Top 100 Percentage Problems and Solutions

Percentage Problems and Solutions

1. Swetha could save 20% of his salary. But 3 yrs later when her salary is increased by 40%, she could save the same amount only as before. By how much percent has her expenditure increased?

1. A. 50%       Correct Answer
2. B. 60%      
3. C. 70%      
4. D. 80%      
5. E. None of these      

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   Ramesh scored 430 marks in an examination and Savitha got 72 percent marks in the same examination which is 70 marks less than Ramesh. If the minimum passing marks in the examination is 35 percent, then find the minimum passing marks in the examination?

1. A. 200     
2. B. 160      
3. C. 225      
4. D. 175        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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   A number on subtracting 14 from it, reduces to 90% of the same number. What is the number?

1. A. 145     
2. B. 134      
3. C. 140        Correct Answer
4. D. 118      
5. E. 110      

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   The difference between 45% of a number and 25% of the same number is 16, what is 7.5% of that number?

1. A. 12     
2. B. 9      
3. C. 7      
4. D. 6        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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   Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.

1. A. 2 : 1     
2. B. 1 : 2      
3. C. 1 : 1      
4. D. 4 : 3        Correct Answer

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   In a poll, Raghu got 84% of the total valid votes. If 25 % of the total votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 884000, find the number of valid vote polled in favour of Raghu.

1. A. 214320     
2. B. 556920        Correct Answer
3. C. 543640      
4. D. 212160      
5. E. None of these      

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   The price of rice is reduced by 2%. How many kilograms of rice can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 49 kg of rice earlier?

1. A. 48 kg     
2. B. 49 kg      
3. C. 50 kg        Correct Answer
4. D. 51 kg      

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   A student has to secure a minimum 35% marks to pass in an examination. If he gets 200 marks and fails by 10 marks, then the maximum marks are:

1. A. 300     
2. B. 400      
3. C. 500      
4. D. 600        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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   A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had

1. A. 588 apples     
2. B. 600 apples      
3. C. 672 apples      
4. D. 700 apples        Correct Answer

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    Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

1. A. 57%       Correct Answer
2. B. 50%      
3. C. 52%      
4. D. 60%      

11.  

    
    

    In a class of 60 students and 6 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

1. A. 875     
2. B. 840      
3. C. 810        Correct Answer
4. D. 860      
5. E. 895      

12.  

    
    

    A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

1. A. 588 apples     
2. B. 600 apples      
3. C. 672 apples      
4. D. 700 apples        Correct Answer

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    Harini scored 20% marks and failed by 10 marks, Stenika scored 30% marks and obtained 25 marks more than those required to pass. Find the passing marks and 42 % of the maximum marks?

1. A. 75, 152     
2. B. 80, 147        Correct Answer
3. C. 65, 173      
4. D. 85, 164      
5. E. None of these      

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    Adding  20%  of  x  to  x  is  equivalent  to  multiplying  x  by  which  of  the  following?

1. A. 12.5     
2. B. 1.05      
3. C. 1.15      
4. D. 1.20        Correct Answer

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    The difference between 20% of a number and 4/5 of the same number is 2499. What is 2/7 of that number ?

1. A. 2156     
2. B. 1190        Correct Answer
3. C. 1090      
4. D. 1465      
5. E. None of these      

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    Due to an increase of 15% in price of milk, a family reduces its consumption of milk by 15%. What is the effect in the expenditure of the family on account of milk ?

1. A. 3% decrease     
2. B. 2.25% decrease        Correct Answer
3. C. 2.50% increase      
4. D. 3.5% decrease      
5. E. None of these      

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    Vaishali got 40 % of total marks in an examination and failed by 5 marks. However, Preethi who took the same examination got 50 % of the total marks and got 10 marks more than the passing marks. What were the passing marks in the examination?

1. A. 65       Correct Answer
2. B. 73      
3. C. 68      
4. D. 78      
5. E. .None of these      

18.  

    
    

    If 12% of 75% is greater than 5% of a number by 75, the number is

1. A. 1875       Correct Answer
2. B. 1890      
3. C. 1845      
4. D. 1860      
5. E. None of these      

19.  

    
    

    How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution?

