) 73.6 %
Output: c
Problem: by selling 20 pencils for a rupee a man loses 20 % . how many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20 % ? 
Options: a ) 80 , b ) 60 , c ) 50 , d ) 30 , e ) 10
Output: d
Problem: a sum of money deposited at c . i . amounts to rs . 1820 in 4 years and to rs . 2402 in 5 years . find the rate percent ? 
Options: a ) 30 % , b ) 31 % , c ) 34 % , d ) 19 % , e ) 50 %
Output: b
Problem: evaluate 28 % of 450 + 45 % of 260 
Options: a ) 232 , b ) 243 , c ) 252 , d ) 262 , e ) 282
Output: b
Problem: what is the rate percent when the simple interest on rs . 5000 amount to rs . 2500 in 5 years ? 
Options: a ) 9 % , b ) 8 % , c ) 10 % , d ) 10.5 % , e ) 7.5 %
Output: c
Problem: a survey of employers found that during 1993 employment costs rose 3.5 percent , where employment costs consist of salary costs and fringe - benefit costs . if salary costs rose 3 percent and fringe - benefit costs rose 7.5 percent during 1993 , then fringe - benefit costs represented what percent of employment costs at the beginning of 1993 ? 
Options: a ) 16.5 % , b ) 10 % , c ) 35 % , d ) 55 % , e ) 65 %
Output: b
Problem: when sold at a 40 % discount , a sweater nets the merchant a 20 % profit on the wholesale cost at which he initially purchased the item . by what % is the sweater marked up from wholesale at its normal retail price ? 
Options: a ) 20 % , b ) 40 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 80 % , e ) 100 %
Output: e
Problem: a store sells chairs and tables . if the price of 2 chairs and 1 table is 60 % of the price of 1 chair and 2 tables , and the price of 1 table and 1 chair is $ 72 , what is the price , in dollars , of 1 table ? ( assume that every chair has the same price and every table has the same price . ) 
Options: a ) 55 , b ) 84 , c ) 63 , d ) 75 , e ) 70
Output: c
Problem: an error 1 % in excess is made while measuring the side of a square . what is the percentage of error in the calculated area of the square ? 
Options: a ) 4.05 % , b ) 4.02 % , c ) 4 % , d ) 3 % , e ) 2.01 %
Output: e
Problem: of 300 surveyed students , 20 % of those who read book a also read book b and 50 % of those who read book b also read book a . if each student read at least one of the books , what is the difference between the number of students who read only book a and the number of students who read only book b ? 
Options: a ) 120 , b ) 125 , c ) 130 , d ) 135 , e ) 150
Output: e
Problem: a certain college ' s enrollment at the beginning of 1992 was 30 percent greater than it was at the beginning of 1991 , and its enrollment at the beginning of 1993 was 10 percent greater than it was at the beginning of 1992 . the college ' s enrollment at the beginning of 1993 was what percent greater than its enrollment at the beginning of 1991 ? 
Options: a ) 43 % , b ) 45 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 35 % , e ) 38 %
Output: a