Some students (only boys and girls) from different schools1 appeared for an Olympiad exam. 20% of the boys and 15% of the girls failed the exam. The number of boys who passed the exam was 70 more than that of the girls who passed the exam'. A total of 90 students failed. Find the number of students that appeared for the exam.

The population of a city is 48,600. If there is a 25% increase in the first year and a reduction of 8% in the second year, then what will be the population of this city at the end of 2 years?

A man saves 20% of his  monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?

60% boys are failed in History and 65% boys are failed in Geography while total 30% boys are failed in both the subjects. If total 1200 boys appeared in the examination then total how many boys are passed?

In a competitive exam, the minimum qualifying percentages for Category A and Category B jobs are 25% and 45%, respectively. A candidate scored 83 marks and failed to get a Category B job by 25 marks. What is the minimum qualifying marks to secure a Category A job?

A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. The ratio of his expenditure to the saving is 61 : 6. If his monthly income is Rs .8710, the amount of his monthly saving is 

Hari and Mohan contested a panchayat election. Hari got 52 percent votes and defeated Mohan by a margin of 90 votes. What was the total turnout in the election.

If A earns $$ {33{1\over 3} \%}$$  more than B, how much percent does B earn less than A?