1. A. 1.4     
2. B. 1.5      
3. C. 1.6        Correct Answer
4. D. 2.4      

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    From a container having pure milk, 20% is replaced by water and the process is repeated thrice. At the end of the third operation, the milk is

1. A. 40% pure     
2. B. 50% pure      
3. C. 51.2% pure        Correct Answer
4. D. 58.8% pure      

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    Rubina decided to donate 16% of her monthly salary to an NGO. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated Rs. 6,567 which was 75% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Rubina’s monthly salary ?

1. A. Rs. 8,756     
2. B. Rs. 54,725        Correct Answer
3. C. Rs. 6,56,700      
4. D. Rs. 45,696      
5. E. None of these      

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    The total number of students in a school is 5600 out of which 60% are boys, what is the total number of girls in this school?

1. A. 2240       Correct Answer
2. B. 3360      
3. C. 2860      
4. D. 3240      
5. E. None of these      

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    10% of salary of P is equal to 30% of salary of Q and 20 % of salary of Q is equal to 40 % of salary of R. If R’s income is Rs. 4000, then the total income of P, Q and R is?

1. A. 36000       Correct Answer
2. B. 34000      
3. C. 32000      
4. D. 30000      
5. E. None of these      

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    A sum of Rs. 2,236 is divided among A, B and C such that A receives 25% more than C and C receives 25% less than B. What is A’s share in the amount ?

1. A. Rs. 460     
2. B. Rs. 890      
3. C. Rs. 780        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 1280      
5. E. None of these      

25.  

    
    

    In a cricket between 2 teams, Team ‘x’ gets 70% of the total score and defeated team ‘y’ by 72 runs. The no of runs scored by winner?

1. A. 260 runs     
2. B. 190 runs      
3. C. 182 runs      
4. D. 112 runs      
5. E. 126 runs        Correct Answer

26.  

    
    

    Kavi scored 92 marks in Computer. He scored 64% marks in Hindi and X marks in GK. The maximum marks for each subject is 200. The overall percentage of marks obtained by Kavi in all three subjects together is 65%. How much marks did Kavi score in GK?

1. A. 160     
2. B. 192      
3. C. 126      
4. D. 148      
5. E. 170        Correct Answer

27.  

    
    

    If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 300% and the denominator is increased by 200%, the resultant fraction is 4/15. What is the original fraction ?

1. A. 3/5     
2. B. 4/5      
3. C. 2/5      
4. D. 1/5        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

28.  

    
    

    The present population of a city is 12000. The population is increased by 10% in first year, and it is decreased by 20% in next year and third year 15% of the people is increased. What will be the population after 3 years?

1. A. 13065     
2. B. 12866      
3. C. 12144        Correct Answer
4. D. 10069      
5. E. 9867      

29.  

    
    

    The value of Xerox machine depreciates at the rate of 10 % per annum. If the cost of machine at present is Rs. 75,000 then what was the value of machine before 2 years?

1. A. Rs. 90,000     
2. B. Rs. 92,600        Correct Answer
3. C. Rs. 93,800      
4. D. Rs. 95,000      

30.  

    
    

    The monthly income of Guru and Vinothini together is Rs. 52,200. The income of Guru and Vinothini is increased by 20% and 12% respectively. The new income of Vinothini is Rs. 2784 more than the new income of Guru. What is the new income of Vinothini?

1. A. Rs.35072     
2. B. Rs. 31584        Correct Answer
3. C. Rs.34150      
4. D. Rs.29658      
5. E. None of these      

31.  

    
    

    In a competitive exam, 50% of total candidates failed in current affairs, 40% of candidates failed in aptitude and 10% in both. Find the percentage of those who passed in both the sections?

1. A. 10%     
2. B. 20%        Correct Answer
3. C. 30%      
4. D. 40%      
5. E. None of these      

32.  

    
    

    What  quantity   of  water  should  be added  to  reduce  5 litres  of  45%   acidic  liquid   to  25%   acidic  liquid?

1. A. 3 litres     
2. B. 2 litres      
3. C. 4 litres        Correct Answer
4. D. 4.5 litres      

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    Moni scored 83 marks in Mathematics. He scored 66% marks in Science and X marks in English. The maximum marks for each subject is 250. The overall percentage of marks obtained by Moni in all three subjects together is 64%. How much marks did Moni score in english?
    

1. A. 252     
2. B. 226        
3. C. 232        Correct Answer
4. D. 270      
5. E. 248      

34.  

    
    

    Entry fee in an examination was Re. 1. Later, this was reduced by 25% which increased the sale by 20%. The percentage increase in the number of visitors is

1. A. 60       Correct Answer
2. B. 50      
3. C. 66      
4. D. 54      

35.  

