Percentage Tricks : Q1. a% of b = b% of a // Q2. √81% = ?


Percentage Swap Magic (Simple Trick) : Percentage Swap Magic means you can swap the percentage and the number in multiplication without changing the answer. 


āĻļāϤāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ Swap Magic : āĻāχ trick āϤ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ percentage āφ⧰⧁ number āĻ• swap (āϏāϞāύāĻŋ) āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ answer āĻāϕ⧇āχ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


This works because: a% of b = b% of a


Examples:


1. 20% of 50


Swap it: 50% of 20


Now calculate:



  • 50% of 20 = 10

  • So, 20% of 50 = 10


2. 15% of 40


Swap it: 40% of 15


Now calculate:



  • 40% of 15 = 6

  • So, 15% of 40 = 6


Magic Rule / āĻŽā§‚āϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ : a% of b = b% of a (same answer, easy calculation) / a% of b = b% of a (āĻāϕ⧇āχ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰, āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž)


===============================================================


2. What is the square root of 81% ?


A) 9%  B) 50%  C) 90%  D) None


Soln


Trick: Convert percent into fraction: 81% = 81/100


Now take square root: √81/100 = 9/10


Convert into percent: 9/10 = 90%


Ans: C) 90%