PERCENTAGE Questions With ANSWERS

PERCENTAGE

1. There are 1225 employees in an organization, out of which

40% got transferred to different places. How many such

employees got transferred ?

(a) 540 (b) 490 (c) 630 (d) 710 (e) None of these

2. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 500% and the

denominator is increased by 300%, the resultant fraction

is2 4/7. What was the original fraction?

(a) 4/7 (b)12/7  (c)15/4 (d)6/5 (e) None of these

3. What is 25% of 50% of2/3 rd of 630?

(a) 36.5 (b) 52.5 (c) 45.5 (d) 68.5(e) None of these

4. Shilpa spent 8% on school fees, 25% on rent and 17% on

furniture. 25% of the remaining amount was spent on medical bills and the remaining ` 6,000 was set aside for investment. How much money did she spend on rent ?

(a) 3,750 (b) 6,000(c) 4,000 (d) 3,250(e) None of these

5. The difference between 89% of a number and 73% of the

same number is 448. What is 49% of that number ?

(a) 1426 (b) 1372(c) 1218 (d) 1124(e) None of these

6. 75% of 740 of 3/5?

(a) 121 (b) 91 (c) 555 (d) 333 (e) None of these

7. If the production of a factory grows at a 8% p.a., what will be its production for the year 2006 if its production in 2004 was 70 lakh tonnes?

(a) 63.48 lakh tonnes (b) 81.68 lakh tones (c) 81 lakh tonnes (d) 80.68 lakh tonnes

(e) None of these

8. The difference between 58% of a number and 39% of the same number is 247. What is 62% of that number ?

(a) 1,300 (b) 806 (c) 754 (d) 1,170 (e) None of these

9. What is 240 per cent of 700?

(a) 1650 (b) 1780 (c) 1560 (d) 1710 (e) None of these

10. 15% of 6500 = ? % of 12500

(a) 8.2 (b) 7.5 (c) 6.3 (d) 7.8 (e) None of these

11. The population of a town is 126800. It increases by 15% in

the 1st year and decreases by 20% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 years?

(a) 174984 (b) 135996 (c) 116656 (d) 145820 (e) None of these

12. 8926 – ? % of 650 = 8848

(a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 10 (e) None of these

13. 52% of 666 + ? = 500

(a) 138.53 (b) 168.46 (c) 144.54 (d) 153.68 (e) None of these

14. The difference between 75% of a number and 20% of the same number is 378.4. What is 40% of that number ?

(a) 275.2 (b) 274 (c) 267.2 (d) 266 (e) None of these

15. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 9/35 . What is the original fraction  ?

(a)3/10 (b)2/15(c)3/16  (d)2/7(e) None of these

16. 40% of 15% of 3/4th of a number is 153. What is the number?

(a) 3400 (b) 3650 (c) 3600 (d) 3200 (e) None of these

17. 680% of (?) = 290360

(a) 43800 (b) 42700 (c) 41900 (d) 42500 (e) None of these

18. 920 × ? % of 7.5 = 2898

(a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 45 (d) 48 (e) None of these

19. The difference between 42% of a number and 35% of the

same number is 110.6. What is 60% of that number?

(a) 936 (b) 948 (c) 790 (d) 1106 (e) None of these

20. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250% and the denominator is increased by 300%, the resultant fraction

is7/9 . What is the original fraction ?

(a)8/11  (b) 7/8 (c)8/9 (d)8/11 (e)None of these

21. The wheat sold by a grocer contained 10% low quality wheat. What quantity of good quality wheat should be added to 150 kgs of wheat so that the percentage of low quality wheat becomes5%?

(a)150kg (b) 135kg (c) 50kg (d)  85kg (e) None of these

22. What is 26% of 55% of 10/13 th of 6100?

(a) 617 (b) 681 (c) 706 (d) 734 (e) None of these

23. One-eighth of a number is 17.25. What will 73% of the number be ?

(a) 100.74 (b) 138.00 (c) 96.42 (d) 82.66 (e) None of these

24. 45% of a number is 255.6. What is 25% of that number?

(a) 162 (b) 132 (c) 152 (d) 142 (e) None of these

25. The difference between 42% and 28% of a number is 210.

What is 59% of that number?

(a) 630 (b) 885 (c) 420 (d) 900 (e) None of these

26. In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 261 marks and is declared failed by 4% marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

(a) 700 (b) 730 (c) 745 (d) 765 (e) None of these

27. The difference between 58% of a number and 39% of the same number is 247. What is 82% of that number ?

(a) 1300 (b) 1066 (c) 1052 (d) 1000 (e) None of these

28. 56% of a number is 463.68. What is 25% of that number?

