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451.	If A’s income is 40% more than the income of B, then what percentage of B’s income is less than income of A?
A.	\(27\frac{4}{7}\% \)
B.	\(28\frac{5}{7}\% \)
C.	\(27\frac{5}{7}\% \)
D.	\(28\frac{4}{7}\% \)
Answer» E.

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452.	If the cost of a book worth Rs. 50 is increased by Rs. 25 more, then how much is the rate of increase?
A.	10
B.	25
C.	20
D.	50
Answer» E.

Discussion

453.	In an examination, 25% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 12% failed in English. If 10% of the candidates failed in both the subjects and 292 candidates passed in both the subjects, which one of the following is the number of total candidates appeared in the examination?
A.	300
B.	400
C.	460
D.	500
Answer» C. 460

Discussion

454.	If 3/5th part of 60% of a number is 36, then that number is
A.	100
B.	75
C.	80
D.	90
Answer» B. 75

Discussion

455.	Raman could save 20 percent of his income. But two years later when his income is increased by 50 percent he could save the same amount only as before. By how much percent has his expenditure increased?
A.	62.5 percent
B.	50 percent
C.	55 percent
D.	60 percent
Answer» B. 50 percent

Discussion

456.	A is 20% less than B and C is 30% more than D. If D is 25% less than A, then which of the following is true?
A.	C = 0.39 B
B.	B = 0.39 C
C.	C = 0.78 B
D.	B = 0.78 C
Answer» D. B = 0.78 C

Discussion

457.	If income of R is 30% more than the income of Q and the income of Q is 20% more than the income of P, then the income of R is how much percent more than the income of P?
A.	50
B.	10
C.	56
D.	55
Answer» D. 55

Discussion

458.	If 15 percent of a number is 30, what is three times of that number?
A.	200
B.	250
C.	400
D.	600
Answer» E.

Discussion

459.	If Anju scored 68 out of 80 in Hindi. 46 out of 60 in Mathematics. 74 out of 90 in Science, and 34 out of 45 in English, in which subject did Anju score the maximum percentage marks?
A.	Science
B.	Hindi
C.	Mathematics
D.	English
Answer» C. Mathematics

Discussion

460.	If the side of a square increases by 21% then its area gets increased by:
A.	42%
B.	44%
C.	46%
D.	46.41%
Answer» E.

Discussion

461.	5% of the inhabitants of a village having died of malaria, a panic set in. During this, 20% of the remaining inhabitants left the village. The population is then reduced to 4750. Find the number of original inhabitants?
A.	5000
B.	5250
C.	6250
D.	7500
Answer» D. 7500

Discussion

462.	If there are 32 girls in the class and the ratio of girls to boys is 16 : 9, then what percentage (%) of the girls are in the class?
A.	32%
B.	48%
C.	64%
D.	80%
Answer» D. 80%

Discussion

463.	In a constituency, 55% of the total number of voters are males and the rest are females. If 40% of the males are illiterate and 40% of the females are literate, then by what percent is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females?
A.	\(18\frac{2}{9}\)
B.	\(22\frac{8}{{11}}\)
C.	\(22\frac{2}{9}\)
D.	\(18\frac{2}{{11}}\)
Answer» D. \(18\frac{2}{{11}}\)

Discussion

464.	15% of 180 is what percent of 18% of 250?
A.	54%
B.	62%
C.	71%
D.	60%
Answer» E.

Discussion

465.	If each side of a triangle is increased by 22%, then its area will increase by:
A.	48.84%
B.	46.65%
C.	44%
D.	50%
Answer» B. 46.65%

Discussion

466.	In an exam of 300 marks a student gets 75 marks. If she had scored 6 more marks she would have attained passing percentage. What is the passing percentage?
A.	25
B.	30
C.	35
D.	27
Answer» E.

Discussion

467.	A is 60% more than B and C is 45% less than twice the sum of B and A. By what percentage is C more than A?
A.	75.25
B.	76.5
C.	78.75
D.	77.25
Answer» D. 77.25

Discussion

468.	P is 60% less than Q. Q is 50% more than R. R is 20% more than S. If S is 1500, then what is the value of P?
A.	1240
B.	1080
C.	1140
D.	960
Answer» C. 1140

Discussion

469.	A candidate scores 30% of maximum marks and fails by 8 marks while another candidate who scores 35% marks gets 12 marks more than the minimum pass marks. Find the maximum marks.
A.	500
B.	400
C.	800
D.	300
Answer» C. 800

Discussion

470.	If 35% of 9/5 of a number is 252, then find the number.
A.	255
B.	360
C.	400
D.	410
Answer» D. 410

Discussion

471.	A solution prepared by a chemist, in which the volume of water is 30% of the total volume. After pouring 5 liters of water in this solution, it was observed that the volume of water has increased to 40%. How many liters was the water in the initial solution?
A.	35
B.	30
C.	14
D.	9
Answer» E.

