921 + Mcqs in Percentage Page 12 McqOptions

551.	After excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 kmph and after including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A.	10
B.	9
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

552.	After allowing a discount of 20% on Marked price Kishore makes a profit of 12%. What percentage is the Marked price above the Cost price?
A.	0.4
B.	0.32
C.	0.25
D.	0.08
Answer» B. 0.32

Discussion

553.	After a discount of 23% an article is sold for Rs 1848. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?
A.	2150
B.	2275
C.	2350
D.	2400
Answer» E.

Discussion

554.	After buying a toy for Rs.45, Raghu managed to sell it at a profit of 15%. The selling price of the toy was
A.	Rs. 50.75
B.	Rs. 60
C.	Rs. 51.25
D.	Rs. 51.75
Answer» E.

Discussion

555.	After deducting 12% from a certain sum and then deducting 25% from the remainder, 2508 is left, then what is the initial sum?
A.	3500
B.	3450
C.	3970
D.	3800
Answer» E.

Discussion

556.	A watch is sold at a discount of 62.5%. If the marked price of the watch is Rs 16320, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the watch?_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_
A.	7230
B.	6120
C.	5840
D.	4820
Answer» C. 5840

Discussion

557.	Abhinav scores 80% in physics and 66% in chemistry and the maximum marks of both the papers are 100. what percent does he score in maths which is of 200 marks, if he scores 80% marks in all the three subjects:
A.	0.74
B.	0.84
C.	0.87
D.	0.83
Answer» D. 0.83

Discussion

558.	A woman suffered 20% loss on first investment and made 10% profit at second investment and 12 Â½% profit on the third investment. If the invested amount be in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 3, find her profit percentage?
A.	0.00625
B.	0.01205
C.	0.00987
D.	0
Answer» B. 0.01205

Discussion

559.	A watch having marked price as Rs 8400 is sold for Rs 5040 after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 25% then what is the secondÂ discount percentage?
A.	0.15
B.	0.2
C.	0.3
D.	0.25
Answer» C. 0.3

Discussion

560.	Aditya got 78% marks in the examination. If he secured 663 marks, find the maximum marks.
A.	700
B.	800
C.	750
D.	850
Answer» E.

Discussion

561.	A user type a content on 20 sheets, each sheet consist of 55 lines, and each line can have 66 characters. The content is again retyped on another set of sheets, these new sheets have 65 lines and each line can take 70 characters. Calculate the reduction in sheets ?
A.	2 or 60%
B.	4 or 20%
C.	6 or 10%
D.	8 or 5%
Answer» C. 6 or 10%

Discussion

562.	A Village lost 12% of its goats in a flood and 5% of remainder died from diseases. If the number left now is 8360. What was the orignal number beforeÂ the flood?
A.	1000
B.	10000
C.	1,00,000
D.	8360
Answer» C. 1,00,000

Discussion

563.	A trader marks up his goods by 120% and offers 30% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 750?
A.	1225
B.	1080
C.	1280
D.	1155
Answer» E.

Discussion

564.	A tyre is sold at three successive discounts of 20%,30%, and 20%. What is the net discount (in percentage)
A.	62.8
B.	59.6
C.	55.2
D.	51.4
Answer» D. 51.4

Discussion

565.	A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is
A.	Rs.1200
B.	Rs.1205
C.	Rs.1250
D.	Rs.1275
Answer» D. Rs.1275

Discussion

566.	A student multiplied a number by 6/7 instead ofÂ 7/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A.	36.11 percent
B.	26.53 percent
C.	13.27 percent
D.	18.06 percent
Answer» C. 13.27 percent

Discussion

567.	A trader buys 800 kgs of tomatoes for Rs 7200. 10% tomatoes are damaged in transportaion. At what rate (Rs/Kg) should he sell the rest to earn 30%Â profit?
A.	9
B.	13
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

568.	A sum of Rs. 2600 is lent out into two parts, one at 9% and another at 7% if the total annual income is Rs. 206, find the money lent at 7%.
A.	Rs. 1400
B.	Rs. 900
C.	Rs. 1600
D.	Rs. 1200
Answer» B. Rs. 900

Discussion

569.	A total amount of Rs. 1560 is to be divided among A, B, C such that A gets 50% of what B gets and B gets 20% of what C gets. How much will B get ?
A.	Rs. 540
B.	Rs. 440
C.	Rs. 280
D.	Rs. 240
Answer» E.

Discussion

570.	A student multiplied a number by 6/13 instead of 13/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A.	369.44 percent
B.	39.35 percent
C.	184.72 percent
D.	78.7 percent
Answer» E.

