Percentage Aptitude Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q: 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 0

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    3.27 % loss
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    4.15 % loss
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    3.27 % gain
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    4.15 % gain
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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%

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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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    40 %
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    50 %
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    55 %
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    60 %
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Answer : 1. "40 % "

Q: 3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312 1384 0

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    812.5
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    829.75
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    749.85
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    799.5
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Answer : 1. "812.5"
Explanation :

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 0

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    Rs. 34000
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    Rs. 31245
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    Rs. 24315
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    Rs. 28000
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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 0

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    $$66{1\over 3}\%$$
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    $$16{2\over 3}\%$$
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    $$88{2\over 3}\%$$
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    $$16{1\over 3}\%$$
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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 0

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    $$ 33{1\over 3}\% $$
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    25%
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    75%
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    $$ 66{2\over 3}\% $$
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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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    20%
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    $$ 16{2\over3}\% $$
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    $$ 33{1\over3}\% $$
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    18 %
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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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    $$ 16 {2\over3}$$
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    $$ 16 {1\over4}$$
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    $$ 15 {2\over3}$$
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    $$ 15 {1\over4}$$
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Answer : 1. "$$ 16 {2\over3}$$"

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