Discussion

472.	If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B?
A.	30%
B.	40%
C.	70%
D.	75%
Answer» E.

Discussion

473.	John won a lottery, in which the government deducted 35% tax and paid the 7/8 part to John and the remaining to the ticket seller. If the ticket seller received Rs. 22,343.75, what was the lottery amount?A. 2,23,437B. 275,000C. 264,384D. 178,750
A.	D
B.	C
C.	A
D.	B
Answer» E.

Discussion

474.	After spending 85% of his salary, Alok saves Rs. 1200 per month. What is his monthly salary?
A.	Rs. 8,000
B.	Rs. 10,000
C.	Rs. 8,500
D.	Rs. 12,000
Answer» B. Rs. 10,000

Discussion

475.	40% employees of a company are men and 75% of the men earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year. If 45% of the company's employees earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year, what fraction of the women employed by the company earn Rs. 25,000 or less per year?
A.	2/11
B.	1/4
C.	1/3
D.	3/4
Answer» E.

Discussion

476.	In a regiment 45% soldiers are commanders. If the number of commanders is 6750, then what is the total number of soldiers in the regiment?
A.	15000
B.	17500
C.	18000
D.	16000
Answer» B. 17500

Discussion

477.	If 60% of a number is added to 60, then the result is equal to the number itself. What is the number?
A.	150
B.	120
C.	100
D.	180
Answer» B. 120

Discussion

478.	46% of all tickets sold on a single day were purchased by students. If the number of tickets sold on that day was 1250, how many of those tickets were purchased by the students?
A.	550
B.	575
C.	580
D.	570
Answer» C. 580

Discussion

479.	In a test consisting of 150 questions, Neha answered 40% of the first 90 questions correctly. What percent of the 60 questions does she need to answer correctly for her score in the entire test to be 60%?
A.	75
B.	80
C.	85
D.	90
Answer» E.

Discussion

480.	A is 40% less than B, and C is 40% of the sum of A and B. The difference between A and B is what percentage of C?
A.	60.5%
B.	64%
C.	62.5%
D.	60%
Answer» D. 60%

Discussion

481.	A price is increased by 16.66%. To obtain the old price, by how much should it be decreased?
A.	14.28
B.	16.66
C.	30
D.	33.32
Answer» B. 16.66

Discussion

482.	In an examination Rajesh got 112 marks, which is 32 marks more than the passing marks. Sonal got 75% marks, which is 70 marks more than the passing marks. What is the minimum pass percentage marks ?
A.	35 %
B.	45 %
C.	30 %
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

483.	A number is increased by 20% first and then it is decreased by 20%. What is the percentage change in the number?
A.	4% decrease
B.	4% increase
C.	40% increase
D.	No change
Answer» B. 4% increase

Discussion

484.	A cloth was 50 cm broad and 8 cm long. When washed, it was found to have lost 25% of its length and 14% of its breath. Then the percentage decreased in area is _______
A.	34.5%
B.	35.5%
C.	36%
D.	35%
Answer» C. 36%

Discussion

485.	If A’s income is 60% more of B’s income and B’s income is 40% less than C’s income, then by what percent is C’s income more than B’s income? (Correct to one decimal place)
A.	67.8
B.	66.7
C.	77.6
D.	62.4
Answer» C. 77.6

Discussion

486.	A sum of Rs. 1,50,000 is distributed among three persons - A, B and C - so that they receive 20%, 30% and 50%, respectively. A receives the same amount from another sum of money which is distributed among them so that they receive 50%, 30% and 20%, respectively. Find the total amount received from both sums of money, by B.
A.	Rs. 55,000
B.	Rs. 60,000
C.	Rs. 63,000
D.	Rs. 58,000
Answer» D. Rs. 58,000

Discussion

487.	One bulb manufacturer found that 13% of the total products are defective. If the number of non - defective products is 4524, ﬁnd the number of defective products.
A.	686
B.	676
C.	656
D.	696
Answer» C. 656

Discussion

488.	18% of 60 is 54% of_______.
A.	30
B.	180
C.	40
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

