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Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation #1151

The price of corn rose by 20% two years ago and 15% last year. What is the combined percent increase in price?

A: 5%
B: 17.5%
C: 25%
D: 35%
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #1152

Last year there were 1172 students at Banani High School. This year there are 15 percent more students than last year. Approximately how many students are at Banani High School this year ?

A: 1800
B: 1600
C: 1500
D: 1400
Pubali Bank Ltd #1153

A toy store regularly sells all stock at a discount of 20 percent to 40 percent. If an additional 25 percent were deducted from the discount from the discount price during a special sale, what would be the lowest possible price of a toy costing Tk. 16 before any discount?

A: Tk. 5.60
B: Tk. 7.20
C: Tk. 8.80
D: Tk. 9.60
Pubali Bank Ltd #1154

Ina survey of the people in Dhaka, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the news on television, 40% read a newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television . what percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper?

A: 0%
B: 20%
C: 10%
D: 15%
Exim Bank Ltd #1155

A business firm reduces the number of hours its employees work from 40 hours per week to 36 hours per week while continuing to pay the same amount of money. If an employee earned x taka per hour before the reduction in hours, how much does he earn hour under the new system?

A: 1/10
B: x/9
C: 9x/10
D: 10x/9
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #1156

একটি বই ২৫% কমিশনে বিক্রয় করা হয়। বইটির প্রকৃত বিক্রয় মূল্য ৭২০ টাকা হলে বইটি কত টাকায় ক্রয় করা যাবে?

ক: ৫০০
খ: ৫২০
গ: ৫৩০
ঘ: ৫৪০
Exim Bank Ltd #1157

At a certain bookstore , the regular price of each book is 20 percent less than its list price. If during a sale the price of each book at the store was 15 percent less than its regular price, then the price of a book during the sale was what percent less than its list price ?

A: 30%
B: 32%
C: 35%
D: 38%
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank #1158

Harun invested Tk. 10,000 in Grameen Mutual Fund account exactly 3 years ago. The value of the account increased by 10% during the first year, increased by 5% in the second year and decreased by 10% during the third year. What is the value of the account today?

A: Tk. 10,350
B: Tk. 10,395
C: Tk. 10,500
D: Tk. 11,500
Bangladesh Forestry Development Corporation Assistant Manager #1159

In Dhaka city 90% of the populating own a car, 15% own a motorcycle, and everybody owns one or the other or both. What is the percentage of motorcycle owners who own cars?

A: 33%
B: 66%
C: 50%
D: 90%
Deputy Assistant Agricultural Officer of Agriculture Department #1160

একটি স্কুলে মোট ৫৪০ জন ছাত্রের মধ্যে কোন এক বুধবারে ১৭ জন অনুপস্থিত ছিলো। ঐদিন শতকরা কতজন ছাত্র উপস্থিত ছিলো?

ক: ৯৫%
খ: ৫%
গ: ৯৩.৯৩%
ঘ: ৫০%
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation #1161

যদি একটি সংখ্যার ৩০ শতাংশের ১৫ শতাংশ ১৮ হয় , তবে সংখ্যাটি কত?

ক: ৯
খ: ৩৬
গ: ৪০
ঘ: ৮১
Union Bank Ltd #1162

In a class, 120 students are male and 100 students are female. 25% of the male students and 20% of the female students are engineering students. 20% of the male engineering students and 25% of the female engineering students passed the final exam. What percentage of engineering students passed the exam?

A: 5%
B: 10%
C: 16%
D: 22%
Janata Bank Ltd #1163

Mr. Bakhtiar works in the procurement department of a library. Under a new purchase policy, he increased the total number of books in the library by 20%. But soon afterwards, as part of the library cleaning process, 10% of the total library book stock is disposed of. What is the net change over the initial number of books in the library ?

A: increased of 10%
B: increased of 30%
C: decreased of 8%
D: none of these
Midland Bank Ltd #1164

The persent ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 30 to 1. If the student enrollment were to increase by 50 students and the number of teachers were to increase by 5, the ratio of students to teachers would then be 25 to 1. What is the present number of teacher?

A: 15
B: 10
C: 12
D: 8
Janata Bank Ltd #1165

In an election, 30% of the voters voted for candidate A whereas 60% of the remaining voted for candidate B. The remaining voters did not vote. If the difference between those who voted for candidate A and those who did not vote was 1200, how many individuals were eligible for casting vote in that election ?

A: 10,000
B: 45,000
C: 60,000
D: 72,000
Southeast Bank Ltd #1166

A, B, and C enter into a partnership in the ratio 7/2: 4/3: 6/5 .After 4 Months , A increase his share by 50% . If the total profit at the end at one year is Tk. 21,600 , then what is B's share in the profit?