(a) 202 (b) 204 (c) 206 (d) 208 (e) None of these

29. Manish invests Rs.3,818, which is 20% of his monthly income,in insurance policies. What is his monthly income?

(a) Rs.19090 (b) Rs.19900(c) Rs.19990 (d) Rs.19009 (e) None of these

30. There are 1556 employees in an organization. Out of these, 25% got transferred to different places. How many such employees got the transfer?

(a) 394 (b) 404 (c) 419 (d) 399 (e) None of these

31. In an examination Nisha scores a total of 555 marks out of 850. What is her approximate percentage in the examination?

(a) 59 (b) 72 (c) 68 (d) 65 (e) 70

32. What is the value of 280% of 460?

(a) 1188 (b) 1284 (c) 1288 (d) 1280 (e) None of these

33. A student scores 64% marks in 6 papers of 150 marks each. He scores 25% of his total obtained marks in Hindi and English together. How much is his total score for both these papers?

(a) 120 (b) 124 (c) 140 (d) 144 (e) 150

34. Sumit obtained a total of 1012 marks out of 1150 in an

examination. What is his percentage in the examination?

(a) 86 (b) 88 (c) 84 (d) 90 (e) None of these

35. 570 % of ? = 377910

(a) 64900 (b) 66300 (c) 64100 (d) 65600 (e) None of these

36. The population of a town is 198000. It increases by 7% in the 1st year and decreases by 5% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 years?

(a) 211860 (b) 201267 (c) 222453 (d) 198900  (e) None of these

37. The difference between 38% of a number and 24% of the

same number is 135.10. What is 40% of that number?

(a) 394 (b) 370 (c) 378 (d) 386 (e) None of these

38. The total number of boys in a school is 24% more than the

total number of girls in the school. What is the respective ratio of the total number of boys to the total number of girls in the school?

(a) 25 : 31 (b) 31 : 25 (c) 91 : 21 (d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

39. In an examination it is required to get 296 of the total maximum aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 259 marks and is declared failed. The difference of marks obtained by the student and that required to pass is 5%. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

(a) 690 (b) 780 (c) 740 (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

40. What is the value of 150% of 3342 ?

(a) 4869 (b) 5013 (c) 5163 (d) 5019 (e) None of these

41. There are 1850 employees in an organization. Out of these

38% got transferred to different places. How many such employees got the transfer?

(a)740 (b) 723 (c) 703 (d) 717 (e) None of these

42. 70% of a number is 644. What is 30% of that number?

(a) 274 (b) 302 (c) 252 (d) 328 (e) None of these

43. Manish invests Rs.3,960, which is 30% of his monthly income, in insurance policies. What is his monthly income?

(a) Rs.13,200 (b) Rs.13,400 (c) Rs.13,600 (d) Rs.13,800

(e) None of these

44. In an examination Krish scores a total of 654 marks out of

950. What is his approximate percentage in the examination?

(a) 74 (b) 65 (c) 63 (d) 78 (e) 69

45. Swapana spent ` 44,620 on Deepawali Shopping, ` 32,764

on buying Laptop and the remaining 32% of the total amount

was left as cash with her. What was the total amount?

(a) Rs.36,416 (b) Rs.1,13,800 (c) Rs.77,384 (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

46. 12% of 550 + ?% of 320 = 82

(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 9 (e) None of thes  e

47. In a examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate

marks to pass. A student gets 265 marks and is declared failed by 55 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a

student can get ?

(a) 800 (b) 750 (c) 650 (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

48. 64% of (?) – 96% of 1120 = 499.2

(a) 2600 (b) 2540 (c) 2460 (d) 2280 (e) None of these

49. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator is increased by 160%, the resultant fraction is 7/13 . What is the original fraction?

 (a)7/15 (b)2/5(c)8/15 (d)5/7 (e)None of these

50. 58% of 960 – ? % of 635 = 277.4

(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 58 (e) None of these

ANSWERS

     1 (b)  19 (b)  37 (d) 

     2 (b)  20 (c)  38 (b) 

     3 (b)  21 (a)  39 (c) 

     4 (c)  22 (e)  40 (b) 

     5 (b)  23 (a)  41 (c) 

     6 (d)  24 (d)  42 (e) 

     7 (e)  25 (b)  43 (a) 

     8 (b)  26 (e)  44 (e) 

     9 (e)  27 (b)  45 (b)

    10 (d)  28 (e) 46 (c) 

    11 (c)  29 (a)  47 (a) 

    12 (c)  30 (e)  48 (c) 

    13 (d)  31 (d)  49 (a 


    14 (a)  32 (c)  50 (c)


    15 (e)  33 (d)
    16 (a)  34 (b)  
    17 (b)  35 (b)

    18 (a)  36 (b