    
    

    The cost of manufacturing one unit of an article goes up by 2% in 1992 and 5% in 1993. Find the net % increase in the cost till 1993. Also find the cost in 1993, if it was Rs. 500, in 1992 (before increase).

1. A. Rs. 535. 5       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 535      
3. C. Rs. 500      
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

36.  

    
    

    Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. What are the marks obtained by them?

1. A. 42, 33       Correct Answer
2. B. 42, 36      
3. C. 44, 33      
4. D. 44, 36      

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    Rahul went to a shop and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

1. A. Rs. 15     
2. B. Rs. 12.10      
3. C. Rs. 19.70        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 16.80      

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    Puneet scored 175 marks in a test and failed by 35 marks. If the passing percentage of the test is 35%, what are the maximum marks of the test?

1. A. 650     
2. B. 700      
3. C. 750      
4. D. 600        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

39.  

    
    

    In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

1. A. 2700       Correct Answer
2. B. 2900      
3. C. 3000      
4. D. 3100      

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    If 50% of a number is added to 50, the result is the number itself, then the number is

1. A. 60     
2. B. 80      
3. C. 40      
4. D. 100        Correct Answer
5. E. 90      

41.  

    
    

    If a man after spending 85% of the income he saves Rs. 4560 per month, his monthly income is

1. A. Rs. 32800     
2. B. Rs. 31600      
3. C. Rs. 30400        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 29600      
5. E. None of these      

42.  

    
    

    What percent of a day is 6 hours

1. A. 6.25%     
2. B. 20%      
3. C. 25%        Correct Answer
4. D. 12.5%      

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    In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for the examination?

1. A. 28000     
2. B. 30000        Correct Answer
3. C. 32000      
4. D. 33000      

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    Income of A is 120% of the income of B and income of C is 110% of the income of A. If the total income of A, B and C together is Rs. 88,000, then the income of C is?

1. A. Rs. 30000     
2. B. Rs. 42000      
3. C. Rs. 28000      
4. D. Rs. 25000      
5. E. Rs. 33000        Correct Answer

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    Two numbers are less than the third number by 50% and 54% respectively. By how much per cent is the second number less than the first number ?

1. A. 13     
2. B. 10      
3. C. 12      
4. D. Cannot be       
5. E. None of these        Correct Answer

46.  

    
    

    The price of a car is first increased by 10%& then decreased by 15%. What is the net percentage change in price of the car ? Also find the new price if the price was initially Rs. 2,40,000.

1. A. Rs. 2,48,000     
2. B. Rs. 2,24,000        Correct Answer
3. C. Rs. 2,42,000      
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

47.  

    
    

    When 15% is lost in grinding wheat, a country can export 30 lakh tons of wheat. On the other hand, if 10% is lost in grinding, it can export 40 lakh tons of wheat. The production of wheat in the country is

1. A. 20 lakh tons     
2. B. 80 lakh tons      
3. C. 200 lakh tons        Correct Answer
4. D. 800 lakh tons      

48.  

    
    

    A number is first decreased by 30%. The decreased number is then increased by 25%. The resulting number is less than the original number by 50. Then the original number is?

1. A. 100     
2. B. 200      
3. C. 300      
4. D. 400        Correct Answer
5. E. 500      

49.  

    
    

    A number on subtracting 14 from it, reduces to 90% of the same number. What is the number?

1. A. 145     
2. B. 134      
3. C. 140        Correct Answer
4. D. 118      
5. E. 110      

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    In a class of 60 students and 6 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

1. A. 875     
2. B. 840      
3. C. 810        Correct Answer
4. D. 860      
5. E. 895      

51.  

    
    

    What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

1. A. 1     
2. B. 14      
3. C. 20        Correct Answer
4. D. 21      

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    Two employees 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?

1. A. Rs. 150     
2. B. Rs. 300      
3. C. Rs. 250        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 200      

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    Raja’s monthly salary is equal to 48 % of Anu’s monthly salary. Anu’s monthly salary is Rs. 24000 less than Baghya’s monthly salary. If Baghya’s monthly salary is Rs. 48000. What is Raja’s annual salary?

1. A. Rs. 138240       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 125650      
3. C. Rs. 107860      
4. D. Rs. 142780      
5. E. None of thes      

54.  

    
    

    When 35 is subtracted from a number; it reduces to its 80 %. Find the four-fifth of that number.