A: Tk.400
B: `Tk. 450
C: `Tk. 420
D: Tk. 4502
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #1167

A toy store regularly sells all stock at a discount of 20 percent to 40 percent. If an additional 25 percent were deducted from the discount price during a special sale , what would be the lowest possible price of a toy costing TK. 16 before any discount ?

A: TK. 5.60
B: TK. 7.20
C: TK. 8.80
D: TK. 9.60
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #1168

If the length and width of a rectangular garden plot were each increased by 20 percent, what would be the percent increase in the area of the plot ?

A: 20%
B: 25%
C: 35%
D: 40%
Dhaka Bank Ltd #1169

Samad was planning on depositing a certain amount of money each month into a bank. He then decided not to make any contributions during May and June. To make the same annual contribution that he had originally planned, by what percent should he increase his monthly deposits?

A: 16.66%
B: 20%
C: 25%
D: 33%
Agrani Bank Ltd #1170

The population of a country doubled every 10 years from 1980 to 2010. What was the percent increase in population during the period ?

A: 100
B: 200
C: 300
D: 450
Dhaka Bank Ltd #1171

A solution that contains 20% sugar by weight is made sweeter by doubling the amount of sugar.The percent of sugar, by weight, in the new solution is --

A: 50%
B: 40%
C: 33.33%
D: 30%
Southeast Bank Ltd #1172

when a truck travels at 60 miles per hour, it uses 30 percent more gasoline to travel andy distance than it does when it travels at 50 miles per hour. The truck can travel 20 miles on a gallon of gas if it is travelling at 50 miles per hour. The truck has only 10 gallons of gas and is 160 miles from its destination. It takes 20 minutes for the truck to stop for gas . How long will it take the truck to reach its final destination if it is driven at 60 miles per hour?

A: 160 minutes
B: 180 minutes
C: 190 minutes
D: 192 minutes
Dhaka Bank Ltd #1173

A salesman usaally makes 45% profit on every TV he sells. During a sale, he reduced his margin of profit to 40% and his sales increased by 10% . what is the ratio of his new profit to his usual profit?

A: 9 : 8
B: 9: 10
C: 11: 10
D: 44: 45
Agrani Bank Ltd #1174

The present ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 30 to 1. If the student enrollment were to increase by 50 students and the number of teachers were to increase by 5, the ratio of students to teachers would then be 25 to 1. What is the present number of teachers ?

A: 5
B: 8
C: 10
D: 12
One Bank Ltd #1175

Of the total amount that Jill spent on a shopping trip, excluding taxes, she spent 50% on clothing 20% on food, and 30% on other items. If Jill paids 4% tax on clothing , on tax on the food, and an 8% tax on all other items, then the total tax that she paid was what percent of the total amount that she spent, excluding taxes?

A: 3.6%
B: 4.4%
C: 5.2%
D: None of these
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #1176

If 18 is 15 percent of 30 percent of a certain number, what is the number ?

A: 9
B: 36
C: 40
D: 81
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #1177

In a survey of the people in Dhaka, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the news on television , 40% read a newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television . What percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper ?

A: 0%
B: 5%
C: 10%
D: 15%
Mercantile Bank Ltd #1178

In a survey, it was found that 65% of the people surveyed watched the news on television, 40% read it on newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television. What percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper?

A: 10%
B: 20%
C: 25%
D: 30%
IFIC Bank Ltd #1179

Rahim's convertible gets gas mileage that is 40% higher than that of Karim's SUV. If Jalil's hatchback gets gas mileage that is 15% higher than of Rahim's convertible, then that of Rahim's convertible, then Jalil's hatchback gets gas mileage that is what percent greater that of Karim's SUV?

A: 46%
B: 55%
C: 61%
D: 25%
IFIC Bank Ltd #1180

A discount electronics store normally sells all merchandise at a discount of 10 percent to 30 percent off the marked 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 marked retail price is Tk. 260?

A: Tk. 145.60
B: Tk. 165
C: Tk. 210
D: Tk. 182
IFIC Bank Ltd #1181

Druing a special promotion, a certain filling station is offering a 10% discount on gas purchased after the first the first 10 gallons. If Kim purchased 20 gallons of gas, and Zeni purchased 25 gallons of gas, then Zeni's total per-gallon discount is what percent of Kim's total per-gallon discount?

A: 80%
B: 120%
C: 140%
D: 100%
Exim Bank Ltd #1182

In a class, 120 students are finance major and 100 students are marketing major, 25% of the finance students and 20% of the marketing students are male. 20% of the male finance student and 25% of the male marketing students passed the final xam. What percentage of male students passed the exam?

A: 5%
B: 10%
C: 16%
D: 22%
Exim Bank Ltd #1183

Before the budget, a businessman had increased the price of his product by 12%. In the budget, a 10% sales tax (to be paid by the seller) was imposed on that product. As a result, the profit ultimately increased by Tk 64. What was the original selling price?

