Percentage Related MCQs For Job's Test Preparation

1 - If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:





4% of a

2 - (X% of Y) +(Y% of X) is equal to:





2% of XY

3 - 0.01 is what percent of 0.1 ?





0.1

4 - 1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is:





0.6

5 - 10 % of the electorate did not cast their votes in an election between two candidates. 10 % of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54 % of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the voter’s list was___________?





25000

6 - 11 1/9 % of 171?





19

7 - 11 1/9 % of 900?





100

8 - 1100 boys & 700 girls are examined in a test, 42 % of the boys & 30 % of the girls pass. The percentage of the total who failed is :





188/3 %

9 - 1100 boys and 700 girls are examined in a test; 42% of the boys and 30% of the girls pass. The percentage of the total who failed is :





62 *2/3

10 - 18. If 40% of a certain number is 120, then what is 90% of that number?





270

11 - 220% of a number X is 44. What is 44% of X.





8.8

12 - 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to?





0.03375

13 - 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to__________?





0.03375

14 - 270 candidates appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. The pass percentage is :





(93 + 1/3 )%

15 - 3.5 can be expressed in terms of percentage as?





3.5

16 - 3.5 can be expressed in terms of percentage as?





3.5

17 - 3/20 is what percent of 12/25?





0.3125

18 - 3/20 is what percent of 12/25?





0.3125

19 - 30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number.





70

20 - 30% of the men are more than 25 years old and 80% of the men are less than or equal to 50 years old. 20% of all men play football. If 20% of the men above the age of 50 play football, what percentage





0.8

21 - 33 1/3% OF 240?





80

22 - 33 1/3% of 36?





12

23 - 40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?





150

24 - 40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?





150

25 - 40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?





800

26 - 40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?





800

27 - 40% of Raees marks is equal to 20% of Rahim’s marks which percent is equal to 30% of Rehman’s marks. If Rehman’s marks is 80, then find the average marks of Raees and Rahim?





90

28 - 40% of Ram's marks is equal to 20% of Rahim's marks which percent is equal to 30% of Robert's marks. If Robert's marks is 80, then find the average marks of Ram and Rahim?





90

29 - 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 recieve ?





9

30 - 45% of 750 - 25% of 480 = ?





217.5

31 - 45% of 750 – 25% of 480 =__________?





217.5

32 - 5 % income of a is equal to 15 % income of B and 10 % income of B is equal to 20 % income of C if the income of c is Rs. 200, then total income of A, B and C is :_________?





Rs. 18000

33 - 5 % of the income of A is equal to 15 % of the income of B and 10 % of the income of B is equal to 20 % of the income of c. If the income of C is Rs. 2000. What is the total income of A, B and C?





Rs. 18000

34 - 5% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning?





4400

35 - 5% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning?





4400

36 - 500 candidates appeared for an exam, of which 350 candidates passed. The pass percentage is :





0.7

37 - 60 % means is :





44990

38 - 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?





300

39 - 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?





300

40 - 600 students took the test on physics and chemistry. 35% students failed in physics and 45% students failed in chemistry and 40% of those who passed in chemistry also passed in physics, then how many





None of these

41 - 600 students took the test on Physics and chemistry. 35% students failed in Physics and 45% students failed in chemistry and 40% of those who passed in chemistry also passed in Physics, then how many





12

42 - 605 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?





11

43 - 64 is what percent of 80?





0.8

44 - 64 is what percent of 80?





0.64

45 - 65 % of 400 is :





260

46 - 65% of a number is 21 less than four fifth of that number. What is the number?





140

47 - 75 % of a number when added to 75 is equal to the number. The number is:_______?





300

48 - 8 % of the voters in an election did not cast their votes in the election, there were only two candidates. The winner by obtaining 48 % of the total votes defeated his contestant by 1100 votes. The total number of voters in the election was_________?





27500

49 - 80 is what percent of 64?





1.25

50 - 80 is what percent of 64?





1.25

51 - 80% of a smaller number is 4 less than 40% of a larger number. The larger number is 85 greater than the smaller one. The sum of these two number is





235

52 - 85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?





160

53 - 85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?





160

54 - 96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is?





24000

55 - 96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is________?





24000

56 - A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and c is a point on AB such that AC = 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6 % the length of CB is decreased by:_________?





0.09

57 - A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3cm. if the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by





0.09

58 - A and B’s salaries together amount to Rs. 2,000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is A’s salary?





Rs.1500

59 - A and B’s salaries together amount to Rs. 2,000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is A’s salary?





Rs.1500

60 - A bag contains 600 coins of 25 p denomination and 1200 coins of 50 p denomination. If 12% of 25 p coins and 24% of 50 p coins are removed, the percentage of money removed from the bag is nearly :





0.216

61 - A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?





45(5/11) %

62 - A batsman scored 120 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets ?





50%

63 - A bucket contains 2 litres more water when it is filled 80 % in comparison when it is filled 66 2/4 % what is the capacity of the bucket?





15 litres

64 - A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast?





7500

65 - A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast?





7500

66 - A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?





200

67 - A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?





200

68 - A city has a population of 300000 out of which 180000 are males 50% of the population is illiterate if 70 % of the males are literate, then the number of literate females is_________?





24000

69 - A clock is set right at 12 noon on Monday. It losses 1/2% on the correct time in the first week but gains 1/4 on the true time during the second week. The time shown on Monday after two weeks will be





0.5175

70 - A college has raised 75% of the amount it needs for a new building by receiving an average donation of Rs. 600 from the people already solicited. The people already solicited represent 60% of the peo





300

71 - A company has 7348 bars of soap. If the company sells 20% of its bars of soap .how many bars of soap did it sell?





