Percentage Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: In an examination, 92% of the students passed and 480 students failed. If so, how many students appeared in the examination?
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Answer : 3. "6000"
Explanation :
Let's denote the total number of students who appeared in the examination as 𝑥x.
Given that 92% of the students passed, it means 8% failed because the total percentage is 100%.
We can set up the equation:
8% of 𝑥=4808% of x=480To find 8% of 𝑥x, we multiply 𝑥x by 81001008 (which is the same as multiplying by 0.08):
0.08𝑥=4800.08x=480Now, we can solve for 𝑥x:
𝑥=4800.08x=0.08480𝑥=6000x=6000So, 6000 students appeared in the examination.
Q: Deepak starts the month of February with provisions expected to last for the entire month. After few days, he find that the provisions will be short by 10 days and it is calculated that if the provisions left is immediately tripled, it will complete the shortfall. If the provisions left is doubled instead of being tripled, and simultaneously the diet of the Deepak is decreased by 20%, then the provisions will fall short by-
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Answer : 5. "Cannot be determined "
Q: In a town, 60% of the total voters is male and the rest are females. If 60% of the males are literate and 70% of the females are literate, then by what percent is the number of literate males more than that of illiterate females?
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Answer : 2. "100% "
Q: When the price of an audio system was reduced by 20%, the sale increased by 80%. What was the net effect on the sale?
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Answer : 1. "44% increase"
Q: Ramesh scored 73 marks in subject A . He scored 56% marks in subject B and X marks in subject C. maximum marks in each subject were 150. The overall percentage marks obtained by Ramesh in all the three subject together was 54%. How many marks did he score in Subject C?
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Answer : 4. "86"
Q: If the sales tax be reduced from % to %, what difference does it make to person who purchases an article whose marked price is Rs.8400?
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Answer : 3. "Rs.14 "
Q: A basket contains 350 eggs. If 12% of the eggs are rotten, how many eggs are good enough to be sold?
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Answer : 3. "308"
Q: Two students appeared for an examination. One student who scored 20 marks more than the other, his score was 60 % of the sum of their marks. What was his score?
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