A candidate scoring x% marks in an examination fails by ‘a’ marks, while another candidate who scores y% marks gets ‘b’ marks more than the minimum pass marks. What is the maximum mark for the examination?

$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}$

$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} + {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}$

$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} + {\rm{\;y}}}}$

$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} + {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{y\;}} - {\rm{\;x}}}}$

$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}$

The price of an articles was increased by r%. Later the new price was decreased by r%. If the latest price was Rs. 1, then the original price was :

s. $$\left( {\frac{{1 - {r^2}}}{{100}}} \right)$$

s. $$\frac{{\sqrt {1 - {r^2}} }}{{100}}$$

s. $$\frac{{10000}}{{\left( {10000 - {r^2}} \right)}}$$

1629 + Mcqs in Percentage Page 13 McqOptions

601.	A’s income is 25% more than B’s income. How much percent is B’s income less than A’s income?
A.	30%
B.	25%
C.	20%
D.	27.5%
Answer» D. 27.5%

Discussion

602.	A candidate scoring x% marks in an examination fails by ‘a’ marks, while another candidate who scores y% marks gets ‘b’ marks more than the minimum pass marks. What is the maximum mark for the examination?
A.	$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} + {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}$
B.	$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} + {\rm{\;y}}}}$
C.	$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} + {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{y\;}} - {\rm{\;x}}}}$
D.	$\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}$
Answer» D. $\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}$

Discussion

603.	If A is 50% more than B. B is how much percent less than A?
A.	50
B.	100
C.	66.66
D.	33.33
Answer» E.

Discussion

604.	I gain Rs. 65 on Rs. 1250. My gain percent is?
A.	4.5%
B.	5.2%
C.	4.2%
D.	4%
Answer» C. 4.2%

Discussion

605.	In an examination, Anita scored 31% marks and failed by 16 marks. Sunita scored 40% marks and obtained 56 marks more than those required to pass. Find the minimum marks required to pass.
A.	394
B.	410
C.	264
D.	311
Answer» D. 311

Discussion

606.	Anuja owns $66 \frac{2}{3}\%$ of a property. If 30% of the property that she owns is worth Rs. 1,25,000, then 45% of the value (in Rs) of the property is:
A.	2,62,500
B.	2,.81,250
C.	2,25,000
D.	2,70,000
Answer» C. 2,25,000

Discussion

607.	If decreasing 110 by x% gives the same result as increasing 50 by x%, then x% of 650 is what percentage more than (x + 20)% of 180?(correct to the nearest integer)
A.	90%
B.	80%
C.	136%
D.	154%
Answer» D. 154%

Discussion

608.	If A is 28% more than B and C is 25% less than the sum of A and B, then by what percent will C be more than A (correct to one decimal place)?
A.	28%
B.	32.2%
C.	33.6%
D.	43%
Answer» D. 43%

Discussion

609.	In a class test, a student scored 22 marks out of 25 marks. The student's marks, in percentage, is :
A.	88
B.	80
C.	90
D.	75
Answer» B. 80

Discussion

610.	In a school, 65% students are girls. All the students contribute towards raising a fund for social work. All the girls contribute 40% of the total funds. If the total fund to be raised is Rs. 18,550 and the contribution of each boy is Rs. 265, then the contribution of each girl is:
A.	Rs. 95.13
B.	Rs. 90.26
C.	Rs. 88.22
D.	Rs. 85.31
Answer» B. Rs. 90.26

Discussion

611.	A man spends 65% of his income and saves the rest. If his income increases by 25% and expenditure increases by 20%, then what is the percent change in his savings?
A.	31.67% increase
B.	34.28% increase
C.	41.66% decrease
D.	29.87% decrease
Answer» C. 41.66% decrease

Discussion

612.	115% is equal to which of these fractions?
A.	20/3
B.	23/20
C.	20/23
D.	3/20
Answer» C. 20/23

Discussion

613.	A number is first increased by 40% and then decreased by 25%, again increased by 15% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net increase/decrease per cent in the number?
A.	7.2% decrease
B.	6.4% increase
C.	3.4% decrease
D.	3.4% increase
Answer» D. 3.4% increase

Discussion

614.	800 g of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make its proportion at 60% in the solution?
A.	320 g
B.	380 g
C.	400 g
D.	420 g
Answer» D. 420 g

Discussion

615.	In a class of 50 students, 40% are girls. The number of boys in the class is
A.	25
B.	20
C.	24
D.	30
Answer» E.

Discussion

616.	A class has five sections that have 25, 30, 40, 45 and 60 students, respectively. The pass percentage of these sections are 20%, 30%, 35%, 40% and 100%, respectively. The pass percentage of the entire class is:
A.	87%
B.	79%
C.	63%
D.	53%
Answer» E.

