Understanding Percentages and Ratios

The term "percent" means:

• Per thousand

• Per hundred

• Per ten

• Per million

Which symbol is used to denote percent?

• #

• $

• %

• &

"Percentage" refers to:

• A number out of 10

• A number out of 100 expressed with the % sign

• A fraction without any denominator

• A decimal number

Which of the following is the main difference between "percent" and "percentage"?

• Percent is always more than percentage

• Percent is a number with %, percentage is a general term

• Percent is for fractions, percentage is for decimals

• There is no difference

Express 3/4 as a percent:

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

If 40% of a number is 80, the number is:

• 200

• 160

• 320

• 100

The percentage value of 0.25 is:

• 2.5%

• 25%

• 0.25%

• 250%

Increase 200 by 15%:

• 215

• 225

• 230

• 245

If a price is reduced from ₹500 to ₹400, the percentage decrease is:

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

5% of ₹8,000 is:

• ₹40

• ₹400

• ₹800

• ₹4,000