1. A. 140       Correct Answer
2. B. 125      
3. C. 137      
4. D. 129      

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    If 12% of 75% is greater than 5% of a number by 75, the number is

1. A. 1875       Correct Answer
2. B. 1890      
3. C. 1845      
4. D. 1860      
5. E. None of these      

56.  

    
    

    The  population  of a town  increase  annually by 20% .  If  the  present   population  is  2,00,000, then  what  is  the  difference  in  population  after  two  years  and  three years

1. A. 63,250     
2. B. 48,800      
3. C. 60,800      
4. D. 57,600        Correct Answer

57.  

    
    

    Tirupati sells a calculator to Ashokan. Ashokan, offered him a sum of money for which he refused as being 13% below the value of the calculator. Ashokan then offered him Rs. 45 more and the second offer was 5% more than the estimated value. The value of the calculator is

1. A. Rs. 450     
2. B. Rs. 225      
3. C. Rs. 250        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs.500      
5. E. None of these      

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    In a class 200 students, if the ratio of boys and girls in a class is 5 : 3. If 24% of the boys and 20% of the girls are Sports students, find the % of students who are not in sports?

1. A. 55 %     
2. B. 72.75 %      
3. C. 77.5 %        Correct Answer
4. D. 68 %      
5. E. 64.25 %      

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    If increasing 20 by P percentage gives the same result as decreasing 60 by P percentage, what is P percentage of 70?

1. A. 50     
2. B. 140      
3. C. 14      
4. D. 35        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

60.  

    
    

    In a train, 40% of the people are Males. 60% of the remaining are Females and the remaining 720 are children’s. Find the total number of peoples in a train?

1. A. 2600     
2. B. 1900      
3. C. 3200      
4. D. 3000        Correct Answer
5. E. 2800      

61.  

    
    

    Mr. Giridhar spends 50% of his monthly income on household items and out of the remaining he spends 50% on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and remaining amount of Rs. 900 is saved. What is Mr. Giridhar’s monthly income ?

1. A. Rs. 6,000     
2. B. Rs. 12,000        Correct Answer
3. C. Rs. 9,000      
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

62.  

    
    

    The length of the rectangular field is increased by 25%. By what percent must the width be reduced so that the area in each case remains the same ?

1. A. 15%     
2. B. 17%      
3. C. 18%      
4. D. 20%        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

63.  

    
    

    Pradeep invested 20% more than Mohit. Mohit invested 10% less than Raghu. If the total sum of their investment is Rs.17880, How much amount did Raghu invest?

1. A. Rs.6000       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 8000      
3. C. Rs. 7000      
4. D. Rs. 5000      
5. E. None of these      

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    Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.

1. A. 2 : 3     
2. B. 1 : 1      
3. C. 3 : 4      
4. D. 4 : 3        Correct Answer

65.  

    
    

    Hari had three note books X, Y, Z. of these, X had 120 pages less. Y had 10% more pages and Z had 10% less pages. If he tore roughly 5 %, 10% and 15% of pages in X, Y and Z respectively, then what percent of pages did he tear out?

1. A. 8%     
2. B. 10%        Correct Answer
3. C. 7%      
4. D. 13%      
5. E. None of these      

66.  

    
    

    Vishakha spent Rs. 68,357 on the renovation for her home, Rs. 25,675 on buying music system and the remaining 28% of the total amount she had as cash with her. What was the total amount ?

1. A. Rs. 94, 032     
2. B. Rs. 36,568      
3. C. Rs. 1,30,600        Correct Answer
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

67.  

    
    

    Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number decreased by 20 percent this year. How many girls are there in the school if the number of girls is 175 percent of the total number of boys in the school this year ?

1. A. 854       Correct Answer
2. B. 848      
3. C. 798      
4. D. 782      
5. E. None of these      

68.  

    
    

    A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 40% oranges and still has 420 oranges. How many oranges he had originally?

1. A. 420     
2. B. 700        Correct Answer
3. C. 220      
4. D. 400      

69.  

    
    

    In a class of 35 students and 6 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there ?

1. A. 245     
2. B. 161      
3. C. 406      
4. D. 84      
5. E. None of these        Correct Answer

70.  

    
    

    Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

1. A. 39, 30     
2. B. 41, 32      
3. C. 42, 33        Correct Answer
4. D. 43, 34      

71.  