489.	Among 1100 boys and 700 girls who have appeared for an examination, 42% of the boys and 30% of the girls passed the examination. The failed percentage of the total is
A.	\(62\frac{1}{3}%\)%
B.	\(62\frac{2}{3}%\)
C.	63%
D.	\(61\frac{2}{3}%\)
Answer» C. 63%

Discussion

490.	If house tax is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 12% on the amount of the bill. By paying the tax before the due date, a person got a reduction of Rs. 2,100. The amount (in Rs.) of house tax paid was:
A.	25,000
B.	21,000
C.	15,400
D.	17,500
Answer» D. 17,500

Discussion

491.	In an election contest between A and B, A wins by the margin of 480 votes. If A gets 70% of the total votes. then total votes are
A.	1400
B.	1200
C.	4800
D.	1600
Answer» C. 4800

Discussion

492.	Rahul’s salary is 40% more than Mohit’s salary. If Rahul’s salary is increased by 60% and Mohit’s salary is decreased by 20%, then Rahul’s salary will be how much percentage of Mohit’s salary?
A.	280%
B.	100%
C.	105%
D.	64%
Answer» B. 100%

Discussion

493.	A number is increased by 10 per cent. Then it is decreased by 20 per cent. If the final value of the number is 528, then what is the initial value of the number?
A.	650
B.	550
C.	600
D.	500
Answer» D. 500

Discussion

494.	If A's salary is 30% more than B's salary, then by what percentage is B's salary less than that of A ? (correct to one decimal place)
A.	17.5%
B.	19.7%
C.	23.1%
D.	25%
Answer» D. 25%

Discussion

495.	In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both of these subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in both of these subjects, the number of Candidates that appeared for the examination was
A.	3000
B.	3500
C.	4000
D.	5000
Answer» E.

Discussion

496.	A student secured 80% of the total marks and got 360 marks. How much should a student with 90% of total marks get?
A.	405
B.	400
C.	324
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 400

Discussion

497.	If A's income is 35% more than B's income, then by what percentage is B's income less than A's income (correct to the nearest integer)?
A.	26%
B.	19%
C.	35%
D.	17%
Answer» B. 19%

Discussion

498.	Rahul’s salary is 40% less than Rakesh’s salary. Deepak’s salary is 80% more than Rahul’s salary. If Deepak’s salary is Rs. 34560, then what is the salary of Rakesh?
A.	Rs. 28000
B.	Rs. 24000
C.	Rs. 32000
D.	Rs. 26000
Answer» D. Rs. 26000

Discussion

499.	If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 0% and the denominator is increased by 40%, then the resultant fraction is \(\frac{{16}}{{63}}\). The original fraction is:
A.	\(\frac{{4}}{{9}}\)
B.	\(\frac{{16}}{{45}}\)
C.	\(\frac{{5}}{{9}}\)
D.	\(\frac{{2}}{{11}}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac{{5}}{{9}}\)

Discussion

500.	In a class, if 60% of the students are boys and the number of girls is 36, then the number of boys is:
A.	60
B.	58
C.	65
D.	54
Answer» E.

Discussion

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If A’s income is 40% more than the income of B, then what percentage of B’s income is less than income of A?

If the cost of a book worth Rs. 50 is increased by Rs. 25 more, then how much is the rate of increase?

In an examination, 25% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 12% failed in English. If 10% of the candidates failed in both the subjects and 292 candidates passed in both the subjects, which one of the following is the number of total candidates appeared in the examination?

If 3/5th part of 60% of a number is 36, then that number is

Raman could save 20 percent of his income. But two years later when his income is increased by 50 percent he could save the same amount only as before. By how much percent has his expenditure increased?

A is 20% less than B and C is 30% more than D. If D is 25% less than A, then which of the following is true?

If income of R is 30% more than the income of Q and the income of Q is 20% more than the income of P, then the income of R is how much percent more than the income of P?

If 15 percent of a number is 30, what is three times of that number?

If Anju scored 68 out of 80 in Hindi. 46 out of 60 in Mathematics. 74 out of 90 in Science, and 34 out of 45 in English, in which subject did Anju score the maximum percentage marks?

If the side of a square increases by 21% then its area gets increased by:

5% of the inhabitants of a village having died of malaria, a panic set in. During this, 20% of the remaining inhabitants left the village. The population is then reduced to 4750. Find the number of original inhabitants?

If there are 32 girls in the class and the ratio of girls to boys is 16 : 9, then what percentage (%) of the girls are in the class?

