Percentage and its Applications

A computer's storage capacity was upgraded from $64$ GB to $96$ GB. Find the percentage increase in storage.

An error in measurement was corrected from $10$ cm to $13$ cm. Find the percentage increase in the measurement.

The number of members in a reading club grew from $60$ to $90$. Find the percentage increase.

The average rainfall in a region decreased from $50$ mm to $30$ mm. Calculate the percentage decrease.

The price of a skirt was ₹$1,200$ and it was reduced to ₹$1,050$ during a clearance sale. What is the percentage decrease?

The monthly rent of a shop is ₹$12,000$. If the rent is increased by $7.5\%$, find the new monthly rent.

The seating capacity of a stadium was $40,000$. After renovation, it can seat $46,000$ people. Find the percentage increase in capacity.

A merchant's balance sheet shows a $10\%$ profit in the first quarter, but a $10\%$ loss in the second quarter. In the third quarter, he makes a $20\%$ profit. What is his net profit or loss percentage for the three quarters combined?

In a certain school, $20\%$ of students are below $8$ years of age. The number of students above $8$ years of age is $\frac{2}{3}$ of the number of students of $8$ years age which is $48$. What is the total number of students in the school?

The population of a city is $1,26,800$. It increases by $15\%$ in the first year and decreases by $20\%$ in the second year. What is the population of the city at the end of $2$ years?

Selling Price is equal to:

Find the discount amount if MP = $₹640$ and discount is $12.5\%$.

If MP is $₹750$ and SP is $₹700$, the discount is:

A pair of shoes marked at $₹1200$ is available for $₹1080$. Find the discount percentage.

A dealer marks a washing machine at $₹15,000$ and allows a discount of $20\%$. He then adds $8\%$ GST on the discounted price. What is the final amount the customer pays?

If the cost price of an article is $80\%$ of its selling price, find the profit percent.

A shopkeeper sells an article at a profit of $15\%$. If the cost price is $₹1,600$, find the selling price.

A cloth merchant says that due to a slump in the market, he sells cloth at $10\%$ loss, but he uses a false meter scale of $95$ cm instead of $100$ cm. Find his actual profit or loss percentage.

If a shopkeeper sells $25\%$ of his goods at $10\%$ profit, $50\%$ of his goods at $20\%$ profit and the remaining at $5\%$ loss, what is his total profit percentage?

A man sells an article at $5\%$ above its cost price. If he had bought it at $5\%$ less than what he paid for it and sold it for $₹2$ less, he would have gained $10\%$. Find the cost price of the article.

A desk organizer is listed at $₹460$. If the sales tax is $5\%$, what is the total price?

A car vacuum cleaner is priced at $₹1,900$. If the sales tax rate is $8\%$, what is the total amount to be paid?

A kitchen scale is marked at $₹1,450$. If the VAT rate is $10\%$, how much tax is added?

A sleeping bag is listed at $₹1,150$. If the sales tax is $6\%$, what is the total price?

An article is marked at $₹2,000$. A $10\%$ discount is given, followed by a $5\%$ tax. If the sequence was reversed (tax first, then discount), what would be the final price?

The sales tax on an article is $₹160$ when the rate is $8\%$. If the rate is increased to $10\%$, what will be the new sales tax amount?

A person buys a pair of jeans for $₹1,980$ including $10\%$ VAT. If the store then gives a refund of the VAT amount, how much does the person effectively pay?

A customer bought a shirt for $₹1,320$ inclusive of $10\%$ VAT and a tie for $₹660$ inclusive of $10\%$ VAT. If the shopkeeper gave a $5\%$ discount on the total list price of both, how much VAT does the shopkeeper collect now?

A shopkeeper buys an article for $₹10,000$ and pays VAT at $12\%$. He sells it at a $20\%$ profit on the cost price and charges VAT at $12\%$. Find his total profit including the tax benefit (Output - Input VAT).

The price of an item including $10\%$ VAT is $₹5,500$. If a $5\%$ discount is given on the list price, find the new price including VAT.