    
    

    A  sum  of  Rs. 395  was   divided  among  A, B, and  C  in  such  a  way  that  B  gets  25%  more  than  A  and  20%  more  than  C.  What  is  the  share  of   A?

1. A. Rs.195     
2. B. Rs.180      
3. C. Rs. 98      
4. D. Rs. 120        Correct Answer

72.  

    
    

    In a Town 62% of the population is male and remaining are females. Out of the males 74% are literate and remaining is illiterate. Out of females 65% are literate and remaining is illiterate. If total number of illiterate population is 29420, then the population of the town is?

1. A. 125000     
2. B. 113000      
3. C. 128000      
4. D. 100000        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

73.  

    
    

    The difference between 45% of a number and 25% of the same number is 16, what is 7.5% of that number?

1. A. 12     
2. B. 9      
3. C. 7      
4. D. 6        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

74.  

    
    

    Ratan bought a car at a discountof 16.67% on listed price from an automobile company. If the listed price of the car is Rs. 6,60,000, then find the amount of discount.

1. A. Rs. 1,10,000       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 1,00,000      
3. C. Rs. 1,01,000      
4. D. Rs. 1,25,000      
5. E. None of these      

75.  

    
    

    If M = y% of z and B = z% of y, then which of the following must be true?

1. A. M is lesser than N     
2. B. M is more than N      
3. C. Relation between M and N cannot be determined      
4. D. None of these      

76.  

    
    

    A conductor pays 25% more to a male worker than what he pays to the female worker. How much percent less does the conductor pay to the female worker than the male worker ?

1. A. 15%     
2. B. 20%        Correct Answer
3. C. 25%      
4. D. 10%      
5. E. None of these      

77.  

    
    

    The total salary of Kiran and Varnan in an organisation is Rs. 28000. Kiran & varnan’s salary is increased by 6% and 8% respectively, then their increased total salary will be Rs. 29940. Find the salary of Kiran?

1. A. Rs. 15000       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 18000      
3. C. Rs. 20000      
4. D. Rs. 10000      
5. E. Rs. 12000      

78.  

    
    

    The cost of a camera is Rs.2000 more than that of a phone. If 3 phones and 3 camera cost is Rs.24000, by what percent is the cost of the phone less than the cost of the camera?

1. A. 40%       Correct Answer
2. B. 50%      
3. C. 45%      
4. D. 30%      
5. E. 55%      

79.  

    
    

    If a man after spending 85% of the income he saves Rs. 4560 per month, his monthly income is

1. A. Rs. 32800     
2. B. Rs. 31600      
3. C. Rs. 30400        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 29600      
5. E. None of these      

80.  

    
    

    A’s salary is 50% more than that of B’s. How much percent is B’s salary less than A’s?

1. A. 33 (1/4) %     
2. B. 33 (1/3)%        Correct Answer
3. C. 33 (1/2)%      
4. D. 33%      
5. E. None of these      

81.  

    
    

    Three  times  a number  is 20%  more  than  twice  another  number   when  increased  by  105.  If  twice the first  number increased  by 36  is 20%  less  than  three  times  of  the  second  number,  then  what  is  the  first  number?

1. A. 150     
2. B. 162        Correct Answer
3. C. 180      
4. D. None of  these      

82.  

    
    

    What is 15 percent of Rs. 34 ?

1. A. Rs. 3.40     
2. B. Rs. 3.75      
3. C. Rs. 4.50      
4. D. Rs. 5.10        Correct Answer

83.  

    
    

    The mean annual salary paid to all employees of company was Rs. 8,000. The mean annual salaries paid to male and female employees were Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 12,000 respectively. What is the percentage of male workers in the company ?

1. A. 80%       Correct Answer
2. B. 20%      
3. C. 60%      
4. D. 50%      
5. E. None of these      

84.  

    
    

    Vipul decided to donate 5% of his salary. On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated Rs. 1687.50 which was 75% of what he had decided earlier. How much is Vipul’s salary ?

1. A. Rs. 37,500     
2. B. Rs. 45,000        Correct Answer
3. C. Rs. 33,750      
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

85.  

    
    

    The difference between two numbers is 1550. If 8 % of one number is 10 % of the other number, then find the two numbers

1. A. 4973, 6523     
2. B. 5450, 7000      
3. C. 6200, 7750        Correct Answer
4. D. 6500, 4950      

86.  

