Percentage Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In a group of 20 singers and 40 dancers, 20% of the singers are less than 25 years old and 40% of the entire group are under 25 years. What percentage of dancers are under 25 years?

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    20%
    Correct
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    40%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    60%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "50%"

Q:

A shopkeeper has certain number of eggs of which 5% are found to be broken. He sells 93% of the remainder and still has 266 eggs left. How many eggs did he originally have?

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    3800
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    4000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "4000"

Q:

A businessman’s earning increases by 25% in one year but decreases by 4% in the next. After 5 years his total earnings would be Rs. 72,000. What is the present earning?

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    Rs. 10,000
    Correct
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    Rs. 80,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 40,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 54,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 40,000"

Q:

A person has some amount with him. 25% of it is stolen in a bus, 10% is lost through a hole in the pocket, 50% of remainder is spent on food. He then purchases a book worth Rs. 26 from the remainder. He walks back home because all his money is over. What was the initial amount?

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    Rs. 160
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 1,230
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 90
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 80
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 80"

Q:

If $$ {66{2\over 3}}{ \%}$$ of 75 % of one-eighth of a certain number is 179, then $$ {33{1\over 3}}{ \%}$$ of three – fourth of that number is:

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    537
    Correct
    Wrong
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    787.6
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    859.2
    Correct
    Wrong
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    716
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "716"

Q:

A seller uses 920 gm in place of one kg to sell his goods. When he sells his articles at 15% gain on cost price, the actual percentage of profit is :

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    32
    Correct
    Wrong
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    30
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25"

Q:

A is 40 % more than B and B is 60% less than C. If C is 60 % more than D, then which of the following is true?

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    C is 60 % more than B.
    Correct
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    B is 36 % less than D.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    D is 10.4 % more than A.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    A is 54 % less than C.
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "B is 36 % less than D."

Q:

The average score of 42 students in a test is 69. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls is 10 : 11. The average score of the boys is 20% more than that of the girls. The average score of the boys is:

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    82.8
    Correct
    Wrong
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    73.5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    75.2
    Correct
    Wrong
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    75.6
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "75.6"

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