In a constituency, 55% of the total number of voters are males and the rest are females. If 40% of the males are illiterate and 40% of the females are literate, then by what percent is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females?

15% of 180 is what percent of 18% of 250?

If each side of a triangle is increased by 22%, then its area will increase by:

In an exam of 300 marks a student gets 75 marks. If she had scored 6 more marks she would have attained passing percentage. What is the passing percentage?

A is 60% more than B and C is 45% less than twice the sum of B and A. By what percentage is C more than A?

P is 60% less than Q. Q is 50% more than R. R is 20% more than S. If S is 1500, then what is the value of P?

A candidate scores 30% of maximum marks and fails by 8 marks while another candidate who scores 35% marks gets 12 marks more than the minimum pass marks. Find the maximum marks.

If 35% of 9/5 of a number is 252, then find the number.

A solution prepared by a chemist, in which the volume of water is 30% of the total volume. After pouring 5 liters of water in this solution, it was observed that the volume of water has increased to 40%. How many liters was the water in the initial solution?

If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B?

John won a lottery, in which the government deducted 35% tax and paid the 7/8 part to John and the remaining to the ticket seller. If the ticket seller received Rs. 22,343.75, what was the lottery amount?A. 2,23,437B. 275,000C. 264,384D. 178,750

After spending 85% of his salary, Alok saves Rs. 1200 per month. What is his monthly salary?

40% employees of a company are men and 75% of the men earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year. If 45% of the company's employees earn more than Rs. 25,000 per year, what fraction of the women employed by the company earn Rs. 25,000 or less per year?

In a regiment 45% soldiers are commanders. If the number of commanders is 6750, then what is the total number of soldiers in the regiment?

If 60% of a number is added to 60, then the result is equal to the number itself. What is the number?

46% of all tickets sold on a single day were purchased by students. If the number of tickets sold on that day was 1250, how many of those tickets were purchased by the students?

In a test consisting of 150 questions, Neha answered 40% of the first 90 questions correctly. What percent of the 60 questions does she need to answer correctly for her score in the entire test to be 60%?

A is 40% less than B, and C is 40% of the sum of A and B. The difference between A and B is what percentage of C?

A price is increased by 16.66%. To obtain the old price, by how much should it be decreased?

In an examination Rajesh got 112 marks, which is 32 marks more than the passing marks. Sonal got 75% marks, which is 70 marks more than the passing marks. What is the minimum pass percentage marks ?

A number is increased by 20% first and then it is decreased by 20%. What is the percentage change in the number?

A cloth was 50 cm broad and 8 cm long. When washed, it was found to have lost 25% of its length and 14% of its breath. Then the percentage decreased in area is _______

If A’s income is 60% more of B’s income and B’s income is 40% less than C’s income, then by what percent is C’s income more than B’s income? (Correct to one decimal place)

One bulb manufacturer found that 13% of the total products are defective. If the number of non - defective products is 4524, ﬁnd the number of defective products.

18% of 60 is 54% of_______.

Among 1100 boys and 700 girls who have appeared for an examination, 42% of the boys and 30% of the girls passed the examination. The failed percentage of the total is

If house tax is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 12% on the amount of the bill. By paying the tax before the due date, a person got a reduction of Rs. 2,100. The amount (in Rs.) of house tax paid was:

In an election contest between A and B, A wins by the margin of 480 votes. If A gets 70% of the total votes. then total votes are

Rahul’s salary is 40% more than Mohit’s salary. If Rahul’s salary is increased by 60% and Mohit’s salary is decreased by 20%, then Rahul’s salary will be how much percentage of Mohit’s salary?

A number is increased by 10 per cent. Then it is decreased by 20 per cent. If the final value of the number is 528, then what is the initial value of the number?

If A's salary is 30% more than B's salary, then by what percentage is B's salary less than that of A ? (correct to one decimal place)

In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both of these subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in both of these subjects, the number of Candidates that appeared for the examination was

A student secured 80% of the total marks and got 360 marks. How much should a student with 90% of total marks get?

If A's income is 35% more than B's income, then by what percentage is B's income less than A's income (correct to the nearest integer)?

Rahul’s salary is 40% less than Rakesh’s salary. Deepak’s salary is 80% more than Rahul’s salary. If Deepak’s salary is Rs. 34560, then what is the salary of Rakesh?

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 0% and the denominator is increased by 40%, then the resultant fraction is \(\frac{{16}}{{63}}\). The original fraction is:

In a class, if 60% of the students are boys and the number of girls is 36, then the number of boys is: