Percentages - Hand out
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1.
225 is what percentage of 900?
a) 10% b) 20%
c) 25% d) 30%
2.
12.5 is what percentage of 75?
a) 16.67% b) 14 2/7 %
c) 12% d) 10%
3.
What percentage of Rs 2 is 42
paisa?
a)
18% b)14% c)25% d)21%
4.
420 grams is what percentage of 12.6 kgs?
a) 30% b) 3.33%
c) 40% d) 25%
5.
The difference between a rupee and 12 percent
of a rupee is
a) 88 p b) 78 p
c) 1.12 p d) 12 p
6.
What fraction is equivalent to 57 1/7%?
a) 3/8 b) 5/6
c) 4/7 d) 3/5
7.
What percentage is equivalent to 4/9?
a) 54% b) 51%
c) 38% d) 44 4/9%
8.
Express 5/60 as a percentage.
a) 8.33% b) 12%
c) 15 2/3
% d) 7%
9.
40% of 240 + 30% of 480?
a) 120 b) 180
c) 240 d) 260
10.
16 2/3 % of 84 + 18 2/11 % of 143?
a) 30 b) 40
c) 45 d) 48
11.
300 % of 240 =? % of 360?
a) 150 b) 200
c) 400 d) 180
12.
If 66 2/3 % of 750 is equal to 25% of x then
x is?
a) 2000 b) 100
c) 1250 d) 750
13.
(35%
of 240 )+ (45% of 360) = x% of 1230. Then x is?
a) 18 b) 14 2/7
c) 20 d) 24
14.
48% of a number is 1920. What is 58% of the
number?
a) 2560 b) 2160
c) 1800 d) 2320
15.
8 1/3 % of a number is 25. What is 20% of the
number?
a) 54 b) 60
c) 300 d) 75
16.
The commission to a salesman in the sales in
addition to Rs 45,000 is 15%. If a salesman sells
products worth Rs
81,000, find his commission.
a) Rs
7,500 b) Rs 12,000
c) Rs
5,400 d) Rs 10,800
17.
If Rs 240 is 5/8 % of the price of a mobile
phone. What is the price of the mobile?
a) Rs
27,000 b) Rs 42,500
c) Rs 38,400 d) Rs 42,000
18.
Four-seventh of one-fifth of 25% of a number
is 20. What is 45% of the number?
a) 50 b) 100
c) 200 d) 315
19.
The sum of 34% of a positive number and 17%
of the same number is 408. What is 1/8 of that number?
a) 51 b)100
c) 72 d) 31.5
20.
The difference between 25% of a number and
3/4th of the same number is 3850. What is 4/11 of that number?
a) 3600 b) 4400
c) 3500 d) 2800
21.
When 56 is subtracted from a number, it is
reduced to its 60%. What is the value of 125% of the number?
a) 175 b) 315
c) 140 d) 80
22.
If 27% of a number is added to 365, it gives
the number itself. Then what is the number?
a) 380 b) 400
c) 500 d) 460
23.
In a school of 1200 students, 36% of the
total students failed the exam. What is the number of students who passed the
exam?
a) 432 b) 768
c) 648 d) 792
24.
An employee saves 45% of his monthly salary.
What is his annual salary, if he spends Rs 11000 every month?
a) Rs
4,80,000 b) Rs.20,000
c) Rs 2,40,000 d) Rs 40,000
25.
If the income tax rate is reduced from 22.5%
to 17.5%, what concession does an employee get whose taxable income is Rs
6,00,000?
a) Rs
3,00,000 b) Rs 30,000
c) Rs
45,000 d) Rs 60,000
26.
180 liters of sugar solution contains 25%
sugar. On boiling, If 30 liters of the solution is evaporated, find the % of
sugar in the final solution.
a) 40 % b)12.5%
c) 25% d) 30%
27.
240 liters of solution contains 25% alcohol.
If 60 liters of water is added, what is the % of alcohol in the final solution?
a) 35% b) 30%
c) 20% d) 16.6 %
28.
Gayatri scored 75% of marks in Paper 1 out of
48 and 66.66% marks in Paper 2 out of 72. What percentage of marks did she
score in two papers?
a) 65% b) 70%
c) 75% d) 60%
29.
The maximum marks per section in 3 subjects
in Arithmetic, Reasoning, and English are set in the ratio of 3:2:2
respectively. A student scored 40% in Arithmetic, 60% in Reasoning, and 30% in
the English section. What overall percentage marks did he get ?
a) 42.8% b) 50%
c) 45% d) 36%
30.
A student has to score 45% of the maximum
marks to pass an examination. Shajidah scored 159 marks and failed by 21 marks.
What are the maximum marks in the examination?
a) 250 b) 280
c) 320 d) 400
31.
A student has to secure 52% of the marks to
pass an examination. Srihari scored 250 marks, scored 16 marks more than the
pass marks. What are the maximum marks?
a) 400 b) 450
c) 500 d) 300
32.
In an examination A scored 42% of the total
marks and failed by 21, while B scored 55% of the total marks and got 70 marks
more than necessary to pass the exam. What percentage of marks is required to
pass the examination?
a) 45% b) 48%
c) 50% d) 47.5%
33.
In an election, two candidates contested. A
candidate got 38% of the votes polled and lost his rival by 4800 votes. Find
the total number of votes polled.
a) 18,000 b) 20,000
c) 24,000 d) 25,000
34.
In a school of 1500 students, 60% are boys.
60% of the boys and 80% of the girls received scholarships. What % of students
in the school didn’t receive the scholarships?
a) 32% b) 68%
c) 44% d) 72%
35.
In an aptitude test, a student scored 60% in
the Arithmetic section (out of 80 marks). How much should he score in the
Reasoning section (out of 80) to qualify for the test, if the qualifying marks
are 70% aggregate in both sections?
a) 70 % b) 55%
c) 70% d) 80%
36.
A man spends 18% of his salary on house rent,
12% on groceries, 24% on children’s education, and 16% on all other expenses.
Find his salary if he saves Rs 9,000 every month.
a) Rs
20,000 b) Rs 25,000
c) Rs
35,000 d) Rs 30,000
37.
In a college, 24% of the total students are
studying CSE, 21% are studying ECE, 19% are studying ME, 17% are studying EEE,
and the remaining 152 students are studying CE. How many students are studying
ECE?
a) 192 b) 168
c) 152 d) 800
38.
In a library 20% of the books are in English,
25% of the remaining are in Sanskrit, 70% of the remaining are in
Telugu and the remaining 7200 books are in all other languages. How many books
are there in the library?
a) 40,000 b) 48,000
c) 56,000 d) 60,000
39.
Mr.Gupta spends 25% of his salary on house
rent, 40% of the remaining salary on groceries, and 20% of the remaining salary
on other expenses, and he saves the remaining Rs 9000. What is his expenditure
on groceries?
a) Rs
12,500 b) Rs 8,400
c) Rs
7,500 d) Rs 6,000
40.
In a library, 8 1/3% of the books are in
English, 16 2/3 % of the remaining books are in Hindi, 9 1/11 % of remaining
books are in Telugu, 60% of the balance are in Sanskrit, and the remaining 12000
books are in other languages. Find the total number of books in the library.
a) 43,200 b) 40,000
c) 48,000 d) 57,600
41.
Mr. Varma gave 35% of the money he had to his
wife, 20% of the remaining money to his son and one-fourth of the amount now
left was spent on his miscellaneous expenses, and the remaining Rs 78,000 was
invested in mutual funds. How much money did he have initially?
a) Rs
1,69,000 b) Rs 3,00,000
c) Rs
2,00,000 d) Rs1,56,000
42.
Mr.Sharma decided to donate 20% of his annual
salary to an NGO. On the day of the donation, he changed his mind and donated
Rs 72,000, which was 60% of what he had decided earlier. What is the monthly
salary of Mr. Sharma?
a) Rs
50,000 b) Rs 40,000
c) Rs
5,00,000 d) Rs 6,00,000
