Percentage Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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

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    44 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    34 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    54 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    64 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "64 %"

Q:

A furniture salesman increased the value of furniture by 20 percent due to the lure of more income, which led to a decrease of 30 percent in his sales, then tell him what percentage was reduced in his income?

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    16 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    15 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "16 %"

Q:

If the income of A is 25% more than that of B, then by what percent is the income of B less than that of A?

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    10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "20"

Q:

The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs.53071.20, the purchase price of the machine was:

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    Rs.72800
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.69680
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.84560
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.78400
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs.72800"

Q:

A basket contains 300 mangoes. 75 Mangoes were distributed among some student. Find the percentage of mangoes left in the basket.

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    70%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    72%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    76%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    75%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "75%"

Q:

Two candidates contested an election. One of them got 64% of the votes and won by 434 votes. What was the total number of votes polled? 

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    1550
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    1345
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    1680
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1684
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "1550"

Q:

The average monthly salary of all the employees in a company is ₹ 12,000. Among them the average salary of male employees is ₹15,000 and that of female employees is ₹8000. Accordingly, what is the ratio of male and female employees?

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    5 : 2
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    3 : 4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    4: 3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2 : 5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "4: 3"

Q:

In an examination in which full marks were 700, A gets 20 % more than B, B gets 20 % more than C, and Cgets 15 % less than D. If A got 576 marks, then what percentage of full marks did D get? 

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    67.22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    68.22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    65,22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    66.22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "67.22 % "

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