Discussion

571.	A student multiplied a number by 4/7 instead of 7/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A.	206.25 percent
B.	67.35 percent
C.	33.67 percent
D.	103.13 percent
Answer» C. 33.67 percent

Discussion

572.	A student multiplied a number by 5/6 instead of 6/5. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A.	44 percent
B.	30.56 percent
C.	15.28 percent
D.	22 percent
Answer» C. 15.28 percent

Discussion

573.	A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A.	56.25 percent
B.	18 percent
C.	28.13 percent
D.	36 percent
Answer» E.

Discussion

574.	A student multiplied a number by 3/10 instead of 10/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A.	1011.11 percent
B.	45.5 percent
C.	91 percent
D.	505.56 percent
Answer» D. 505.56 percent

Discussion

575.	A student multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2. What is the percentage error in evaluation ?
A.	0.52
B.	0.64
C.	0.84
D.	0.77
Answer» D. 0.77

Discussion

576.	A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 67 and fails by 13 marks. What is the maximum marks?
A.	300
B.	200
C.	150
D.	240
Answer» C. 150

Discussion

577.	A student has to secure 35% marks to pass in a subject. If he gets 82 and fails by 23 marks. What is the maximum marks of the subject?
A.	300
B.	250
C.	350
D.	400
Answer» B. 250

Discussion

578.	A student gets 22 marks more in French than what she got in German. Her German marks are 28% of the sum of her French and German marks. What areÂ her French marks?
A.	14
B.	36
C.	18
D.	42
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

579.	A small scale business has the following expenses: procurement (25%), employees' salary (25%) and 50%Â for maintenance._x005F_x000D_ If the business pays a total salary of Rs. 2,00,000 then what is its maintenance expense?_x005F_x000D_
A.	â‚¹ 3,00,000
B.	â‚¹ 2,00,000
C.	â‚¹ 2,50,000
D.	â‚¹ 4,00,000
Answer» E.

Discussion

580.	A showroom on its anniversary gives a discount of 18% on marked price of bikes. Raghuram purchases a bike in Rs. 54,540. What is the marked price of bike?
A.	Rs. 63548
B.	Rs. 66512
C.	Rs. 65000
D.	Rs. 67857
Answer» C. Rs. 65000

Discussion

581.	A shopkeeperâ€™s earning increases by 25% in first year but decreases by 4% in the next and so on. After 5 years his total earnings would be Rs. 72,000. What is his present earning?
A.	Rs. 40,000
B.	Rs. 45,000
C.	Rs. 42,000
D.	Rs. 46,000
Answer» B. Rs. 45,000

Discussion

582.	A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ I. Two successive discounts of 30% and 20%_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ II. Buy 4 get 7_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ III. Buy 4 get 3 free_x005F_x000D_
A.	Only I
B.	Only III_x005F_x000D_
C.	Only II and III_x005F_x000D_
D.	All are equal
Answer» B. Only III_x005F_x000D_

Discussion

583.	A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?_x005F_x000D_ I. Two successive discount of 20% and 25%_x005F_x000D_ II. Buy 5 get 3 free_x005F_x000D_ III. Buy 5 get 6_x005F_x000D_
A.	Only II
B.	Only I
C.	Only I and II
D.	Only I and III
Answer» C. Only I and II

Discussion

584.	A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the lowest discount percentage (all articles have same marked price)?_x005F_x000D_ I. Two successive discounts of 10% and 10%_x005F_x000D_ II. Buy 7 get 8_x005F_x000D_ III. Buy 9 get 1 free_x005F_x000D_
A.	Only II
B.	Only III
C.	Only II and III
D.	All are equal.
Answer» C. Only II and III

Discussion

585.	A Shopkeeper Â charges sales tax of x% upto Rs.2,000 and above it he charges y%. A customer pays total tax of Rs 320, when he purchases the goods worth Rs. 6,000 and he pay's the total tax of Rs. 680 for the goods worth Rs. 12,000. The value of (x-y) is:
A.	0
B.	-2
C.	-4
D.	5
Answer» C. -4

Discussion

586.	A shopkeeper offers 15% discount on all plastic toys. He offers a further discount of 4% on the reduced price to those customers who pay cash. WhatÂ does a customer have to pay (in Rs) in case for a toy of Rs 200?
A.	133.7
B.	129.8
C.	163.2
D.	153.3
Answer» D. 153.3

Discussion

587.	A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 1600?
A.	1920
B.	2000
C.	2120
D.	2200
Answer» B. 2000

Discussion

588.	A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 10% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 7500?
A.	11800
B.	12800
C.	13800
D.	10800
Answer» E.