1469.6

72 - A customer asks for the production of x number of goods. The company produces y number of goods daily. Out of which z% are units for sale. The order will be completed in :





[100x /{y(100 -z)}] days

73 - A cycle is bought for Rs. 900 and sold for Rs. 1080, find the gain percent?





0.2

74 - A dishonest dealer claims to sell his goods at the cost price but uses a false weight of 900 gm for 1 kg what is his gain percent?





0.11111111111

75 - A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increases at the rate of 2 * 1/2 % per annum, then the number of inhabitants at the end of 3 years will be :





68921

76 - A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress wha





0.765D

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





700

78 - A gardener increases the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing by 20%. The area of the new garden?





Has increase by 12%

79 - 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 ?





9

80 - A man buys a truck for Rs. 2,50,000. The annual repair cost comes to 2% of the price of purchase. Besides, he has to pay an annual tax of Rs. 2000. At what monthly rent must he rent out the truck to g





Rs. 3212.5

81 - A man donated 5 % of his income to a charitable organization and deposited 20 % of the remainder in a bank. If he now has Rs. 1919 left, what is his income?





Rs. 2525

82 - A man lost half of its initial amount in the gambling after playing 3 rounds. The rule of gambling is that if he wins he will receive Rs. 100, but he has to give 50% of the total amount after each rou





700/3

83 - A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?





Rs.5000

84 - A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?





Rs.5000

85 - A man spend Rs. 3300. This was 75% of his monthly income. His monthly income is__________?





4400

86 - A man spends 10% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on his children’s education, 25% of the rest miscellaneous causes. If he now posses Rs. 1944 then his income is?





Rs.3600

87 - A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ?





0.08

88 - A man’s basic pay for a 40 hour week is Rs. 20 overtime is paid for at 25 % above the basic rate, in a certain week he worked overtime and his total wage was Rs. 25. He therefore worked for a total of:________?





48 hours

89 - A mixture of 20 litres of milk and water contains 20% of water. The new mixture is formed by adding 5 lit of water. What is the percentage of milk in the new mixture?





0.64

90 - A mixture of 30 litres of milk and water contains 30% of water. The new mixture is formed by adding 10 lit of water. What is the percentage of water in the new mixture?





0.475

91 - A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 ½% of the total mixture?





2 liters

92 - A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 ½% of the total mixture?





2 liters

93 - A number increased by 20% gives 480. The number is





400

94 - A number increased by 30% gives 780. The number is





600

95 - A number is decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 10 less than the original number. What was the oiginal number ?





3000

96 - A number X is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. What is the percentage error in the result?





-0.99

97 - A period of 4 hrs 30 min is what percent of a day?





0.1875

98 - A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income?





Rs.900

99 - A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?





200

100 - A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?





200

101 - A reduction of 20 % in the price of rice enables a person to buy 3.5 kg more rice for Rs. 385. The original price of rice is:________?





Rs. 27.50 per kg

102 - A reduction of 20 % in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 3kg more for Rs. 120. The original price of sugar per kg is:________?





Rs. 10

103 - A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines and each such line consist of 65 characters. This report is reduced onto sheets each of 65 lines such that each line consists of 70 characters. The perc





0.2

104 - A sales executive gets 20% bonus of the total sales value and 10% commission besides the bonus on the net profit after charging such commission. If the total sales value be Rs. 10 lakh per annum and t





2.12 lakh

105 - A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of





Rs.120

106 - A salesman’s terms were changed from a flat commission of 5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs.1000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4,000. If his remuneration as per new scheme





Rs. 12,000

107 - A salesman’s terms were changed from a flat commission of 5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs.1000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4,000. If his remuneration as per new scheme was Rs. 600 more than that by the previous schema, his sales were worth?





Rs. 12,000

108 - A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is?





C

109 - A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is_________?





C

110 - A shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no. of goats increased by 40%. In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of goats grew up 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats and then





0.1466

111 - A Shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no.of goats increased by 40% . In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of goats grew by 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats, then he





0.1466

112 - A student appeared in the Mock CAT. The test paper contained 3 sections namely QA, DI and VA. The percentage marks in all VA was equal to the average of percentage marks in all the 3 sections. Coincid





66

113 - 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 :





500

114 - 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.





500

115 - A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3 . Find the percentage error in the calculation





0.64

116 - A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error in the calculation ?





0.64

117 - A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.What is the percentage error in the calculation?





0.64

118 - A student took five papers in an examination, where the full marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6:7:8:9:10. In all papers together, the candidate o





4

119 - A student who secures 20 % marks in an examination fails by 30 marks. Another student who secures 32 % marks gets 42 marks more than those required to pass. The percentage of marks required to pass is:________?





0.25

120 - A typist uses a paper 30 cm by 15 cm. He leaves a margin of 2.5 cm at the top as well as at the bottom and 1.25 cm on either side. What percentage of paper area is approximately available for typing?





0.7

121 - Aamir saves 32% of his monthly salary. If he spends Rs. 27200, then find his savings?





12800

122 - Abhinav scores 80% in physics and 66% in chemistry and the maximum marks of both the papers are 100. what percent does he score in maths which is of 200 marks, if he scores 80% marks in all the three





0.87

123 - After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be poured into the tank in order to fill it?





2 liters

124 - After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be poured into the tank in order to fill it?





2 liters

125 - After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an article?





1200

126 - After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an article?





1200

127 - After spending 40 % in machinery, 25 % in the building, 15 % in raw material and 5 % on furniture, Haris had a balance of Rs. 1305. The money with him was:________?





Rs. 8700

128 - After three successive equal percentage rise in the salary the sum of 100 rupees turned into 140 rupees and 49 paise. Find the percentage rise in the salary.





0.12

129 - Ajay spends 45% of his monthly income on household items, 25% of his monthly income on buying cloths, 7.5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves the remaining amount which is Rs. 9000. Find his





Rs. 40000

130 - Amir saves 32% of his monthly salary. If he spends Rs. 27200, then find his savings?





12800

131 - An agent, gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets Rs. 12.50 as commission, the cloth sold through him on that day is worth





500

132 - An alloy contains the copper and aluminum in the ratio of 7:4. While making the weapons from this alloy, 12% of the alloy got destroyed. If there is 12 kg of aluminum in the weapon, then weight of the





37.5 kg

133 - An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 130 marks and fails by 14 marks. The maximum No. of marks obtained by him is?





400

134 - An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 130 marks and fails by 14 marks. The maximum No. of marks obtained by him is_________?





400

135 - An ore contains 25% of an alloy that has 90% iron. Other than this, in the remaining 75% of the ore, there is no iron. How many kilograms of the ore are needed to obtain 60 kg of pure iron?





266.66 kg

136 - Anees spends 40% of his income on rent, 30% of the remaining on medicines and 20% of the remaining on education. If he saves Rs. 840 every month, then find his monthly salary?





Rs. 2500

137 - Anil spends 40% of his income on rent, 30% of the remaining on medicines and 20% of the remaining on education. If he saves Rs. 840 every month, then find his monthly salary?





Rs. 2500

138 - Arun got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However, Sujith who took the same examination got 40% of the total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks. What





85

139 - A's salary is 40% of B's salary which is 25% of C's salary. What percentage of C's salary is A's salary ?





10

140 - At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?





0.8

141 - At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?





0.8

142 - At the beginning of a year ,the owner of a jewel shop raised the price of all the jewels in his shop by x% and lowered them by x%. The price of one jewel after this up and down cycle reduced by Rs.100





2500

143 - Bilal spends 45% of his monthly income on household items, 25% of his monthly income on buying cloths, 7.5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves the remaining amount which is Rs. 9000. Find his monthly income.





Rs. 40000

144 - Candidates in a competitive examination consisted of 60% men and 40% women 70% men and 75% women cleared the qualifying test and entered the final test where 80% men and 70% women were successful? Which of the following statements is correct?





More men cleared the examination than women

145 - Connie has a number of gold bars, all of different weights. She gives the 24 lightest bars, which weigh 45% of the total weight, to Brennan. She gives the 13 heaviest bars, which weigh 26% of the tota





15

146 - Connie has a number of gold bars, all of different weights. She gives the 24 lightest bars, which weigh 45% of the total weight, to Brennan. She gives the 13 heaviest bars, which weigh 26% of the tota





15

147 - Each edge of a cube is increased by 20% then the percentage increase in surface area of the cube is :





0.44

148 - Each side of a rectangular field diminished by 40%. By how much per cent is the area of the field diminished?





64

149 - Entry fee in an exhibition was Rs. 1. Later, this was reduced by 25% which increased the sale by 20%. The percentage increase in the number of visitors is :





0.6

150 - Every day a mango seller sells half his stock, 10% of the stock overnight gets spoiled. If 1983 mangoes rotted over 3 nights then how many did hi start with on the first day ?





24000

151 - Express 2/5 as rate percent:





0.4

152 - Express 3/4 as rate percent.





0.75

153 - Express 3/8 as rate percent:





0.375

154 - Find the 37.5% of 976 =





366

155 - Find the 37.5% of 976 =_______?





366

156 - Fresh fruit contains 68 % water and dry fruit contains 20 % water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits?





40 kg

157 - Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?





40

158 - Fresh grapes contain 80 % water dry grapes contain 10 % water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg. What was its total weight when it was fresh?





1125 kg

159 - From 2000 onwards, till 2003 the price of computers increased every year by 10%. After that due to government subsidy the price of computers decreases every year by 10%. The price of a computer in 200





3

160 - From the salary of Roja, 20% is deducted as house rent, 10% of rest she spends on children's education and 20% of balance she spends on watching movies. If her savings are Rs.5760/- then hers total sa





Rs.10000/-

161 - From the salary of Roja, 20% is deducted as house rent, 10% she spends on children’s education and 20% on watching movies. If her savings are Rs.5760/- then her total salary is:





11520

162 - Gaurav spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18,400, how much money does he sav





3864

163 - Gauri went to the stationers 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?





Rs. 19.70

164 - Ghafoor went to the stationers 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?





Rs. 19.70

165 - Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed





10

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





1.6

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





1.6 litres

168 - How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?





18

169 - How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?





18

170 - How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?





12

171 - How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?





12

172 - If 120 is 20% of a number, than 120% of that number will be.





720

173 - If 15% of 30% of 50% of a number is 90, then what is the number?





4000

174 - If 15% of 30% of 50% of a number is 90, then what is the number?





4000

175 - If 20 teachers out of a faculty of 80 are transferred, what percentage of the original faculty remains ?





75

176 - If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as :





4% of a

177 - If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:





4% of a

178 - If 20% of a certain number is 60, then what is 80% of that number?





240

179 - If 20% of a certain number is 80, then what is 30% of that number?





120

180 - If 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be?





720

181 - If 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be_________?





720

182 - If 25% of x is 15 less than 15% of 1500, then x is?





840

183 - If 25% of x is 15 less than 15% of 1500, then x is?





840

184 - If 30% of a number exceeds 20% of it by 18, then find the number?





180

185 - If 30% of a number exceeds 20% of it by 18, then find the number?





180

186 - If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is?





80

187 - If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is_________?





80

188 - If 40 % of X is 200, then what is the value of X ?





500

189 - If 40% of a certain number is 160, then what is 90% of that number?





