Question: Henry earns $120 a week from his job. His income increased and now makes $180 a week. What is the percent increase?
Options:
(A) 70%
(B) 60%
(C) 50%
(D) 40%
(E) 30%
Ans: (C)
CoT: Increase = (60/120)*100 = (1/2)*100 = 50%.
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Question: John makes $40 a week from his job. He earns a raise and now makes $60 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 18%
(D) 21%
(E) 50%
Ans: (E)
CoT: Increase = (20/40)*100 = 50%.
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Question: The average age of a class of 14 students is 10 yrs. if the teacher's age is also included, the average increases by one year. Find the age of the teacher
Options:
(A) 30 Years
(B) 31 Years
(C) 32 Years
(D) 34 Years
(E) 25 Years
Ans: (E)
CoT: Total age of students is 14X10 = 140 Years
Total age inclusive of teacher = 15X (10+1) = 165
So, Teacher's age is 165-140 = 25 Yrs
There is a shortcut for these type of problems
Teacher's age is 10+(15X1) = 25 Years
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