A person has some amount with him. 25% of it is stolen in a bus, 10% is lost through a hole in the pocket, 50% of remainder is spent on food. He then purchases a book worth Rs. 26 from the remainder. He walks back home because all his money is over. What was the initial amount?

The average mathematics marks of two section A and B of class IX in the annual examination is 74. The average marks of Section A is 77.5 and that of Section B is 70. The ratio of number of student of section A and B is:

The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?

The passing score of an exam is 33 percent. Anshul scored 160 marks but failed by 38 marks. Then what percentage marks Anshul got.

The expenditure on the cost of living of a man and his family is 60% of his salary. He gets two increments of 30% and 60% in his salary. If his saving increases by 250% of his initial saving, then the new cost of living expenditure is what percentage (rounded off to the nearest integer) of the increased salary?

A fruit seller had some oranges and apples. He sold 20% oranges to A, 40% of remaining to B and had 48 oranges left. Similarly, he sold 40% apples to A, 100 apples to B and had 10% apples left. Find the total number of apples and oranges that the shopkeeper had initially.

In a school 40% of the students play football and 50% play cricket. If 18% of the students neither play football nor cricket, the percentage of the students playing both is:

In two successive year 100 and 75 students of school appeared at the final examination. Respectively 75% and 60 % of them passed. The average rate of pass is: