Percentage

Q1:- 860 % of 50 + 50 % of 860 = ?

(a) 430 (b) 516 (c) 860 (d) 960

Q2:- What percent of Rs. 2650 is Rs. 1987.50 ?

(a) 60 % (b) 75 % (c) 80 % (d) 90 %

Q3:- A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the item,
approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction ?
(a) 8 % (b) 9 % (c) 10 % (d) 11 %

Q4:- ? % of 932 + 30 = 309.6

(a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 25

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Q5:- If Rs. 2800 is percent of the value of a house, the worth of the house (in Rs.) is:
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(a) 8,00,000 (b) 9,80,000 (c) 10,00,000 (d) 12,00,000

Q6:- If 35 % of a number is 12 less than 50 % of that number, then the number is:
(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 80

Q7:- The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5 % of one number is equal to 8.5 % of the other,
then the numbers are:
(a) 989, 1501 (b) 1011, 1479 (c) 1401, 1089 (d) 1411, 1079

Q8:- The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average
percent increase of population per year is:
(a) 4.37 % (b) 5 % (c) 6 % (d) 8.75 %

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Q9:- A student multiplied a number by instead of . What is the percentage error in the
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calculation ?
(a) 64 % (b) 54 % (c) 44 % (d) 34 %

Q10:- The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85 % of its price. The car was
damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 90 % of the insurance.
What was the difference between the price of the car and the amount received ?
(a) Rs. 32,500 (b) Rs. 48,750 (c) Rs. 76,375 (d) Rs. 81,250

Q11:- A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40 % apples and still has 420 apples.
Originally, he had :
(a) 588 apples (b) 600 apples (c) 672 apples (d) 700 apples

Q12:- A student has to obtain 33 % of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed
by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :
(a) 300 (b) 500 (c) 800 (d) 1000
Q13:- In an election a candidate who gets 84 % of the votes is elected by a majority of 476
votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?
(a) 848 (b) 749 (c) 700 (d) 672

Q14:- Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is
paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week ?
(a) Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 250 (c) Rs. 300 (d) None of these

Q15:- If x % of y is 100 and y % of z is 200, then find a relation between x and z .

x x
(a) z = (b) z = 2 x (c) z = (d) z = 4 x
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Q16:- Rohit spends 40 % of his salary on food, 20 % on house rent, 10 % on entertainment

and 10 % on conveyance. If his savings at the end of a month are Rs. 1500, then his monthly
salary is :
(a) Rs. 7500 (b) Rs. 6000 (c) Rs. 10,000 (d) Rs. 8000

Q17:- 405 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of
sweets received by each child is 20 % of the total number of children. How many sweets did
each child receive ?
(a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 45

Q18:- A scored 30 % marks and failed by 15 marks, B scored 40 % marks and obtained 35
marks more than those required to pass. The pass percentage is :
(a) 46 % (b) 43 % (c) 38 % (d) 33 %

Q19:- If the price of a book is first decreased by 25 % and then increased by 20 %, then the
net change in the price will be :
(a) No change (b) 5 % increase (c) 5 % decrease (d) 10 % decrease

Q20:- The population of a town increases by 5 % annually. If its population in 2001 was
1,38,915, what it was in 1998 ?
(a) 1,08,000 (b) 1,00,000 (c) 1,20,000 (d) 1,10,000