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CAT 2023

ELITE

Lecture–01
Arithmetic : Percentages
ROUND 1
BY
RAHUL BATHLA SIR
TOPICS
TO BE COVERED

• Percentages Basics

• Percentages Shortcuts (Ab hum Forenge)

• PRACTICE WITH CAT Ki FEEL

• MULTIPLYING FACTOR

• Abhi to Party Shuru hui hai ! ( CAT PYQ )


JOURNEY TO 100%ile
What is Percent :

PER CENT
Two Most common Statements

• x is what % of y. • What is X% of Y ?

• 10 is what % of 40. • What is 10% of Y ?


Application of Percentages with Smartest Approach :
Application of Percentages with Smartest Approach :
❖ Find 20% of 400 =

❖ Find 40% of 600 =

❖ Find 30% of 200 =

❖ Find 60% of 700 =

❖ Find 80% of 900 =

❖ Find 22% of 480 =

❖ Find 29% of 720 =

❖ Find 99% of 350 =


Conversion of Percentages into Fraction Form :

1/10 2/10 3/10 4/10 5/10 6/10 7/10 8/10 9/10

1/4 3/4 1/8 3/8 1/7 1/14

1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9 5/9 6/9 7/9 8/9

1/11 2/11 3/11 4/11 5/11 6/11 7/11 8/11 9/11 10/11

1/3 1/6 1/12


❖ Find 16.66% of 216

❖ Find 37.5% of 640

❖ Find 14.28% of 777

❖ Find 22.22% of 909

❖ Find 36.36% of 222


14.28 % of 37.5% of 112 =

A 10

B 3

C 6

D 60
In a Class of 99 Students 22.22 % of students are in Red House, 27.27%
of students are in Yellow House. 50% of the remaining students are in
Green House, then find the number of students in Blue house.

A 25

B 42

C 20

D 7
If m > 0, y > 0, and x is m percent of 4y, then, in terms of y, m is what
percent of x

A 1200/y

B 2500/y

C 1350/y

D 5400/y
What will be 80% of a number whose 200% is 90?

A 40

B 32

C 36

D 35
There were 2 candidates in an election. The winner of the election won
by 2100 votes and got 57.14 % of votes.

A 30000

B 14700

C 19800

D 60000
Out of the shirts produced in a factory, 15% are defective, while 20% of the
rest are sold in the domestic market. If the remaining 8840 shirts are left for
export, then the number of shirts produced in the factory is
[ CAT 2017 Slot 2]

A 13600

B 13000

C 13400

D 14000
Out of the shirts produced in a factory, 15% are defective, while 20% of the
rest are sold in the domestic market. If the remaining 8840 shirts are left for
export, then the number of shirts produced in the factory is
[ CAT 2017 Slot 2]

A 13600

B 13000

C 13400

D 14000
In an examination, the maximum possible score is N while the pass mark is
45% of N. A candidate obtains 36 marks, but falls short of the pass mark by
68%. Which one of the following is then correct?
[ CAT 2018 Slot 1]

A N ≤ 200

B 243 ≤ N ≤ 252

C 253 ≤ N

D 201 ≤ N ≤ 242
Two years ago, Ben gave each of his four children 25 percent of his
wealth to invest. In the first year, three of the children, Joey, Raechal,
and Phoebe, each earned a profit of 60 percent on their investments,
while one of the children Ross lost 40 percent on their investments.
In the second year, Joey and Raechal each earned a 10 percent
profit, Phoebe lost all the money but Ross lost 33.33 percent, on the
net money. What percentage of Ben’s fortune currently remains?
In a tournament, a team has played 50 matches so far and won 60% of
them. If they win 33.33% of the remaining matches, their overall win
percentage will be 50%. Find the total number of matches.

A 60

B 80

C 100

D 120

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