Percentage Practice Question and Answer

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 ? 3233 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: 0.01 is what per cent of 0.1 ? 3143 2

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    10%
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    Correct
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    100%
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    Correct
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Answer : 1. " 10%"
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Q:

In an election there were two candidates, one candidate got 30% of the votes and lost by 16000 votes, how many votes were cast in total?

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    30000
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    24000
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    40000
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    28000
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Answer : 3. "40000"

Q: If 80% of A = 50% of B and B=x% of A, then the value of x is : 3068 0

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    400
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    300
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    160
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    150
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Answer : 3. " 160"
Explanation :

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Q:

In a test a student got 30 % marks and failed by 25 marks. In the same test another student got 40 % marks and secured 25 % marks more than the essential minimum pass marks. The maximum pass marks for the test were? 

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    500
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    580
    Correct
    Wrong
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    400
    Correct
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    480
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Answer : 3. "400"

Q:

Ravi purchases 90 pens and sells 40 pens at a gain of 10% and 50 pens at a gain of 20%. Had he sold all of them at a uniform profit of 15% he would have got Rs. 40 less. Find the cost price of each pen.

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    Rs. 80
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    Rs. 75
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    Rs. 90
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    Rs. 100
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 80"

Q: In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects? 2881 1

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    20%
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    25%
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    30%
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    15%
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Answer : 1. "20%"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 20% Explanation: Percentage of students passed in English = 60% Percentage of students passed in Hindi = 45% Percentage of students passed in both subjects = 25% ATQ, Percentage of students passed in only English = 60 - 25 = 35% Percentage of students passed in only Hindi = 45 - 25 = 20% Therefore, Percentage of students failed = 100 - (35 + 25 + 20) = 100 - 80 = 20%.

Q: If x is less than y by 25% then y exceeds x by : 2880 0

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    25%
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    75%
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    Correct
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Answer : 1. " "
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