Discussion

589.	A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 125% and offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price if the cost price (in Rs) is Rs 640?
A.	1080
B.	1000
C.	920
D.	860
Answer» B. 1000

Discussion

590.	A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25% on it. His gain % is
A.	0.05
B.	0.1
C.	0.15
D.	0.2
Answer» B. 0.1

Discussion

591.	A shopkeeper fixes the price of an article in such a way that after allowing 32% discount, he wants again of 14%. If the marked priceÂ is â‚¹342, then the cost price of the article is:_x005F_x000D_
A.	â‚¹212
B.	â‚¹204
C.	â‚¹218
D.	â‚¹196
Answer» C. â‚¹218

Discussion

592.	A shopkeeper by selling 21 Nike shoes, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 5 Nike shoes. His profit percentage is
A.	31.25 percent
B.	23.8 percent
C.	47.6 percent
D.	16.35 percent
Answer» B. 23.8 percent

Discussion

593.	A shop keeper allows 20% discount on the marked price on his articles. Find the marked price of an article for which he charges Rs. 740
A.	Rs. 725
B.	Rs. 875
C.	Rs. 925
D.	Rs. 1040
Answer» D. Rs. 1040

Discussion

594.	A seller charges 28% more from a customer as GST on an article. If customer paid Rs. 4544, what is the cost price of the article?
A.	Rs. 3550
B.	Rs. 2650
C.	Rs. 3840
D.	Rs. 2450
Answer» B. Rs. 2650

Discussion

595.	A Shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no.of goats increased by 40% . In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of Â goats grew by 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats, then he had only 34,398 goats. The percentage increase of the no.of goats in this duration was:
A.	0.1466
B.	0.1666
C.	0.2
D.	0.3333
Answer» B. 0.1666

Discussion

596.	A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combinedÂ percentage of two papers, the combined percentage is
A.	0.755
B.	0.76
C.	0.765
D.	0.77
Answer» B. 0.76

Discussion

597.	A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is:
A.	Rs.180
B.	Rs.120
C.	Rs.480
D.	data insufficient
Answer» C. Rs.480

Discussion

598.	Aâ€™s salary is 50% more than Bâ€™s. How much percent is Bâ€™s salary less than Aâ€™s?
A.	0.245
B.	0.295
C.	0.313
D.	0.333
Answer» E.

Discussion

599.	A Rs 1000 box of cookies is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 400 bar of chocolate at 8% discount. If we buy 2 boxes of cookies and 3 bars of chocolate,Â what is the effective discount we get (in %)?
A.	9
B.	9.25
C.	8.75
D.	8.5
Answer» C. 8.75

Discussion

600.	A Rs 750 tin of cheese is offered at 8% discount and a Rs 1,250 tin of butter at 20% discount. If we buy 5 tins of cheese and 3 tins of butter, what is theÂ effective discount we get (in %)?
A.	12
B.	15
C.	14
D.	16
Answer» D. 16

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

After excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 kmph and after including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

After allowing a discount of 20% on Marked price Kishore makes a profit of 12%. What percentage is the Marked price above the Cost price?

After a discount of 23% an article is sold for Rs 1848. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

After buying a toy for Rs.45, Raghu managed to sell it at a profit of 15%. The selling price of the toy was

After deducting 12% from a certain sum and then deducting 25% from the remainder, 2508 is left, then what is the initial sum?

A watch is sold at a discount of 62.5%. If the marked price of the watch is Rs 16320, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the watch?_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_

Abhinav scores 80% in physics and 66% in chemistry and the maximum marks of both the papers are 100. what percent does he score in maths which is of 200 marks, if he scores 80% marks in all the three subjects:

A woman suffered 20% loss on first investment and made 10% profit at second investment and 12 Â½% profit on the third investment. If the invested amount be in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 3, find her profit percentage?

A watch having marked price as Rs 8400 is sold for Rs 5040 after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 25% then what is the secondÂ discount percentage?

Aditya got 78% marks in the examination. If he secured 663 marks, find the maximum marks.

A user type a content on 20 sheets, each sheet consist of 55 lines, and each line can have 66 characters. The content is again retyped on another set of sheets, these new sheets have 65 lines and each line can take 70 characters. Calculate the reduction in sheets ?

