Percentage Aptitude Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A dozen pairs of socks quoted at 180 are available at a discount of 20 %. How many pairs of socks can be bought for 48? 

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    3 pairs
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    5 pairs
    Correct
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    4 pairs
    Correct
    Wrong
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    2 pairs
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Answer : 3. "4 pairs "

Q: 3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312 1386 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 ? 3091 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"
Explanation :

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? 1364 0

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    $$66{1\over 3}\%$$
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    $$16{2\over 3}\%$$
    Correct
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    $$88{2\over 3}\%$$
    Correct
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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%
    Correct
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    75%
    Correct
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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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    $$ 16 {1\over4}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ 15 {2\over3}$$
    Correct
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    $$ 15 {1\over4}$$
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Answer : 1. "$$ 16 {2\over3}$$"

Q:

In a school 80% of the students are girls. The number of boys are 500. Then the total number of students in the school is

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    850
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    1900
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    2200
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    2500
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Answer : 4. "2500"

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