Percentage Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Ram sells two articles, each for the same price Rs.720. He incurs 20% loss on the first and 10% loss on the second. Find his overall percent loss.

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    24.4%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    21%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    15.29%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    23.16%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "15.29%"

Q:

In an examination 60% of the students passed in English and 70% in Mathematics, if 20% of the students failed in both the subjects and 2500 students passed in both the subjects, then what is the total number of candidates?

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    4000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    5000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    3000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    3500
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "5000"

Q:

35 percent of a number is 1249.5. What is 78 percent of that number?

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    2382.5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    2784.6
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    2912.25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    2452.6
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "2784.6"

Q:

If the length of a rectangle is increased by 10% and the area is unchanged, then how much percent does the breadth decrease?

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    $$ {100\over 11}{\%}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    $$ {100\over 9}{\%}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    9%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "$$ {100\over 11}{\%}$$"

Q:

If the purchase price of an article is equal to 80 percent of its selling price then there will be profit.

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    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {22}{1\over2}\%$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    24 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "25 %"

Q:

if 120% of a is equal to 80% of b, then $${b+a}\over {b-a}$$ is equal to

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    5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    6
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    7
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    8
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "5"
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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:

One-third of 1206 is what percentage of 134?

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    100%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    200%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    300%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "300%"
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