Percentage Aptitude Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The strength of a school increases and decreases in every alternate year by 10 %. It started with increase in 2000, then the strength of the school in 2003 as compared to that in 2000 was :
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5ef55b44e6dbc50ad17f5f5a- 1increased by 9.8 %false
- 2decreased by 9.8 %false
- 3increased by 8.9 %true
- 4decreased by 8.9 %false
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Answer : 3. "increased by 8.9 % "
Q: 3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312 1386 05b5cc694e4d2b4197774c4cb
5b5cc694e4d2b4197774c4cb- 1812.5true
- 2829.75false
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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 ? 3091 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? 1365 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
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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
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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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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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5efeaac87228dd6b06e745d4- 1850false
- 21900false
- 32200false
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