The average of runs scored by a cricketer in his 99 innings is 99. How many runs will he have to score in his 100th innings so that his average of runs in 100 innings will become 100?

Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not change?

An arc of 30 ° in one circle is double an arc in a second circle, the radius of which is three times the radius of the first. Then the angles subtended by the arc of the second circle at its center is 

In triangle ABC, F is the centroid. If AB=11 cm, BC=14 cm and AC=7 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of EF?

A fruit merchant makes a profit of 25% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Re. 1 more on each mango, he would gain 50%. At first the price of one mango was

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in each of the following series?

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The prices of two articles are in the ratio 3 : 2 respectively. The price of the first article is increased by 40% and that of the second article is decreased by x%. If the new ratio of both the articles is : 7 : 3 then what is the value of x?

Directions: Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
An article was bought for Rs. 5600. Its price was marked up by 12%. Thereafter it was sold at a discount of 5% on the marked price.

What was amount of discount given?