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Question

If 100 is increased by 40% and then decreased by 40%, then the resulting number is
  1. 84
  2. 140
  3. 40
  4. 56

A
56
B
84
C
140
D
40
Solution
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If 100 is increased by 40% then the number will be 100×140100=140.
Now if 140 is decreased by 40% then the resulting number is 140×60100=84.

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