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All quantitative aptitude examinations will have questions based on percentage system. Most of the questions from this category are related to  change of percentages  or  successive change of percentages , for example " In a shop price of Laptop which is marked at $1000 was discounted 20% for Christmas eve and further 30% discounted for New Year eve. What is the price of Laptop now? " Here we have provided a set of basic concepts, tips and shortcuts on how to solve percentage problems easily and quickly. Percent  means "out of one hundred" or "per 100" and is one way of expressing a part-to-whole relationship. "Part-to-whole" is just the math expression for how many parts or portions you have out of a whole thing. For example, two glasses of juice out of whole eight-glasses would be 2/8, which also equals 25/100, or 25%. Using a percentage allows us to express this part-to-whole relationship as a whole number instead of as a fraction or dec...

In most of the quantitative aptitude tests you might have faced questions like what’s the units digit of  9 290  or  23 512  etc. Needless to say, it’s practically impossible to do the direct calculation to find the answer considering the time constraint of quantitative aptitude exams. But if you notice, you can clearly see that there exists a pattern when you apply same mathematical operation continuously on a number. This is called cyclicity of numbers. In this paper we will have a look at top Cyclicity of Numbers aptitude questions, concepts and shortcuts on how to solve units digit problems quickly using concepts of number cyclicity Problems based on cyclicity of numbers are common in most  MBA  entrance examinations like CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT  and other competitive exams like BANK tests. Questions related to number cyclicity have also started appearing in career recruitment tests or placement tests conducted by various companies. Since last few ...

Quantitative aptitude problems on time and distance are sure questions in any competitive exam like GRE, GMAT, CAT, XAT, MAT, Bank exams or any other campus recruitment tests for that matter. These problems are often lengthy and test takers often skip them, thinking these questions will consume most amount of time. This is a mistake. Time and distance aptitude questions are easy to score area if you know the very basic formula that you learnt in high school. All shortcuts to solve time and distance problems can be easily derived and learnt. This article provides Tips and Tricks to Solve "Time and Distance" Aptitude Problems with Important Formulas, Shortcuts, Core Concepts to crack Placement Test and Competitive exams. Do not simply byheart the shortcuts or the tips and tricks. You should actually take time and learn how one arrives at these shortcuts, try it out yourself, then solve as many problems you can. By this you will automatically use the shortcut when you solve ...