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301.	A solution contains 60 g of common salt in 340 g water. Calculate the concentration of salt in terms of mass by mass percentage of the solution.
A.	60%
B.	25%
C.	15%
D.	10%
Answer» D. 10%

Discussion

302.	If 90% of (a – b) is equal to 60% of (a + b), what percentage of a is b?
A.	40
B.	10
C.	20
D.	30
Answer» D. 30

Discussion

303.	Amit donated 20% of his income to a school and deposited 20% of the remaining in his bank. If he is having Rs 12800 now, then what is the income (in Rs) of Amit?
A.	18000
B.	20000
C.	24000
D.	32000
Answer» C. 24000

Discussion

304.	If the value of sugar falls by 10%, then how much% of sugar consumption in a house should be increased so that expenditure on sugar does not fall.
A.	10%
B.	9%
C.	\(9 \frac{1}{11}\%\)
D.	\(11 \frac{1}{9}\%\)
Answer» E.

Discussion

305.	If A is 48% more than B and C is 60% less than the sum of A and B, then A is what percentage more than C? (Correct to one decimal place.)
A.	50.2
B.	49.8
C.	50.8
D.	49.2
Answer» E.

Discussion

306.	Population of Patna city is 96,000, the decreasing rate of population is 800 per year. Population of Patliputra is 68,000, the increasing rate of population is 1200 per year. In how many years will the population of both places be equal?
A.	10
B.	14
C.	18
D.	22
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

307.	If 75% of 480 + ×% of 540 = 603, then find the value of 'x'.
A.	35
B.	65
C.	45
D.	55
Answer» D. 55

Discussion

308.	18.3% of 60 is 54.9% of ______.
A.	20
B.	30
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» B. 30

Discussion

309.	A and B obtained 441 marks and 558 marks respectively. If B got 62% marks, the percentage of marks obtained by A is:
A.	49
B.	52
C.	48
D.	51
Answer» B. 52

Discussion

310.	If 70% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls be 504, the number of boys is
A.	1176
B.	1008
C.	1208
D.	3024
Answer» B. 1008

Discussion

311.	A person earns 20% on an investment but loses 10% on another investment. If the ratio of the two investment were 3 : 5 then what would be the gain or loss percent on the two investment taken together?
A.	4.25%
B.	3.25%
C.	2.25%
D.	1.25%
Answer» E.

Discussion

312.	In a country 35% people are males. If the number of males is 10500, then what is the total population of the country?
A.	28000
B.	26000
C.	30000
D.	33000
Answer» D. 33000

Discussion

313.	In a company, 25 employees were laid off in April and another 300 in the next month. If initially there were a total of 1,000 employees, then what percent of the employees were laid off?
A.	35
B.	32.5
C.	45
D.	30
Answer» C. 45

Discussion

314.	If 30% of a number is 108, then what is the value of 85% of the number?
A.	313
B.	306
C.	316
D.	308
Answer» C. 316

Discussion

315.	Out of the total books, 20% of books are of Mathematics. 20% of remaining books are of English. 50% of remaining books are of Science. The remaining 800 books are of Social science. How many total books are there?
A.	2000
B.	2500
C.	3000
D.	3250
Answer» C. 3000

Discussion

316.	In an examination, 53% of the candidates failed in science and 48% failed in mathematics. If 40% failed in both subjects, what percentage passed in both subjects?
A.	51%
B.	39%
C.	49%
D.	43%
Answer» C. 49%

Discussion

317.	Jeno scored 65 points out of 80 in French, 89 out of 100 in English, 58 out of 70 in Spanish, and 40 out of 50 in Japanese. What was the total percentage achieved by him?
A.	82%
B.	86%
C.	80%
D.	84%
Answer» E.

Discussion

318.	A team has won 16 matches and lost in 5 of them. If these matches represent 70% of the total number of matches to be played, how many more matches should the team win, in order to have a record of 80 % wins?
A.	4
B.	6
C.	5
D.	8
Answer» E.

Discussion

319.	If 25% of (P + Q) = 75% of (P - Q), then the value of P : Q is:
A.	2 : 1
B.	3 : 1
C.	1 : 2
D.	1 : 3
Answer» B. 3 : 1

Discussion

320.	If x% of y is 150 and y% of z is 300, then the relation between x and z is:
A.	z = x
B.	z = x/3
C.	z = x/2
D.	z = 2x
Answer» E.

