Percentage Aptitude Questions Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Every year before the festive season,a shopkeeper increases the price of the product by 35% and then introduce two successive discount of 10% and 15% respectively.what is percentage loss and percentage gain ? 5245 05b5cc718e4d2b4197774f4ea
5b5cc718e4d2b4197774f4ea- 13.27 % lossfalse
- 24.15 % lossfalse
- 33.27 % gaintrue
- 44.15 % gainfalse
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Answer : 3. "3.27 % gain"
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Answer: C) 3.27 % gain Explanation: Let cp= 100,35 % increase in sp=13510 % discount in 135((135*10)/100)=13.5so 1st sp=(135-13.5)=121.5, again 15 % discount in 1st sp((121.5*15)/100)=18.2252nd sp=(121.5-18.225)=103.275, so finally cp=100,sp=103.275 ,gain by 3.27%
Q: In a class, the average score of girls in an examination is 73 and that of boys is 71. The average score for the whole class is 71.8. Find the percentage of girls.
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5dd62f0ca1c5834595c3d7e9- 140 %true
- 250 %false
- 355 %false
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Answer : 1. "40 % "
Q: 3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312 1384 05b5cc694e4d2b4197774c4cb
5b5cc694e4d2b4197774c4cb- 1812.5true
- 2829.75false
- 3749.85false
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Answer : 1. "812.5"
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Answer: A) 812.5 Explanation: Given 3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312Then,3.2 x 500100 x 2.4 x ?100 = 31216 x 2.4x?100 = 3129.6 x ?25 = 3129.6 x ? = 7800? = 78009.6? = 812.5
Q: Mr. Shankar spends 25% of his monthly salary on household expenditure, 20% of the remaining on children’s education, and the remaining is equally invested in three different schemes. If the amount invested in each scheme is Rs.5600, what is the monthly salary of Shankar ? 3089 05b5cc74fe4d2b4197774fb30
5b5cc74fe4d2b4197774fb30- 1Rs. 34000false
- 2Rs. 31245false
- 3Rs. 24315false
- 4Rs. 28000true
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 28000"
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Answer: D) Rs. 28000 Explanation: Let the monthly salary of Shankar be = Rs.xAmount invested on expenditure = 25% = x/4;Remaning amount = 3x/4;Amount invested on children education = 20% i.e = 3x/20;Remaining amount = 3x/4 - 3x/20 = 3x/5;Remaining amount invested in three different schemes i.e is 1/3(3x/5) => x/5 = 5600Therefore x = 28000Hence, Monthly salary of Shankar is Rs. 28,000.
Q: X’s income is 20% more than that of Y. What percent is Y’s income less than x? 1363 05cda8c8640678f4146def8c0
5cda8c8640678f4146def8c0- 1$$66{1\over 3}\%$$false
- 2$$16{2\over 3}\%$$true
- 3$$88{2\over 3}\%$$false
- 4$$16{1\over 3}\%$$false
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Answer : 2. " $$16{2\over 3}\%$$"
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Q: If x is less than y by 25% then y exceeds x by : 2675 05cda906740678f4146def8e2
5cda906740678f4146def8e2- 1$$ 33{1\over 3}\% $$true
- 225%false
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- 4$$ 66{2\over 3}\% $$false
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Answer : 1. " $$ 33{1\over 3}\% $$"
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Q: What percent decrease in salary would exactly cancel out the 20 percent increase?
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5dbaafd633aa9436e0e60aa7- 120%false
- 2$$ 16{2\over3}\% $$true
- 3$$ 33{1\over3}\% $$false
- 418 %false
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Answer : 2. "$$ 16{2\over3}\% $$"
Q: If the price of petrol be raised by 20%, then the percentage by which a car owner must Reduce his consumption so as not to increase his expenditure on petrol is
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5e60b2c0860fb849c8edef70- 1$$ 16 {2\over3}$$true
- 2$$ 16 {1\over4}$$false
- 3$$ 15 {2\over3}$$false
- 4$$ 15 {1\over4}$$false
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