    
    

    In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got was

1. A. 2700       Correct Answer
2. B. 2900      
3. C. 3000      
4. D. 3100      

87.  

    
    

    Prithvi spent Rs. 89,745 on his college fees, Rs. 51,291 on Personality Development Classes and the remaining 27% of the total amount he had as cash with him. What was the total amount ?

1. A. Rs. 1,85,400     
2. B. Rs. 1,89,600      
3. C. Rs. 1,91,800      
4. D. Rs. 1,93,200        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

88.  

    
    

    In an examination, Mani scored 45% marks and failed by 18 marks. In the same examination, Radhika scored 54% marks and get 27 marks more than the passing marks. What is the score of Mohan in the same examination, who secured 75 % marks?

1. A. 420     
2. B. 440      
3. C. 375        Correct Answer
4. D. 360      
5. E. None of these      

89.  

    
    

    In a class 125 students, if the ratio of boys and girls in a class is 3: 2. If 24% of the boys and 20% of the girls are interested in dance, then find the % of students who are all not interested in dance?

1. A. 72.5 %     
2. B. 75.8 %      
3. C. 6 %        Correct Answer
4. D. 65.6 %      
5. E. None of these      

90.  

    
    

    If 50% of a number is added to 50, the result is the number itself, then the number is

1. A. 60     
2. B. 80      
3. C. 40      
4. D. 100        Correct Answer
5. E. 90      

91.  

    
    

    Puneet scored 175 marks in a test and failed by 35 marks. If the passing percentage of the test is 35%, what are the maximum marks of the test?

1. A. 650     
2. B. 700      
3. C. 750      
4. D. 600        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

92.  

    
    

    In an election between two candidates, one got 52% of the valid votes. 25% of the total votes were invalid. The total number of votes were 8400. How many valid votes did the other person get?

1. A. 3276     
2. B. 3196      
3. C. 3024        Correct Answer
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

93.  

    
    

    In an election between two candidates, one got 52% of total valid votes. 25% of the total votes were invalid. The total number of votes were 8400. How many valid votes did the other person get ?

1. A. 3276     
2. B. 3196      
3. C. 3024        Correct Answer
4. D. Cannot be determined      
5. E. None of these      

94.  

    
    

    The worth of a product depreciates at the rate of 20% per annum. If its present value is 264000. What will be its worth after 2 years? What was the worth of the product 2 years ago?

1. A. Rs. 168960, Rs.412500       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 178560, Rs. 442908      
3. C. Rs. 153490, Rs. 526884      
4. D. Rs. 184560, Rs. 425797      
5. E. None of these      

95.  

    
    

    Kajal spends 55% of her monthly income on grocery, clothes and education in the ratio of 4 : 2 : 5 respectively. If the amount spent on clothes is Rs. 5,540. What is Kajal’s monthly income ?

1. A. Rs. 55,400       Correct Answer
2. B. Rs. 54,500      
3. C. Rs. 55,450      
4. D. Rs. 55,650      
5. E. None of these      

96.  

    
    

    What value will you obtain if twenty five percent of 2340 is subtracted from four-ninth of square of 36 ?

1. A. 9     
2. B. -18      
3. C. 18      
4. D. -9        Correct Answer
5. E. 3      

97.  

    
    

    Yuva gave 25% of a certain amount of money to Ram. From the money Ram received, he spent 20% on buying books and 35% on buying a watch. After the mentioned expenses, Ram has 2700 remaining. How much did Yuva have initially?

1. A. 16000     
2. B. 15000      
3. C. 24000        Correct Answer
4. D. 27000      
5. E. 20000      

98.  

    
    

    The value of lathe machine depreciates at the rate of 10 % per annum. If the cost of machine at present is Rs. 160,000, then what will be its worth after 2 years?

1. A. Rs. 122,365     
2. B. Rs. 153,680      
3. C. Rs. 129,600        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 119,900      

99.  

    
    

    Sivaram regularly saves 60% of his monthly salary. On account of a rise in price he has to increase his monthly expenses by 20%. Now he is able to save Rs. 10,400 per month. What is his monthly salary ?

1. A. Rs. 15,000     
2. B. Rs. 30,000      
3. C. Rs. 20,000        Correct Answer
4. D. Rs. 25,000      
5. E. None of these      

100.  

     
     

     What percent is 2 minutes 24 seconds of an hour?

1. A. 6%     
2. B. 2%      
3. C. 4%        Correct Answer
4. D. 8%