360

190 - If 75% of a number is added to 75, than the result is the number itself. The number is





300

191 - If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :





300

192 - If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?





None of these

193 - If a 36 inches long strip cloth shrinks to 33 inches after being washed, how many inches long will the same strip remain after washing if it were 48 inches long?





44 inches

194 - If A got 80 marks and B got 60 marks, then what percent of A’s mark is B’s mark?





0.75

195 - If A got 80 marks and B got 60 marks, then what percent of A's mark is B's mark?





0.75

196 - If A is 25% greater than B then how much percentage is B smaller than A?





0.2

197 - If A is 35% greater than B then how much percentage is B smaller than A?





0.16666666667

198 - If A's height is 40% less than that of B, how much percent B's height is more than that of A?





0.6666

199 - If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?





0.2

200 - If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?





0.2

201 - If Mobeen while selling two goats at the same price makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other, he





Suffers a loss of 1%

202 - If number X is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then find out the value of X.





123.75

203 - If number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then find out the value of x.





123.75

204 - If P gets 25% more than Q, then by what percent does Q get less than P?





0.2

205 - If P gets 25% more than Q, then by what percent does Q get less than P?





0.2

206 - If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was?





1,20,000

207 - If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was__________?





1,20,000

208 - If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 140 % and the denominator is increased by 150 % the resultant fraction is 4/15 what is the original fraction?





None of these

209 - If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is diminished by 25% value of the fraction is 2/15. Find the original fraction.





44938

210 - If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and its denominator is diminished by 25% value of the fraction is 2/15. Find the original fraction.





44938

211 - If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250 % and the denominator is increased by 400 % the resultant fraction is 7/19. What is the original fraction?





45218

212 - If the pice of sugar rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg, a person, to have no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumpion of sugar by





20

213 - If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?





0.11111111111

214 - If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?





0.11111111111

215 - 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 :





10

216 - If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in expenditure on the commodity?





4% decrease

217 - If the price of an article went up by 20%, then by what percent should it be brought down to bring it back to its original price?





0.16666666667

218 - If the price of an article went up by 20%, then by what percent should it be brought down to bring it back to its original price?





0.16666666667

219 - If the price of gold increases by 50%, find by how much the quantity of ornaments must be reduced, so that the expenditure may remain the same as before?





0.33333333333

220 - If the price of gold increases by 50%, find by how much the quantity of ornaments must be reduced, so that the expenditure may remain the same as before?





0.33333333333

221 - If the price of petral is increased by 20% by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer if the expenditure on petrel remains unchanged?





0.16666666667

222 - If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Benson intends to spend only an additional 15% on petrol, by how much % will he reduce the quantity of petrol purchased?





0.08

223 - If the price of the commodity is increased by 50% by what fraction must its consumption be reduced so as to keep the same expenditure on its consumption?





44929

224 - If the price of the eraser is reduced by 25% a person buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers available for a rupee?





6

225 - If the side of a square is increased by 25 %. Then its area is increased by:__________?





0.5625

226 - If the side of a square is increased by 30 %. Its area is increased by:_________?





0.69

227 - If two numbers are respectively 30% and 40% more than a third number, what percent is the first of the second?





92(6/7)%

228 - If two positive numbers are in the ratio 1/8 : 1/5, then by what percent is the second number more than the first?





0.6

229 - If two positive numbers are in the ratio 1/8 : 1/5, then by what percent is the second number more than the first?





0.6

230 - If X is 20% greater than Y, Z is 20% smaller than how much percent is X greater than Z?





0.5

231 - If X is 30% greater than Y, Z is 25% smaller than how much percent is X greater than Z?





0.73333333333

232 - If x is 80% of y, then what percent of 2x is y?





0.625

233 - If X,Y is 20%,25% greater than Z then how much percentage is X smaller than Y?





0.038461538462

234 - If X,Y is 20%,25greater than Z then how much percentage is X smaller than Y?





0.04

235 - If X,Y is 20%,30% smaller than Z then how much percentage is Y greater than X?





0.125

236 - If X,Y is 25%,35% smaller than Z then how much percentage is Y greater than X?





0.13333333333

237 - If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by?





0.16666666667

238 - If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by_______?





0.16666666667

239 - If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by?





0.2

240 - If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by__________?





0.2

241 - In 50 gm alloy of gold and silver the gold is 80 % by weight. How much gold should be mixed with this alloy so that the weight of gold would become 95 %?





150 gm

242 - In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of





100

243 - In a City, 35% of the population is composed of migrants, 20% of whom are from rural areas. Of the local population, 48% is female while this figure for rural and urban migrants is 30% and 40% respect





324138

244 - In a class 60% of students passed in telugu, 50% 0f students passde in english and 20% of students passed in both the subjects then what is the percentage the students who failed in the both the subje





0.1

245 - In a class 60% of students passed in telugu, 50% 0f students passde in english. Then every student Passed in either telugu or english or both the subjects and 120 members of students passed in both t





1200

246 - In a class 60% of students passed in telugu, 50% 0f students passde in english. Then if every student Passed in either telugu or english or both the subjects. Then what is the percentage of students p





0.1

247 - In a class 60% of students passed in telugu, 50% 0f students passed in english. Then if every student Passed in either telugu or english or both the subjects. Then what is the percentage of students p





0.1

248 - In a class of 120 students , 45 students received a grade of B.What percent of the class received a grade of B ?





0.375

249 - In a class of 140 students, 60% of them passed. By what percent is the number of students who passed more than the number of failed students?





0.5

250 - In a class of 140 students, 60% of them passed. By what percent is the number of students who passed more than the number of failed students?





0.5

251 - In a college election, a candidate secured 62 % of the votes and is elected by a majority of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is:________?