A Village lost 12% of its goats in a flood and 5% of remainder died from diseases. If the number left now is 8360. What was the orignal number beforeÂ the flood?

A trader marks up his goods by 120% and offers 30% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 750?

A tyre is sold at three successive discounts of 20%,30%, and 20%. What is the net discount (in percentage)

A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is

A student multiplied a number by 6/7 instead ofÂ 7/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A trader buys 800 kgs of tomatoes for Rs 7200. 10% tomatoes are damaged in transportaion. At what rate (Rs/Kg) should he sell the rest to earn 30%Â profit?

A sum of Rs. 2600 is lent out into two parts, one at 9% and another at 7% if the total annual income is Rs. 206, find the money lent at 7%.

A total amount of Rs. 1560 is to be divided among A, B, C such that A gets 50% of what B gets and B gets 20% of what C gets. How much will B get ?

A student multiplied a number by 6/13 instead of 13/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A student multiplied a number by 4/7 instead of 7/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A student multiplied a number by 5/6 instead of 6/5. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A student multiplied a number by 3/10 instead of 10/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A student multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2. What is the percentage error in evaluation ?

A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 67 and fails by 13 marks. What is the maximum marks?

A student has to secure 35% marks to pass in a subject. If he gets 82 and fails by 23 marks. What is the maximum marks of the subject?

A student gets 22 marks more in French than what she got in German. Her German marks are 28% of the sum of her French and German marks. What areÂ her French marks?

A small scale business has the following expenses: procurement (25%), employees' salary (25%) and 50%Â for maintenance._x005F_x000D_ If the business pays a total salary of Rs. 2,00,000 then what is its maintenance expense?_x005F_x000D_

A showroom on its anniversary gives a discount of 18% on marked price of bikes. Raghuram purchases a bike in Rs. 54,540. What is the marked price of bike?

A shopkeeperâ€™s earning increases by 25% in first year but decreases by 4% in the next and so on. After 5 years his total earnings would be Rs. 72,000. What is his present earning?

A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ I. Two successive discounts of 30% and 20%_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ II. Buy 4 get 7_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ III. Buy 4 get 3 free_x005F_x000D_

A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?_x005F_x000D_ I. Two successive discount of 20% and 25%_x005F_x000D_ II. Buy 5 get 3 free_x005F_x000D_ III. Buy 5 get 6_x005F_x000D_

A shopkeeper offers the following 3 schemes. Which scheme has the lowest discount percentage (all articles have same marked price)?_x005F_x000D_ I. Two successive discounts of 10% and 10%_x005F_x000D_ II. Buy 7 get 8_x005F_x000D_ III. Buy 9 get 1 free_x005F_x000D_

A Shopkeeper Â charges sales tax of x% upto Rs.2,000 and above it he charges y%. A customer pays total tax of Rs 320, when he purchases the goods worth Rs. 6,000 and he pay's the total tax of Rs. 680 for the goods worth Rs. 12,000. The value of (x-y) is:

A shopkeeper offers 15% discount on all plastic toys. He offers a further discount of 4% on the reduced price to those customers who pay cash. WhatÂ does a customer have to pay (in Rs) in case for a toy of Rs 200?

A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 1600?

A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 10% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 7500?

A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 125% and offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price if the cost price (in Rs) is Rs 640?

A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25% on it. His gain % is

A shopkeeper fixes the price of an article in such a way that after allowing 32% discount, he wants again of 14%. If the marked priceÂ is â‚¹342, then the cost price of the article is:_x005F_x000D_

A shopkeeper by selling 21 Nike shoes, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 5 Nike shoes. His profit percentage is

A shop keeper allows 20% discount on the marked price on his articles. Find the marked price of an article for which he charges Rs. 740

A seller charges 28% more from a customer as GST on an article. If customer paid Rs. 4544, what is the cost price of the article?

A Shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no.of goats increased by 40% . In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of Â goats grew by 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats, then he had only 34,398 goats. The percentage increase of the no.of goats in this duration was:

A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combinedÂ percentage of two papers, the combined percentage is

A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is:

Aâ€™s salary is 50% more than Bâ€™s. How much percent is Bâ€™s salary less than Aâ€™s?

A Rs 1000 box of cookies is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 400 bar of chocolate at 8% discount. If we buy 2 boxes of cookies and 3 bars of chocolate,Â what is the effective discount we get (in %)?

A Rs 750 tin of cheese is offered at 8% discount and a Rs 1,250 tin of butter at 20% discount. If we buy 5 tins of cheese and 3 tins of butter, what is theÂ effective discount we get (in %)?