Discussion

321.	A number is multiplied by 2/7 instead of 3/8. New value is what percent of expected value?
A.	62.66
B.	76.19
C.	57.21
D.	68.76
Answer» C. 57.21

Discussion

322.	A number is increased by 18%. To obtain the old number, by how much percentage should it be decreased?
A.	16.88
B.	15.25
C.	17.3
D.	14.28
Answer» C. 17.3

Discussion

323.	A football team won 10 games from total they played. This was 40% of the total. How many games played in all ?
A.	20
B.	24
C.	25
D.	28
Answer» D. 28

Discussion

324.	Amit and Pankaj together have Rs. 1,080.If \(\frac{{15}}{{29}}\) (Amount with Amit) \( = \;\frac{3}{5}\) (Amount with Pankaj), then what is the amount with Amit?
A.	Rs. 580
B.	Rs. 1,160
C.	Rs. 500
D.	Rs. 290
Answer» B. Rs. 1,160

Discussion

325.	A number is decreased by 30%, then increased by 30%, then further increased by 30%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)?
A.	18% decrease
B.	18% increase
C.	21% decrease
D.	21% increase
Answer» C. 21% decrease

Discussion

326.	If the price of a commodity is decreased by 10% and its consumption is increased by 20%, then what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the commodity?
A.	8% decrease
B.	8% increase
C.	10% increase
D.	10% decrease
Answer» C. 10% increase

Discussion

327.	If the petrol prices are increased by 15% but its consumption is decreased by 15%, then the increase or decrease in the expenditure is by what percent?
A.	5.25%
B.	2.25%
C.	4.25%
D.	2.50%
Answer» C. 4.25%

Discussion

328.	45% of 250 is equal to
A.	112.5
B.	90
C.	103.5
D.	115.5
Answer» B. 90

Discussion

329.	A zoo has few numbers of penguins and polar bears. The total number of heads of both of them is 60 and the total number of their feet is 160. How many polar bears are there in the zoo?
A.	20
B.	40
C.	60
D.	80
Answer» B. 40

Discussion

330.	5/9th part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is
A.	\(20\frac{2}{9}\)
B.	\(27\frac{2}{9}\)
C.	\(27\frac{7}{9}\)
D.	\(29\frac{2}{9}\)
Answer» D. \(29\frac{2}{9}\)

Discussion

331.	An oil container is 3/5 full. When 20 litres of oil is used from it, it is 7/12 full. Find the capacity of the container?
A.	1000 litres
B.	1600 litres
C.	1200 litres
D.	1400 litres
Answer» D. 1400 litres

Discussion

332.	An investor invested his saving in the stock market. The value of his investments increased by 12% and 9% in the first year and the second year respectively. If the value of his investments after two years became Rs. 97,664 then how much had he invested (in Rs.)?
A.	81000
B.	75000
C.	80000
D.	72000
Answer» D. 72000

Discussion

333.	A is 20% more than B, B is 10% less than C and C is 15% more than D. Which of the following is true?
A.	A is 8% more than C
B.	D is 24.2% less than A
C.	D is 3.5% less than B
D.	C is 11.5% more than B
Answer» B. D is 24.2% less than A

Discussion

334.	8 min 6 seconds is what percentage of an hour?
A.	16.80%
B.	20.40%
C.	24.40%
D.	13.50%
Answer» E.

Discussion

335.	A bulb producing company found 13% of the total product defective. If the total number of non-defective products is 4611, then specify the number of total defective products.
A.	689
B.	698
C.	683
D.	686
Answer» B. 698

Discussion

336.	If X is 60% more than Y, then Y is what percent of X?
A.	37.5
B.	62.5
C.	44.4
D.	66.66
Answer» C. 44.4

Discussion

337.	A person can save 12% of his income. If his income is increased by 30% and he still saves the same amount, then increase in his expenditure is:
A.	\(25\frac{{25}}{{56}}\% \)
B.	\(25\frac{{25}}{{29}}\%\)
C.	\(34\frac{4}{{11}}\%\)
D.	\(34\frac{1}{{11}}\%\)
Answer» E.