600

252 - In a company, 60% of the employees are men, of this 40 % are drawing more than Rs. 50000 per year. 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than Rs.50000 per year then what is the percentage of women who are drawing less than Rs. 5000 per year?





0.7

253 - In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more





8000

254 - In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more c





8000

255 - In a factory there are three types of Machines M1 , M2 and M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2% , 4% and 5% defective products, respectively





0.961

256 - In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is?





0.52

257 - In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is________?





0.52

258 - In a group of 80 children and 10 youngsters, each child got sweets that are 15% of the total number of children and each youngster got sweets that are 25% of the total number of children. How many sw





1160

259 - In a group of 80 children and 10 youngsters, each child got sweets that are 15% of the total number of children and each youngster got sweets that are 25% of the total number of children. How many sweets were there?





1160

260 - In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 35 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the cla





75

261 - In a hoel, 60% had vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetaian lunch and 15% had both types of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch ?





24

262 - In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?





153

263 - In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?





153

264 - In a school, 40 % of the students play football and 50 % play cricket. If 18 % of the students play neither football nor cricket, the percentage of students playing both is________?





0.08

265 - In a survey it was found that 80% of those surveyed owned a car while 60% of those surveyed owned a mobile phone, if 55% owned both a car and a Mobile phone, What percent of those surveyed owned a car or a mobile phone or both?





0.85

266 - In a test a candidate attempted only 8 Questions and secured 50% marks in each of the questions if the obtained a total of 40% in the test and all questions in the test carried equal marks, how many questions were there in the test?





10

267 - In a town 45% population read magazine A, 55% magazine B, 40% read Magazine C, 30% read magazines A and B, 15% read magazines B and C, 25% read magazines A and C and 10% read all the three magazines. What percentage do not read any magazine?





0.2

268 - In an elaction between two candidates, 10% of votes are were declares invalid. First candidate got 1800 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes . The total number of votes enrolled in that elect





10000 votes

269 - In an elaction between two candidates, 20% of votes are were declares invalid. First candidate got 480 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes . The total number of votes enrolled in that elect





3000 votes

270 - In an election between the two candidates ,The candidates who gets 60% of votes polled is winned by 280 votes majority. What is the total number of votes polled?





1400

271 - In an election between the two candidates, the candidates who gets 70% of votes polled is winned by 280 vote’s majority. What is the total number of votes polled?





700

272 - In an election between two candidates 75 % of the voters cast their votes. Out of which 2 % of the voters were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75 % of the total valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was:__________?





16800

273 - In an election between two candidates A and B, the number of valid votes received by A exceeds those received by B by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid a





2834

274 - In an election between two candidates A and B, the number of valid votes received by A exceeds those received by B by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did B get?





2834

275 - In an election between two candidates first candidate got 60% of votes polled and second Candidate got 280 votes. The total number of votes polled was?





700 votes

276 - In an election between two candidates first candidate got 70% of votes polled and second Candidate got 270 votes. The total number of votes polled was?





900 votes

277 - In an election between two candidates, 10% of votes are were declares invalid. First candidate got 3600 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes. The total number of votes enrolled in that electi





20000 votes

278 - In an election between two candidates, 30% of votes are were declares invalid. First candidate got 840 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes. The total number of votes enrolled in that electio





6000 votes

279 - 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 go





2700

280 - 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 go





2700

281 - 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, what was the number of valid votes that the other can





2700

282 - In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is:________?





26250

283 - In an election between two candidates, the winner got 65% of the total votes cast and won the election by a majority of 2748 votes. What is the total number of votes cast if no vote is declared invali





9160

284 - 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_________?





2700

285 - In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of the to





0.45

286 - In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes?





430

287 - In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes?





430

288 - In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Hindi and 23% fail in both. Find the actual failure percentage?





0.54

289 - In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Urdu and 23% fail in both. Find the actual failure percentage?





0.54

290 - In an examination 40% failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is?





0.6

291 - In an examination 40% failed in Urdu, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is________?





0.6

292 - In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85% candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed in both these subjects, then what per cent of candidates failed in both the subjec





8

293 - In an examination a candidate got 30% marks and failed by 30 marks. If the passing marks are 60% of the total marks, then the maximum marks will be:





100

294 - In an examination it is required to get 30% of minimum marks to pass. A student got 110 marks and was declared failed by 10 marks difference. Then what is total marks:?





400

295 - In an examination it is required to get 30% of minimum marks to pass. A student got 170 marks and was declared failed by 10 marks difference. Then what is total marks:?





600

296 - In an examination it is required to get 40% of minimum marks to pass. A student got 142 marks, Thus he got 22 marks more than minimum marks required to pass. What is total marks?





300

297 - In an examination it is required to get 40% of minimum marks to pass. A student got 182 marks, Thus he got 22 marks more than minimum marks required to pass. What is total marks?





400

298 - In an examination, 34% of the students failed in Mathematics and 42% faiied in English. If 20% of the students failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of students who passed in both the subje





0.44

299 - In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?





0.3

300 - In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?





0.3

301 - 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 ma





30000

302 - In an examination, 65 % of the total examinees passed if the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is:_________?





1200

303 - In an examination, every candidate took physics or mathematics or both 65.8% took physics and 59.2% took mathematics the total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both physics and mathematics?





500

304 - In an examination, questions were asked in five sections. Out of the total students, 5% candidates cleared the cut-off in all the sections and 5% cleared none. Of the rest, 25% cleared only one sectio





1200

305 - In an institute, 60% of the students are boys and the rest are girls. Further 15% of the boys and 7.5% of the girls are getting a fee waiver. If the number of those getting a fee waiver is 90, find th





330

306 - In an office in Singapore there are 60% female employees. 50 % of all the male employees are computer literate. If there are total 62% employees computer literate out of total 1600 employees, then the





674

307 - In an office, totally there are 6400 employees and 65% of the total employees are males. 25% of the males in the office are at-least 50 years old. Find the number of males aged below 50 years?





