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Percentage Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :

a)

500

b)

600

c)

800

d)

1000

2.

If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

3.

A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ?

a)

6 %

b)

8 %

c)

10 %

d)

12%

4.

In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :

a)

2500

b)

2700

c)

2900

d)

3100

5.

A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error in the calculation ?

a)

54 %

b)

64 %

c)

74 %

d)

84 %

6.

The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8748, its purchase price was :

a)

10000

b)

12000

c)

14000

d)

16000

7.

A's salary is 40% of B's salary which is 25% of C's salary. What percentage of C's salary is A's salary ?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

8.

If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

9.

Rahul’s salary is 50% more than Rohit’s salary. If Rahul saves Rs 2250 which is 8% of his salary, then what is Rohit’s salary (in Rs)?

a)

22250

b)

24450

c)

26350

d)

18750

10.

Ram gets 55 % of total valid votes in an election. If the total votes were 9000, what is the number of valid votes that the other candidate Shyam gets if 30 % of the total votes were declared invalid?

a)

2835

b)

2385

c)

2583

d)

2358

11.

The population of a town is increased from 54500 to 58500 in one year. What is the percentage increase in the population?

a)

6.34%

b)

5.34%

c)

7.34%

d)

4.34%

12.

1200 boys and 800 girls appeared in an examination. If 60% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination, what is the percentage of candidates who failed in the examination?

a)

48 %

b)

52 %

c)

45 %

d)

42 %

13.

In an examination, 25% candidates failed in English and 35 % students failed in Math.If 15 % candidates failed in both, what is the percentage of candidates who passed in both the subjects ?

a)

45%

b)

50%

c)

55%

d)

58%

14.

If 30 % of 1520 + 40 % of 800 = x % of 5000, find the value of x.

a)

14.42%

b)

15.52%

c)

12.22%

d)

18.82%

15.

Naresh's monthly income is reduced by 15%. By what percentage his monthly income must be increased so that it is again equal to his original monthly income?

a)

16.6%

b)

15.6%

c)

14.6%

d)

17.6%

16.

If A's income is 12 % more than B's income, B's income is how much less than A's income?

a)

9.7%

b)

10.7%

c)

11.7 %

d)

12.7%

17.

Passing marks in an examination are 40%. If a candidate gets 65 marks and fails by 15 marks, the maximum marks in the examination are

a)

200

b)

220

c)

180

d)

250

18.

Ram spends 70% of his salary and deposits 15 % of his salary in the bank. If he is left with Rs. 1500, what is his monthly salary?

a)

Rs.9000

b)

Rs.9500

c)

Rs.10000

d)

Rs.10500

19.

If the price of sugar increases by 10%, by what percentage a housewife should reduce the consumption of sugar so that expense is not increased?

a)

5.5%

b)

7.1%

c)

9.1%

d)

10%

20.

If 40% of 60% of 3/5 of a number is 504, what will be the 25% of 2/5 of that number?

a)

350

b)

150

c)

175

d)

230

21.

If 50% of (x-y) =30% of (x+y), what percent of x is y?

a)

33.33%

b)

40%

c)

12.25%

d)

25%

22.

If 10% of A's income = 15% of B's income = 20% of C's income. If the sum of their income is 7800, find the income of B.

a)

1800

b)

2400

c)

3000

d)

3600

23.

In an election, 2 candidates participate in which the winner gets 60% of the total votes, and he wins the election by 2000 votes. Find the total number of votes in the election.

a)

3200

b)

6400

c)

10000

d)

13250

24.

Radha’s salary is 50% more than Seeta’s salary. Radha got a raise of 40% on her salary while Seeta got a raise of 30% on her salary. By what percent is Radha’s salary more than Seeta’s?

a)

61.53%

b)

60%

c)

55.6%

d)

36%

25.

If two values are 20% and 60% of a third value, what percentage is the first value of the second value?

a)

22.2%

b)

33.3%

c)

27.7%

d)

31.1%