Short Tricks to Remember Ratio to Percentage Table Part 3

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Module outline

  1. Reasoning Ability: Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Directions (Direction Test), Syllogisms, Inequality, Seating Arrangements, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles), Ranking, Order and Sequence, Analogy, Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Venn Diagram, Machine Input-Output
  2. English Language: Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Cloze Test (Cloze Passage), Sentence Correction (Error Correction), Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks), Vocabulary, Active Passive Voice (Voice), Direct and Indirect Speech, Sentence Re-arrangements (Para Jumbles) (Narrative Sequencing)
  3. General Awareness: Polity, Indian Economy, Evolution of Indian Banking (Banking & Financial Awareness), GK- Current Affairs
  4. Quantitative Aptitude: Percentage, Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Average, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Speed Time and Distance, Mixture and Alligation, Data Interpretation
  5. Computer Knowledge: MS Office Applications
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This educational video provides a comprehensive lesson on percentages and geometric progressions, led by instructor Yash Jain. The session begins with a visual introduction featuring falling dice marked with percentage signs, setting the theme for the lecture. The core content focuses on memorizing common ratio-to-percentage conversions and applying these concepts to solve summation problems involving geometric series. The instructor uses a combination of digital slides and handwritten calculations to demonstrate methods for quick mental math and pattern recognition.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The video opens with a title slide displaying the word PERCENTAGE in bold black letters above blue dice falling against a white background. The scene transitions to a chalkboard-style interface where PERCENTAGES - By YASH JAIN is written in white chalk. The instructor introduces a RATIO TO PERCENTAGE TABLE which serves as a reference guide. The table lists ratios in the left column and their corresponding percentages in the right. Visible entries include 1/1 equal to 100%, 1/2 equal to 50%, 1/3 equal to 33.33%, 1/4 equal to 25%, 1/5 equal to 20%, 1/8 equal to 12.5%, 1/16 equal to 6.25%, and 1/32 equal to 3.125%. This section establishes the foundational values required for rapid percentage calculation.

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The lesson progresses to a more detailed table covering ratios from 1/20 to 1/37. The instructor performs manual calculations on the right side of the screen to explain the derivation of these values. For instance, he writes 1/25 = 4% by showing the division of 100 by 25. He similarly calculates 1/30 as 3.33%. A significant portion of this segment is dedicated to explaining the value of 1/27, which is listed as 3.70%. The instructor writes complex arithmetic on the board, including 70 + 14 = 84 and 70 - 14 = 56, likely as a mnemonic or calculation aid for the 3.70% value. He circles the entry for 1/27 and 3.70% to highlight its importance. The table also displays values for 1/26 (3.84%), 1/28 (3.56%), 1/29 (3.42%), and 1/37 (2.70%). The instructor emphasizes these specific fractions as they are common in competitive exams.

  3. 5:00 – 9:16 05:00-09:16

    The final section shifts focus to a geometric progression GP summation problem. The instructor writes a long series equation: 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + ... + 1/1024 + 1/2048 + 1/4096. He identifies this as a GP and lists four key properties on the right: decreasing, half, summation, and last term. To demonstrate the summation pattern, he works through smaller examples. He shows that 1/2 equals 1/2, 1/2 + 1/4 equals 3/4, and 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 equals 7/8. He circles the last term 1/64 in a separate example to illustrate that the numerator of the sum is always one less than the denominator of the last term. The video concludes with a black slide displaying THANKYOU FOR WATCHING in orange and white text.

The lecture effectively bridges basic percentage conversion with advanced series summation. By memorizing the ratio table, students can quickly solve percentage problems. The GP section teaches a pattern-based approach to summation, where the sum is always one less than the denominator of the last term. This combination of memorization and pattern recognition is a key strategy for time-efficient problem solving in mathematics.

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