A: Tk 8,500
B: Tk 8,000
C: Tk 9,000
D: Tk 9,500
Bangladesh Krishi Bank #1184

In a group of people solicited by a charity , 30% contributed TK. 40 each, 45% contributed TK. 20 each and the rest contributed TK. 12 each . What percentage of the total contributed came from people who gave TK. 40 ?

A: 25%
B: 30%
C: 40%
D: 45%
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #1185

60% of the students of a college are male. 60% of the males in the college speak French and 40% of the students of the college speak French. What is the percentage of the females in the college who do not speak French?

A: 40%
B: 90%
C: 60%
D: 85%
Dhaka Bank Ltd #1186

In a class, 120 students are male and 100 students are female. 25% of the male students and 20% of the female students are engineering student. 20% of the male engineering students and 25% of the female engineering students passed the final exam. What percentage of engineering students passed the exam?

A: 5%
B: 10%
C: 16%
D: 22%
Bakhrabad Gas Co. Ltd - Asst. Manager (General) #1187

After the increase of price of oil by 40%, a family decided to reduce its oil consumption so that the expenditure for oil goes up by 26% only. If the total consumption of oil before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then what is the current consumption of oil per month (in kg)?

A: 8
B: 8.50
C: 9
D: None of these
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank #1188

কোনো পরীক্ষায় মোট পরীক্ষার্থীর ৮০% গনিতে এবং ৭০% বাংলায় পাস করলো। উভয় বিষয়ে পাস করলো ৬০%, উভয় বিষয়ে শত করা কতজন ফেল করলো?

ক: ১৫%
খ: ১০%
গ: ১২%
ঘ: ১১%
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #1189

A stock decreases in value by 25%. By what percent must the value of that stock increase to reach its former value ?

A: 30%
B: 40%
C: 25%
D: 50%
Bangladesh Bank #1190

If the langth of a rectangle is increased by 20% and width is decreased by 20% what is the change in area of rectangle ?

A: unchanged
B: decreased by 4%
C: increases by 4%
D: increases by 5%
National Bank Ltd #1191

Mr.Nazim was planning on depositing a certain amount of money each month into a college fund for his children. He then decided not to make any contributions during June and July. To make the same annual contribution that he had originally planned, by what percent should he increase his monthly deposits?

A: 1623%
B: 20%
C: 25%
D: 3313%
United Commercial Bank Ltd (UCB) #1192

If prices are reduced 25% and sales increase 20%, what is the net effect on gross receipts?

A: increase by 5%
B: decrease by 5%
C: remain the same
D: increase by 10%
Southeast Bank Ltd #1193

At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets. If 5 tickets are purchased at this sale, the amount saved will be what percent of the original price of the 5 tickets?

A: 20%
B: 3313%
C: 40%
D: 60%
Standard Bank Ltd #1194

A certain suit's price was reduced by 25% in the first week and 20% in next week. In the third week, the shop owner decided to offer additional 10% discount on the suit. What percent of the regular price was the final price of the suit after the two reductions?

A: 45%
B: 54%
C: 40%
D: 36%
Standard Bank Ltd #1195

Of the total no. of oranges that arrive at a juice company, 20% by weight is rejected before processing. Of the oranges that are processed, 15% by weight is rejected before being juiced. Of the oranges that are juiced, 25% are wasted as a result of juice making . Of the oranges, those arrive at the company, what percent by weight is juiced?

A: 32
B: 53
C: 65
D: 51
Standard Bank Ltd #1196

In a batch of 500 students, forty percent are girl. Twenty-five percent of the boys and half of the girls agreed to go for a study tour. What percentage of the entire batch did not sign up for the tour?

A: 35%
B: 75%
C: 25%
D: 17.55
Bangladesh Bank #1197

If the length and width of a rectangle garden plot were each increased by 20% , what would be the percent increase in the area of plot ?

A: 20%
B: 24%
C: 36%
D: 40%
Gas Transmission Company Limited Assistant Manager #1198

A year ago the price of a toothbrush and the price of a comb were both Tk.50. The price of the toothbrush was increased by 20% while the price of the comb was decreased by 10%.What is the difference in Taka between the current price of the toothbrush and the comb ?

A: 5
B: 10
C: 15
D: 20
Exim Bank Ltd #1199

In the last week of a month, a car dealer sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and he sold 19 cars that week. what was the percent increase in sales from the last week of the previous month compared to the first of the next month?

A: 58%
B: 119%
C: 158%
D: 200%
Exim Bank Ltd #1200

The price of commodity X increases by 40 paisa every year, while the price of commodity Y increases by 15 paisa every year. If in 2001, the price of commodity X was TK4.20 and that of Y was TK 6.30, in which year commodity X will cost 40 paisa more than commodity Y?

A: 2010
B: 2011
C: 2012
D: 2013