Percentage Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The price of sugar is reduced by 25 % but in spite of the decrease, Aanysh ends up increasing his expenditure on sugar by 20% . What is the percentage change in his monthly consumption of sugar?

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    -44%
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    +60%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    +44%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    -60%
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "+60%"

Q:

Meenu has some money. She can buy 40 books or 90 pens with it. She keeps 20% of the money for food and with the remaining buys 36 pens and some books. Find the number of books she buys.

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    15
    Correct
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  • 2
    14
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    18
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    12
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "16"

Q:

In an election between two candidates, the winning candidate has got 70% of the votes polled and has won by 15400 votes. What is the number of votes polled for loosing candidate?

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    13490
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    12300
    Correct
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    11550
    Correct
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    12400
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Answer : 3. "11550"

Q:

Pulse is now being sold at Rs. 20 a kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16 per kg. By how much percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed?

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    25%
    Correct
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    20%
    Correct
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    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    35%
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "20%"

Q:

The population of a village was 9600. In a year, with the increase in population of males by 8 % and that of females by 5 %, the population of the village became 10272. What was the number of males in the village before increase?

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    4200
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    4410
    Correct
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    6400
    Correct
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    6048
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Answer : 3. "6400"

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 ? 5236 0

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    3.27 % loss
    Correct
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    4.15 % loss
    Correct
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    3.27 % gain
    Correct
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    4.15 % gain
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Answer : 3. "3.27 % gain"
Explanation :

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:

If 80 % of a number added to 80 gives the result as the number itself, then the number is: 

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    200
    Correct
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    300
    Correct
    Wrong
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    400
    Correct
    Wrong
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    500
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "400 "

Q:

In a village, 70 % registered voters cast their votes in the election. Only two candidates (A and B) contested the election. A won the election by 400 votes. Had A received 12.5 % less votes, the result would have been tie. How many registered voters are there in the village? 

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    4200
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    4500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    4000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    4250
    Correct
    Wrong
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    3500
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Answer : 3. "4000 "

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