Discussion

338.	Length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 10% and 20% respectively. What will be the percentage increase in the area of rectangle?
A.	30%
B.	32%
C.	28%
D.	33%
Answer» C. 28%

Discussion

339.	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 are her French marks?
A.	14
B.	36
C.	18
D.	42
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

340.	Amit gets 84% marks in examination. If these are 420 marks. Find the maximum marks.
A.	490
B.	500
C.	520
D.	460
Answer» C. 520

Discussion

341.	Raman scored 456 marks in an exam and Seeta got 54% marks in the same exam which is 24 marks less than Raman. The minimum passing marks in the exam is 34%, then how many more marks did Raman score than the minimum passing marks?
A.	180
B.	190
C.	196
D.	184
Answer» E.

Discussion

342.	Raghav spends 80% of his income. If his income increases by 12% and the savings decrease by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in his expenditure?
A.	16
B.	22
C.	17.5
D.	20.5
Answer» D. 20.5

Discussion

343.	In an examination, A gets 10% more marks than B and B gets 15% more marks than C. How much percent more does A get than C?
A.	25%
B.	\(26 \dfrac{1}{2}\%\)
C.	\(28 \dfrac{1}{2}\%\)
D.	\(28 \dfrac{3}{4}\%\)
Answer» C. \(28 \dfrac{1}{2}\%\)

Discussion

344.	Anita's mathematics test had 70 problems carrying equal marks i.e., 10 arithmetic, 30 algebra and 30 geometry. Although she answered 70% of the arithmetic, 40% of the algebra and 60% of the geometry problems correctly, she did not pass the test because she got less than 60% marks. The number of more questions she would have to answer correctly to earn a 60% passing marks is:
A.	1
B.	5
C.	7
D.	9
Answer» C. 7

Discussion

345.	A boy gets 38% of the maximum marks and fails by 16 marks while another boy gets 44% of the maximum marks and gets 8 marks more than the minimum required marks. What are the marks required to pass the exam?
A.	40%
B.	41%
C.	42%
D.	39%
Answer» D. 39%

Discussion

346.	If 60% of a number is 120 more than 20% of the number, then 28% of the number is less than \(33\frac{1}{3}\%\) of the number by∶
A.	14
B.	16
C.	12
D.	15
Answer» C. 12

Discussion

347.	If the base of triangle is increased by 10% and height is decreased by 20%, then what will be the percentage change in the area of a triangle?
A.	30
B.	20
C.	22
D.	12
Answer» E.

Discussion

348.	A number is ﬁrst decreased by 30% and then increased by 30%. If the number so obtained is 72 less than the original number, then what is the value of the original number?
A.	720
B.	800
C.	960
D.	1080
Answer» C. 960

Discussion

349.	If 15% of A is double of 30% of B, then what is the ratio of A to B?
A.	1 : 2
B.	2 : 1
C.	1 : 4
D.	4 : 1
Answer» E.

Discussion

350.	35% of goods were sold at a profit of 65%, while the remaining were sold at x% loss. If the overall loss is 12%, then what is the value of x? (correct to one decimal place)
A.	53.5
B.	51.8
C.	50.6
D.	52.4
Answer» B. 51.8

Discussion

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A solution contains 60 g of common salt in 340 g water. Calculate the concentration of salt in terms of mass by mass percentage of the solution.

If 90% of (a – b) is equal to 60% of (a + b), what percentage of a is b?

Amit donated 20% of his income to a school and deposited 20% of the remaining in his bank. If he is having Rs 12800 now, then what is the income (in Rs) of Amit?

If the value of sugar falls by 10%, then how much% of sugar consumption in a house should be increased so that expenditure on sugar does not fall.

If A is 48% more than B and C is 60% less than the sum of A and B, then A is what percentage more than C? (Correct to one decimal place.)

Population of Patna city is 96,000, the decreasing rate of population is 800 per year. Population of Patliputra is 68,000, the increasing rate of population is 1200 per year. In how many years will the population of both places be equal?

If 75% of 480 + ×% of 540 = 603, then find the value of 'x'.

18.3% of 60 is 54.9% of ______.

A and B obtained 441 marks and 558 marks respectively. If B got 62% marks, the percentage of marks obtained by A is:

If 70% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls be 504, the number of boys is

A person earns 20% on an investment but loses 10% on another investment. If the ratio of the two investment were 3 : 5 then what would be the gain or loss percent on the two investment taken together?