Discussion

617.	A is 20% less than B. B is 10% less than C. C is 30% more than D. If D is 400, then what is the value of A?
A.	374.4
B.	368.6
C.	382.2
D.	354.2
Answer» B. 368.6

Discussion

618.	If A is 20% more than 360, then what is the value of A?
A.	396
B.	432
C.	480
D.	512
Answer» C. 480

Discussion

619.	In a class of 70 students, 40% are girls and remaining are boys. The average marks of the boys are 63 and that of the girls are 70. What is the average marks of the whole class?
A.	65.4
B.	65.8
C.	65.2
D.	64.8
Answer» C. 65.2

Discussion

620.	In an examinations, A has scored 20 marks more than B. If B has scored 5% less marks than A, how much has B scored ?
A.	360
B.	380
C.	400
D.	420
Answer» C. 400

Discussion

621.	In an election, candidate X got 70% of the overall valid votes. If 20% of the overall votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 640000, then find the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate.
A.	400000
B.	358000
C.	450000
D.	358400
Answer» E.

Discussion

622.	If a% of a + b% of b = 2% of ab, then what percent of a is b?
A.	50%
B.	75%
C.	100%
D.	Cannot be determined
Answer» D. Cannot be determined

Discussion

623.	In a college 40% students are graduates. If the number of graduates is 7000, then what are the total number of students in the college?
A.	19500
B.	18000
C.	17500
D.	21500
Answer» D. 21500

Discussion

624.	In September 2009, the sales of a product were $$\frac{2}{3}$$rd of the that in July 2009. In November 2009, the sales of the product were higher by 5% as compared to September 2009. How much is the percentage of increase on sales in November 2009 with respect to the base figure in July 2009 ?
A.	20%
B.	25%
C.	30%
D.	40%
Answer» D. 40%

Discussion

625.	The price of an articles was increased by r%. Later the new price was decreased by r%. If the latest price was Rs. 1, then the original price was :
A.	s. 1
B.	s. $$\left( {\frac{{1 - {r^2}}}{{100}}} \right)$$
C.	s. $$\frac{{\sqrt {1 - {r^2}} }}{{100}}$$
D.	s. $$\frac{{10000}}{{\left( {10000 - {r^2}} \right)}}$$
Answer» E.

Discussion

626.	A city has a population of 300000 out of which 180000 are males. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% of the males are literate, then the percentage of female who are literate is :
A.	0%
B.	5%
C.	5%
D.	5%
Answer» B. 5%

Discussion

627.	If x = 63% of y, then y2 is approximately what percent of x2 ?
A.	25%
B.	00%
C.	50%
D.	50%%
Answer» D. 50%%

Discussion

628.	A's marks in Biology are 20 less than 25% of the total marks obtained by him in Biology, Maths and Drawing. If his marks in Drawings be 50, what are his marks in Maths ?
A.	0
B.	5
C.	0
D.	annot be determined
Answer» E.

Discussion

629.	The population of a town is 4.2 × 106. If the population increases by 75 per 1000 per annum, then what will be the population after 2 years ?
A.	633628
B.	853625
C.	253495
D.	853615
Answer» C. 253495

Discussion

630.	Vinay decided to donate 5% of his salary. On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated Rs. 1687.50, which was 75% of what he had decided earlier. How much is Vinay's salary ?
A.	s. 33750
B.	s. 37500
C.	s. 45000
D.	annot be determined
E.	one of these
Answer» D. annot be determined

Discussion

631.	Solve this :85% of 485.5 = 50% of ?
A.	75.75
B.	35.65
C.	25.35
D.	15.5
E.	one of these
Answer» D. 15.5

Discussion

632.	42% of a number is 892.5. What is 73% of that number ?
A.	466.25
B.	508.75
C.	551.25
D.	636.25
E.	one of these
Answer» D. 636.25

Discussion

633.	1.14 expressed as a percent of 1.9 is :
A.	%
B.	0%
C.	0%
D.	0%
Answer» D. 0%

Discussion

634.	A number increased by $$37\frac{1}{2}$$ % gives 33. The number is :
A.	2
B.	4
C.	5
D.	7
Answer» C. 5

Discussion

635.	An interval of 3 hours 40 minutes is wrongly estimated as 3 hours 45.5 minutes. The error percentage is :
A.	.5%
B.	%
C.	.2%
D.	.5%
Answer» B. %

Discussion

636.	Solve this :(0.56% of 225) × (3.25% of 430) = ?
A.	5.3195
B.	5.6175
C.	7.3075
D.	7.6085
E.	one of these
Answer» E. one of these

