Percentages - MCQ Quiz

The term "percent" literally means:

• Out of fifty

• Per hundred

• Per thousand

• Divided by ten

Which symbol is used to denote percent?

• #

• $

• %

• &

"Percentage" refers to:

• A specific number with the % sign

• A proportion or rate per hundred, without specifying the exact number

• A decimal number

• Always greater than 100

Which statement is correct about the difference between percent and percentage?

• Both mean exactly the same and can be used interchangeably in all cases

• Percent is followed by a number, percentage is used without a number

• Percentage is followed by a number, percent is used without a number

• Percent is used in decimals only

25% can be expressed as:

• 25/10

• 25/100

• 0.025

• 2.5

Convert 0.45 into a percentage:

• 0.45%

• 4.5%

• 45%

• 450%

If 60% of a number is 120, the number is:

• 72

• 180

• 200

• 300

A school has 500 students. If 40% are boys, how many boys are there?

• 150

• 200

• 250

• 300

The price of a shirt increases from ₹800 to ₹1,000. What is the percentage increase?

• 15%

• 20%

• 22%

• 25%

Which of the following is an incorrect expression of 75%?

• 0.75

• 75/100

• 3/4

• 7.5