In a country 35% people are males. If the number of males is 10500, then what is the total population of the country?

In a company, 25 employees were laid off in April and another 300 in the next month. If initially there were a total of 1,000 employees, then what percent of the employees were laid off?

If 30% of a number is 108, then what is the value of 85% of the number?

Out of the total books, 20% of books are of Mathematics. 20% of remaining books are of English. 50% of remaining books are of Science. The remaining 800 books are of Social science. How many total books are there?

In an examination, 53% of the candidates failed in science and 48% failed in mathematics. If 40% failed in both subjects, what percentage passed in both subjects?

Jeno scored 65 points out of 80 in French, 89 out of 100 in English, 58 out of 70 in Spanish, and 40 out of 50 in Japanese. What was the total percentage achieved by him?

A team has won 16 matches and lost in 5 of them. If these matches represent 70% of the total number of matches to be played, how many more matches should the team win, in order to have a record of 80 % wins?

If 25% of (P + Q) = 75% of (P - Q), then the value of P : Q is:

If x% of y is 150 and y% of z is 300, then the relation between x and z is:

A number is multiplied by 2/7 instead of 3/8. New value is what percent of expected value?

A number is increased by 18%. To obtain the old number, by how much percentage should it be decreased?

A football team won 10 games from total they played. This was 40% of the total. How many games played in all ?

Amit and Pankaj together have Rs. 1,080.If \(\frac{{15}}{{29}}\) (Amount with Amit) \( = \;\frac{3}{5}\) (Amount with Pankaj), then what is the amount with Amit?

A number is decreased by 30%, then increased by 30%, then further increased by 30%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)?

If the price of a commodity is decreased by 10% and its consumption is increased by 20%, then what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the commodity?

If the petrol prices are increased by 15% but its consumption is decreased by 15%, then the increase or decrease in the expenditure is by what percent?

45% of 250 is equal to

A zoo has few numbers of penguins and polar bears. The total number of heads of both of them is 60 and the total number of their feet is 160. How many polar bears are there in the zoo?

5/9th part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is

An oil container is 3/5 full. When 20 litres of oil is used from it, it is 7/12 full. Find the capacity of the container?

An investor invested his saving in the stock market. The value of his investments increased by 12% and 9% in the first year and the second year respectively. If the value of his investments after two years became Rs. 97,664 then how much had he invested (in Rs.)?

A is 20% more than B, B is 10% less than C and C is 15% more than D. Which of the following is true?

8 min 6 seconds is what percentage of an hour?

A bulb producing company found 13% of the total product defective. If the total number of non-defective products is 4611, then specify the number of total defective products.

If X is 60% more than Y, then Y is what percent of X?

A person can save 12% of his income. If his income is increased by 30% and he still saves the same amount, then increase in his expenditure is:

Length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 10% and 20% respectively. What will be the percentage increase in the area of rectangle?

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 are her French marks?

Amit gets 84% marks in examination. If these are 420 marks. Find the maximum marks.

Raman scored 456 marks in an exam and Seeta got 54% marks in the same exam which is 24 marks less than Raman. The minimum passing marks in the exam is 34%, then how many more marks did Raman score than the minimum passing marks?

Raghav spends 80% of his income. If his income increases by 12% and the savings decrease by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in his expenditure?

In an examination, A gets 10% more marks than B and B gets 15% more marks than C. How much percent more does A get than C?

A boy gets 38% of the maximum marks and fails by 16 marks while another boy gets 44% of the maximum marks and gets 8 marks more than the minimum required marks. What are the marks required to pass the exam?

If 60% of a number is 120 more than 20% of the number, then 28% of the number is less than \(33\frac{1}{3}\%\) of the number by∶

If the base of triangle is increased by 10% and height is decreased by 20%, then what will be the percentage change in the area of a triangle?

A number is ﬁrst decreased by 30% and then increased by 30%. If the number so obtained is 72 less than the original number, then what is the value of the original number?

If 15% of A is double of 30% of B, then what is the ratio of A to B?

35% of goods were sold at a profit of 65%, while the remaining were sold at x% loss. If the overall loss is 12%, then what is the value of x? (correct to one decimal place)