Discussion

637.	A company pays rent of Rs. 25000 per month for office space to its owner. But if the company pays the annual rent at the beginning of the year the owner gives a discount of 5% on the total annual rent. What is the annual amount the company pays to the owner after the discount ?
A.	s. 275000
B.	s. 285000
C.	s. 295000
D.	s. 300000
E.	one of these
Answer» C. s. 295000

Discussion

638.	One-eighth of a number is 41.5. What will 69% of that number be ?
A.	19.12
B.	25.76
C.	29.08
D.	32.4
E.	one of these
Answer» D. 32.4

Discussion

639.	An alloy of gold and silver weight 50 g. It contains 80% gold. How much gold should be added to the alloy so that percentage of gold is increased to 90 ?
A.	0 g
B.	0 g
C.	0 g
D.	0 g
Answer» D. 0 g

Discussion

640.	Solve this :(0.85% of 405) + (2.25% of 550) = ?
A.	3.8175
B.	4.7125
C.	5.715
D.	6.7175
E.	one of these
Answer» F.

Discussion

641.	If a is 60% of b, then what percent of 4a is 5b ?
A.	$\frac{{25}}{{12}}$$ %
B.	$148$$ %
C.	$\frac{{625}}{{3}}$$ %
D.	$240$$ %
Answer» D. $240$$ %

Discussion

642.	Kamal has 160 toffees. He gave 5% toffees to Ravi, 15% toffees to Anita and one-fourth of the toffees to Gagan. How many toffees are left with Kamal after the distribution ?
A.	8
B.	9
C.	8
D.	9
E.	one of these
Answer» D. 9

Discussion

643.	If a = b × $$\frac{{d}}{{c}}$$; b, c and d are increased by 10%, then by how much does a increase ?
A.	0%
B.	1%
C.	0%
D.	1%
Answer» B. 1%

Discussion

644.	In a mixture of milk and water, the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in the 60 gm mixture 15 gm of water was added, what would be the percentage of water ?
A.	5%
B.	8%
C.	0%
D.	00%
E.	one of these
Answer» F.

Discussion

645.	If a number is reduced by 40% it becomes two-thirds of another number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?
A.	: 9
B.	: 8
C.	0 : 9
D.	: 10
E.	one of these
Answer» D. : 10

Discussion

646.	76% of the students in a school are boys. If the number of girls is 204, then the total number of students is :
A.	60
B.	00
C.	50
D.	00
Answer» D. 00

Discussion

647.	Find the value :3.2% of 500 × 2.4% of ? = 288
A.	00
B.	50
C.	00
D.	50
Answer» E.

Discussion

648.	From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 20% of the rest, he spends on conveyance, 20% of the rest he pays as income tax and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes. Then, he is left with Rs. 15552. Find his total salary.
A.	s. 25000
B.	s. 30000
C.	s. 35000
D.	s. 40000
Answer» C. s. 35000

Discussion

649.	If A is 150 percent of B, then B is what percent of (A + B) ?
A.	$33\frac{1}{3}\% $$
B.	$40\% $$
C.	$66\frac{2}{3}\% $$
D.	$75\% $$
Answer» C. $66\frac{2}{3}\% $$

Discussion

650.	Aman's expense is 30% more than Vimal's and Vimal's expense is 10% less than Raman's. If the sum of their expenses is Rs. 6447, then what would be Aman's expense ?
A.	s. 1890
B.	s. 2100
C.	s. 2200
D.	s. 2457
E.	one of these
Answer» E. one of these

Discussion

602.	A candidate scoring x% marks in an examination fails by ‘a’ marks, while another candidate who scores y% marks gets ‘b’ marks more than the minimum pass marks. What is the maximum mark for the examination?
A.	\(\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} + {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}\)
B.	\(\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} + {\rm{\;y}}}}\)
C.	\(\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} + {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{y\;}} - {\rm{\;x}}}}\)
D.	\(\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{100\left( {{\rm{a\;}} - {\rm{\;b}}} \right)}}{{{\rm{x\;}} - {\rm{\;y}}}}\)

606.	Anuja owns \(66 \frac{2}{3}\%\) of a property. If 30% of the property that she owns is worth Rs. 1,25,000, then 45% of the value (in Rs) of the property is:
A.	2,62,500
B.	2,.81,250
C.	2,25,000
D.	2,70,000
Answer» C. 2,25,000

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In a class of 50 students, 40% are girls. The number of boys in the class is

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Solve this :85% of 485.5 = 50% of ?

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An interval of 3 hours 40 minutes is wrongly estimated as 3 hours 45.5 minutes. The error percentage is :

Solve this :(0.56% of 225) × (3.25% of 430) = ?

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An alloy of gold and silver weight 50 g. It contains 80% gold. How much gold should be added to the alloy so that percentage of gold is increased to 90 ?

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If a is 60% of b, then what percent of 4a is 5b ?

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If a number is reduced by 40% it becomes two-thirds of another number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?

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