3120

308 - In an office, totally there are 6400 employees and 65% of the total employees are males. 25% of the males in the office are at-least 50 years old. Find the number of males aged below 50 years?





3120

309 - In measuring the sides of a rectangle errors of 5 % and 3 % in excess are made. The error percent in the calculates area is_________?





0.0815

310 - In some quantity of ghee, 60% is pure ghee and 40% is vanaspati. If 10 kg of pure ghee is added, then the strength of vanaspati ghee becomes 20%. The original quantity was :





10 kg

311 - In the recent, climate conference in New York, out of 700 men, 500 women, 800 children present inside the building premises, 20% of the men, 40% of the women and 10% of the children were Indians. Find





0.79

312 - In the Science City, Kolkata the rate of the ticket is increased by 50% to increased the revenue but simultaneously 20% of the visitor decreased. What is percentage change in the revenue. if it is kno





0.2

313 - In two successive years, 100 and 75 students of a school appeared at the final examination. Respectively 75 % and 60 % of them passed. The average rate of pass is:_________?





0.68571428571

314 - In Veeru Bhai Pvt.limited company 60% of the employees are men and 48% of the employees are Engineer and 66.6% of these are men. The percentage of women who are not engineers:





0.6

315 - John's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he loss?





0.25

316 - Lagaan is levied on the 60% of the cultivated land. The revenue department collected total Rs. 3,84,000 through the lagaan from the village of Sukhiya. Sukhiya, a very rich farmer , paid only Rs.480 a





None of these

317 - Last year, the population of a town was x and if it increases at the same rate, next year it will be y. the present population of the town is





√xy

318 - Masood’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?





0.01

319 - Mohan's salary was first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. If his present salary is Rs. 7200, then what was his original salary?





Rs. 7500

320 - Moons salary was first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. If his present salary is Rs. 7200, then what was his original salary?





Rs. 7500

321 - Narayan spends 30% of his income on education and 50% of the remaining on food. He gives Rs. 1000 as monthly rent and now has Rs. 1800 left with him. What is his monthly income?





Rs. 8000

322 - Nawaz Sahrif spends 10% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on his children’s education, 25% of the rest miscellaneous causes. If he now posses Rs. 1944 then his income is_______?





Rs.3600

323 - Nitin’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?





0.01

324 - Number decreased by 20% gives 480. The number is:





600

325 - Number decreased by 20% gives 720. The number is:





900

326 - Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town 60 % are males of whom 20 % are literate. If of all the inhabitants 25 % are literate. Then what percent of the females of the town are literate?





32. 5 %

327 - Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town, 60 % are males of whom 120 % are literate. If, of all the inhabitants, 25% are literate, then what percent of the females of the town are literate ?





0.325

328 - On decreasing the price of T.V. sets by 30 % its sale is increased by 20 %. What is the effect on the revenue received by the shopkeeper?





16 % decrease

329 - On my sister's 15th birthday, she was 159 cm in height, having grown 6% since the year before. How tall was she the previous year?





150 cm

330 - One bacterium splits into eight bacteria of the next generation. But due to environment, only 50% of one generation can produced the next generation. If the seventh generation number is 4096 million,





1 million

331 - Out of 100 students, 50 failed in English and 30 in Mathematics. If 12 students fail in both English and Mathematics. Then the number of students who passed in both the subjects is__________?





32

332 - Out of an earning of Rs. 720 Ram spends 65 %. How much does he save?





Rs. 252

333 - Out of the total production of iron from hematite, an ore of Iron, 20% of the ore gets wasted, and out of the remaining iron, only 25% is pure iron. If the pure iron obtained in a year from a mine of





4,00,000 kg

334 - P is 6 times greater than Q then by what per cent is Q smaller than P?





0.8333

335 - p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p is:________?





83.333333333

336 - Population of a town increase 2.5% annually but is decreased by 0.5 % every year due to migration. What will be the percentage increase in 2 years?





4.04

337 - Raees credits 15 % of his salary in this fixed deposit account and spends 30 % of the remaining amount on groceries if the cash in hand is Rs. 2380, what is his salary?





Rs. 4000

338 - 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?





Rs. 19.70

339 - Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.





Rs. 6876.10

340 - Ram spends 30% of his salary on house rent, 30% of the rest he spends on his children's education and 24% of the total salary he spends on clothes. After his expenditure, he is left with Rs. 2500. Wha





Rs. 10,000

341 - Raman’s salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he lose?





0.25

342 - Ramees buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.





Rs. 6876.10

343 - Ramesh started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Rajesh joined him with a capital of Rs. 75,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 27,000. What was Rajesh's share





15000

344 - Rs. 395 are divided among A, B and C ins such a manner that B gets 25 % more than A and 20 % more than C. The share of A is:





Rs. 120

345 - Sheela saved Rs. 12 in buying an item. If she spent Rs. 138 for the item, how much percent she saved ?





0.08

346 - Subtracting 10% from X is the same as multiplying X by what number?





0.9

347 - Subtracting 10% from X is the same as multiplying X by what number?





0.9

348 - Ten percent of Ram's monthly salary is equal to eight percent of Shyam's monthly salary. Shyam's monthly salary is twice Abhinav's monthly salary. If Abhinav's annual salary is Rs. 1.92 lakhs, find Ra





Rs. 25600

349 - The actual area of a rectangle is 60 Cm2, but while measuring its length a student decreases it by 20% and the breadth increases by 25%. The percentage error in area, calculated by the student is :





No change

350 - The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is?





