Percentage - Set 4

Percentage – Set 4

Dear ! This is Percentage – Set 4 Quiz and it contains 50 questions.

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1) Solve this : $43 “> 4 /3$ of 25% $1819 “> 18 /19$ of 57 = ?

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2) 5 out of 2250 parts of earth is sulphur. What is the percentage of sulphur in earth ?

2/6%

2/15%

2/9%

2/11%

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3) The difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is :

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4) If x% of y is y% of (?)

100x

y/100

x/100

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5) The firm uses the following function to calculate the production out (PO) : PO = 5.3C² L¹⁵, where C = capital invested and L = labour employed. If the capital invested (C) increases by 20 percent, the change in PO will be :

44% increase

45% decrease

42% increase

43% decrease

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6) Solve this : 12% of 5000 = ?

600

110000

300

900

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7) Ms. Pooja invests 13% of her monthly salary, i.e., Rs. 8554 in Mediclaim Policies. Later she invests 23% of her monthly salary on Child Education Policies; also she invests another 8% of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Pooja ?

Rs. 28953

Rs. 28952

Rs. 28950

Rs. 28951

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8) How many litres of a 30% alcohol solution should be added to 40 litres of a 60% alcohol solution to prepare a 50% solution ?

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9) A wrist watch of cost price Rs. 1250 was sold by Sharel for Rs. 1500. What was the profit percent ?

14%

20%

18%

10%

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10) Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-thirds of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B ?

4 : 2

4 : 4

4 : 3

4 : 1

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11) Krishna’s present salary is Rs. 3500. It will increase by 10% next year. What will be Krishna’s salary after the increment ?

Rs. 3850

Rs. 3550

Rs. 3750

Rs. 3650

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12) 14% of 14 + 28% of 28 + 92% of 96 – 15% of 85 = ?

83.37

86.37

85.37

84.37

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13) 270 candidates appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. The pass percentage is :

94.5%

93.3%

97%

95%

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14) Solve [180% of (?)] ÷ 2 = 504

550

530

540

560

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15) A part of Rs. 9600 is invested at a 5% annual return, while the remainder is invested at a 3% annual return. If the annual income from both portions is the same, what is the total income from the two investments ?

Rs. 320

None of these

Rs. 340

Rs. 330

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16) If 35% of a number is 175, then what percent of 175 is that number ?

23%

354%

200%

None of these

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17) In a college election between two candidates, one candidate got 55% of the total valid votes. 15% of the votes were invalid. If the total votes were 15200, what is the number of valid votes the other candidate got ?

5814

5813

5812

5811

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18) By how much percent is four-fifths of 70 lesser than five-sevenths of 112 ?

23%

25%

24%

30%

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19) Of the 50 researchers in a work group, 40% will be assigned to Team A and the remaining 60% to Team B. However, 70% of the researchers prefer team A and 30% prefer Team B. What is the least possible number of researchers who will not be assigned to the team they prefer ?

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20) The weight of an empty bucket is 25% of the weight of the bucket when filled with some liquid. Some of the liquid has been removed. Then, the bucket, along with the remaining liquid, weighed three-fifths of the original weight. What percentage of the liquid has been removed ?

53.3%

52.6%

54.1%

53.2%

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21) When expressed as a fraction 64% would mean :

16/23

16/22

16/25

16/24

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22) Find the : (550% of 250) ÷ 275 = ?

0.10

0.5

None of these

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23) If 0.03 is X% of 0.3, then the value of X is :

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24) In a class of 65 students and 4 teachers, each student got sweet that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets are there ?

950

951

949

952

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25) I paid Rs. 27.20 as sales tax on a watch worth Rs. 340. Find the rate of sales tax.

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26) In the expression xy² , the value of both variables x and y are decreased by 20%. By this, the value of the expression is decreased by :

46.8%

49.8%

47.8%

48.8%

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27) A man ordered a length of rope by telephone from his nearest hardware shop. But when a worker in the shop brought the rope, he found that the man on the telephone had miswritten the order by interchange feet and inches. As a result of this, the length of rope received was only 30% of the length he had ordered. The length of the rope which the man ordered was between :

8 ft and 2 inches

9 ft and 2 inches

11 ft and 2 inches

10 ft and 2 inches

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28) The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 12 percent per annum. It was purchased three years ago. Its present value is Rs. 29644.032. What was the purchase price of the machine ?

Rs. 43300

Rs. 43400

Rs. 43200

Rs. 43500

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29) Find the 92.5% of 550 = ?

504.75

506.75

508.75

507.75

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30) A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each. He scores 15% of his total marks in English. How much does he score in English ?

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

745

750

740

755

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32)

59 “> 5 /9 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 :

28.7%

30%

29,8%

27.8%

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33) Two candidates fought an election. One of them got 62% of the total votes and won by 432 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?

1900

Cannot be determined

1700

1800

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34) What is 28% of 36% of $57 “> 5 /7$ th of 5000 ?

340

380

400

360

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35) Solve this : 32% of 825 + 25% of 1440 = 1025 – (?)

404

402

401

403

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36) A number reduced by 25% becomes 225. What percent should it be increase so that it becomes 390 ?

45%

20%

30%

40%

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37) On a test consisting of 250 questions, Jassi answered 40% of the first 125 questions correctly. What percent of the other 125 questions does she need to answer correctly for her grade on the entire exam to be 60% ?

80%

70%

90%

Cannot be determined

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38) The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals :

110%

105%

125%

130%

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39) From 5 litres of a 20% solution of alcohol in water, 2 litres of solution is taken out and 2 litres of water is added to it. Find the strength of alcohol in the new solution.

11%

15%

12%

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40) What percent of 88 is 33 ?

37.5%

36.5%

38.5%

39.5%

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41) Find the : 38% of 341 = ?

129.58

126.58

127.58

128.58

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42) 40% of 60% of

35 “> 3 /5

th of a number is 504. What is 25% of

25 “> 2 /5

th of that number ?

352

350

351

353

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43) Solve (550% of 250) ÷ 275 = (?)

None of these

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44) In an examination, 35% candidates failed in one subject and 42% failed in another subject while 15% failed in both the subjects. If 2500 candidates appeared at the examination, how many passed in either subject but not in both ?

1175

1176

1178

1177

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45) If x, y, z are three positive integers such that x is greater then y and y is greater than z, then which of the following is definitely true ?

z% of x is greater than y% of z

y% of x is greater than z% of y

x% of y is greater than y% of z

All of these

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46) Solve this : (12% of 555) + (15% of 666) = ?

166.3

166.4

166.5

166.7

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47) What will come in the place of (?) in the expression below :x% of y is y% of (?)

100x

100y

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48) The marked price of an article is Rs. 2400. The shopkeeper gives successive discounts of x% and 15% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 1876.80 for the article, find the value of x :

11%

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49) In a village three people contested for the post of village Pradhan. Due to their own interest, all the voters voted and no one vote was invalid. The losing candidate got 30% votes. What could be the minimum absolute margin of votes by which the winning candidate led by the nearest rival, if each candidate got an integral percent of votes ?