Percentage Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Products pass successively through the hands of three traders and each of them sells his goods at a profit of 30% of his cost price. If the last trader sold the products for Rs.300, then how much did the first trader pay for them? 

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    Rs.330.55 (approx)
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    Rs.136.55 (approx)
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.240.55 (approx)
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.137.55 (approx)
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs.136.55 (approx)"

Q:

Mrs. Deepa Devi saves 30% of her salary. If she receives Rs.42,000 per month as her salary, what is her monthly expenditure?

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    Rs.29,200
    Correct
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    Rs.29,400
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.29,300
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.29,100
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "Rs.29,400"

Q:

A basket contains 350 eggs. If 12% of the eggs are rotten, how many eggs are good enough to be sold?

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    408
    Correct
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    310
    Correct
    Wrong
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    308
    Correct
    Wrong
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    410
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "308"

Q:

Two numbers are, respectively, 10% and 25% more than the third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

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    22 : 25
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    19 : 25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    23 : 25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    18 : 25
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "22 : 25"

Q:

In an examination, 45% of all the students who appeared are boys and the rest are girls. If 60% of the boys and 70% of the girls passed, then what is the percentage of students who failed?

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    36
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40
    Correct
    Wrong
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    35.4
    Correct
    Wrong
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    34.5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "34.5 "

Q:

The expenditure on the cost of living of a man and his family is 60% of his salary. He gets two increments of 30% and 60% in his salary. If his saving increases by 250% of his initial saving, then the new cost of living expenditure is what percentage (rounded off to the nearest integer) of the increased salary?

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    32.7 Percent
    Correct
    Wrong
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    29.5 Percent
    Correct
    Wrong
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    43.6 Percent
    Correct
    Wrong
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    36.6 Percent
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "32.7 Percent"

Q:

A dishonest dealer sells the goods at 7% loss on cost price but uses 18% less weight. What is his percentage of profit? (Correct to 2 decimal places)

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    25.65%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12.82%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    13.41%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    28.75%
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "13.41%"

Q:

Out of an earning of Rs.720, Pankaj spends 65%. How much does he save?

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    Rs.251
    Correct
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    Rs.250
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.252
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.253
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs.252"

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