6

351 - The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is__________?





6

352 - The average of a set of whole numbers is 27.2. when the 20% of the elements are eliminated from the set of numbers then the average become 34. The number of elements in the new set of numbers can be :





52

353 - The average weight of a class of students is 67.5 kg. The weight of the class teacher is 25% more than the average weight of the class. The average weight of the class is less than the class teacher b





0.25

354 - The cost of a car is 400% greater than the cost of a bike. If there is an increase in the cost of the car is 15% and that of bike 20%. Then the total increase in the cost of the 5 cars and 10 bikes is





16(3/7)%

355 - The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is:





Rs. 72

356 - The cost of packaging of the mangoes is 40% the cost of fresh mangoes themselves. The cost of mangoes increased by 30% but the cost of packaging decreased by 50%, then the percentage change of the cos





0.0714

357 - The current birth rate per thousand is 32, whereas corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent is given by :





0.021

358 - The diference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number, if the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is :





25

359 - The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number ?





85

360 - The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number?





85

361 - The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number?





85

362 - The difference of two numbers is 20% of the large number. If the smaller number is 20, than the larger number is.





25

363 - The income of a broker remains uncharged though the rate of commission is increased from 4 % to 5 % the percentage of a slump in business is_______?





0.2

364 - The length of a rectangle is increased by 10 % and breadth decreased by 10 % Then the area of a new rectangle is:_________?





decreased by 1 %

365 - The length of a rectangle is increased by 60 %. By what percent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?





37 ½ %

366 - The length, breadth and height of a room are in ratio 3:2:1. If breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will





decrease by 30%

367 - The length, breadth and height of a room in the shape of a cuboid are increased by 10%, 20% and 50% respectively. Find the percentage change in the volume of the cuboid.





0.98

368 - The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 2. B’s monthly income is 12% more than C’s monthly income. If C’s monthly income is Rs. 15000, then find the annual income of A?





Rs. 504000

369 - The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 2. B's monthly income is 12% more than C's monthly income. If C's monthly income is Rs. 15000, then find the annual income of A?





Rs. 504000

370 - The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is________?





50

371 - 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:





0.05

372 - 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:________?





0.05

373 - The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. What is the average percent increase of population per year?





0.05

374 - The population of a town increased from 175000 to 262500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is-





0.05

375 - The population of a town increases 10% and 20% respectively in two consecutive years. After the growth the present population of the town is 1320. Then what is the population of the town 2 years ago?





1000

376 - The population of a town increases 10% and 20% respectively in two consecutive years. After the growth the present population of the town is 13200. Then what is the population of the town 2 years ago?





10000

377 - The population of a town increases 4 % annually but is decreased by emigration annually to the extent of (1/2) %. What will be the increase percent in three years?





10.8

378 - The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be





54080

379 - The population of a town is 10000. It increases annually at the rate of 20% p.a. What will be its population after 2 years?





14400

380 - The population of a town is 16200. It decreases annually at the rate of 10% p.a. What was its population 2 years ago?





20000

381 - The population of a town is 20000. It increases annually at the rate of 20% p.a. What will be its population after 2 years?





28800

382 - The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?





0.5

383 - The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?





0.5

384 - The population of a town is 8000. It decreases annually at the rate of 20% p.a. What will be its population after 2 years?





750 votes

385 - The population of a town is 8100. It decreases annually at the rate of 10% p.a. What was its population 2 years ago?





10000

386 - The population of a town is 9000. It decreases annually at the rate of 20% p.a. What will be its population after 2 years?





5460

387 - The population of a town was 1,60,000 three years ago, If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, then the present population in





177366

388 - The price of a car depreciates in the first year by 25% in the second year by 20% in third year by 15% and so on. The final price of the car after 3 years, if the present cost of the car is Rs. 10,00,





5,10,000

389 - 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 betwe





Rs. 76,375

390 - The price of a certain item is increased by 15 %. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item same as before how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item?





0.13043478261

391 - The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of





0.4

392 - The price of an article has been reduced by 25 %. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be increased by:________?





0.33333333333

393 - The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by?





0.33333333333

394 - The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?





0.33333333333

395 - The Price of an article is cut by 10%. To restore it to the former value, the new price must be increased by_______?





0.11111111111

396 - The price of cooking oil has increased by 25 %. The percentage of reduction that a farming should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is________?





0.2

397 - The price of Maruti car rises by 30 percent while the sales of the car come down by 20%. What is the percentage change in the total revenue?





0.04

398 - The price of petrol is increased by 25 %. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol. So that expenditure on petrol would not be increased?





0.2

399 - The price of raw materials has gone up by 15%, labour cost has also increased from 25% of the cost of raw material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage should there be reduction





0.17

400 - The price of rice falls by 20%. How much rice can be bought now with the money that was sufficient to buy 20 kg of rice previously?





25 kg

401 - The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by





0.2

402 - The quality of water that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion containing 50 % alcohol to a lotion containing 30 % alcohol is_________?





6 ml

403 - The rate of increase of the price of sugar is observed to be two percent more than the inflation rate expressed in percentage. The price of sugar, on January 1, 1994 is Rs. 20 per kg. The inflation ra





Rs. 24.20

404 - The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals :





1.25

405 - The ratio of earnings of A and B is 4:5. If the earnings of A increase by 20% and the earnings of B decrease by 20%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 6:5. What are A's earnings?





Cannot be determined

406 - The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 3:2 if 20 % of the boys and 30 % of the girls are scholarship holders then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is_________?





76

407 - The ratio of the prices of three articles X, Y and Z is 8 : 5 : 3. If the prices of X , Y and Z are increased by 25%, 20% and 33 1/3% respectively, then what would be the ratio of the new prices of X,





0.21043981481

408 - The ratio of the prices of three articles X, Y and Z is 8 : 5 : 3. If the prices of X , Y and Z are increased by 25%, 20% and 33 1/3% respectively, then what would be the ratio of the new prices of X, Y and Z?





0.21043981481

409 - The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?





1000

410 - The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?





1000

411 - The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change in his salary?





9% decrease

412 - The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change in his salary?





9% decrease

413 - The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s?





0.23076923077

414 - The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s?





0.23076923077

415 - The shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds difficult to purchase the required amount. But Somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. W





12.5% less

416 - The Shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds it difficult to purchase the required amount. But somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount





12.5% more

417 - The Shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds it difficult to purchase the required amount. But somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount





12.5% more

418 - The square of a positive number is 2000% greater than the number itself, then the square of that number is :





441

419 - The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. if the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is :





60

420 - 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:_________?





1411, 1079

421 - The tank full of petrol in Haroon’s motorcycle lasts for 10 days, if he starts using 25% more every day for how many days will the tank full of petrol last?





8days

422 - The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The effect on revenue is?





It decreases by 8%

423 - The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The effect on revenue is_________?





It decreases by 8%

424 - The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% but its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the decrease percent in the revenue derived from it?





0.12

425 - The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% but its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the decrease percent in the revenue derived from it?





0.12

426 - The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8748, its purchase price was :





12000

427 - The value of a plant depreciates by 10 % annually. If the present value of the plant is Rs. 100000, then what will be its value after 2 years?





Rs. 81000

428 - There are three numbers. 5/7th of the first number is equal to 48% of the second number. The second number is 1/9th of the third number. If the third number is 1125, then find 25% of the first number?





21

429 - There are three numbers. 5/7th of the first number is equal to 48% of the second number. The second number is 1/9th of the third number. If the third number is 1125, then find 25% of the first number?





21

430 - There are two numbers. If 40% of the first number is added to the second number, then the second number increases to its five-fourth. Find the ratio of the first number to the second number?





0.21388888889

431 - There are two numbers. If 40% of the first number is added to the second number, then the second number increases to its five-fourth. Find the ratio of the first number to the second number?





0.21388888889

432 - There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what wa





Rs. 2000

433 - There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what was the price of the article initially?





Rs. 2000

434 - There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?





744

435 - There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?





744

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





0.57

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





0.57

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





None of these

439 - To a sugar solution of 3 litres containing 40% sugar, one litre of water is added. The percentage of sugar in the new solution is :





30

440 - 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?





Rs. 250

441 - Two number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?





0.17013888889

442 - 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.





0.16875

443 - Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?





0.1

444 - Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?





0.1

445 - Two numbers are less than q third number by 30 % and 37 % respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first?





0.1

446 - Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is?





0.96

447 - Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is_________?





0.96

448 - Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third number Z. By what percentage is the number Y less than that of the number X?





0.1

449 - 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?





42, 33

450 - 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?





Rs. 250

451 - 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?





Rs. 250

452 - Two tests had the same maximum mark. The pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40% and 45% respectively. A candidate scored 216 marks in the second test and failed by 36 marks in that





214

453 - Two tests had the same maximum mark. The pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40% and 45% respectively. A candidate scored 216 marks in the second test and failed by 36 marks in that test. Find the pass mark in the first test?





None of these

454 - Two-fifth of one-third of three-seventh of a number is 15. What is 40% of that number?





None of these

455 - Two-fifth of one-third of three-seventh of a number is 15. What is 40% of that number?





None of these

456 - Vicky's salary is 75% more than Ashu's. Vicky got a raise of 40% on his salary while Ashu got a raise of 25% on his salary. By what percent is Vicky's salary more than Ashu's?





0.96

457 - Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________?





4 % decrease

458 - What percent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out the 20 percent increase ?





(16 + 2/3) %

459 - What percent is 120 of 90?





1.3333333333

460 - What percent is 150 of 90?





1.6666666667

461 - What percent is 36paisa's of 12 rupees?





0.03

462 - What percent is 5 gm of 1 kg?





0.005

463 - What percent is 6 gm of 1 kg?





0.006

464 - What percent is 64paisa's of 16 rupees?





0.04

465 - What percent is 70 of 280?





0.25

466 - What percent of 120 are 90?





0.75

467 - What percent of 120 are 90?





0.75

468 - What percent of 125 is 16?





0.11666666667

469 - What percent of 125 is 16?





0.11666666667

470 - What percent of 125 is 16?





None of these

471 - What percent of 2800 is 1540 ?





0.55

472 - What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms ?





0.25

473 - What percent of a day is 6 hours?





0.25

474 - What percent of a day is 6 hours?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





500

475 - What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?





20

476 - What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?





20

477 - What will be 80 Percent of a number whose 200 percent is 90?





36

478 - When 5% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 20 million bags; but when only 2% is lost, it has to import only 15 million bags. Find the quantity of wheat, which grows in the country?





166 2/3 m

479 - When 5% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 20 million bags; but when only 2% is lost, it has to import only 15 million bags. Find the quantity of wheat, which grows in the country?





166 2/3 m

480 - When a number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?





decreased by 1 %

481 - When a number is first increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%, The number is:





Decreases by 1%

482 - When a number is first reduced by 20% and then increased by 10%, The number is::





Decreases by 12%

483 - When the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 25% and its denominator is decreased by 20%, the new fraction obtained is 3/4. Find the original fraction?





None of these

484 - While purchasing one item costing Rs. 400, I had to pay the sales tax at 7% and on another costing Rs. 6400, the sales tax was 9%. What percent of the sales tax I had to pay, taking the two items toge





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