Percentage Question sheet 2

Percetage Question Practise sheet 2

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Q.1  In a test, Chandran secured 16 out of 45 marks. He will take another test and to pass he needs to secure an overall 48% marks. If the second test was out of 80, and he just passed, what was his percentage marks in the second test?

a.48

b.55

c.60

d.44

Q.2 The price of two articles are in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. The price of first article is increased by 40% and the price of second article is decreased by x%. If the new ratio of the price of the two articles is 7 : 3 respectively, then what is the value of x?

a.20

b.15

c.30

d.10

Q.3 A man earns x% on the first Rs. 2,000 and y% on the rest of his income. If he earns Rs.700 from income of Rs.4,000 and Rs.900 from if his income is Rs.5,000, find x%.

a.20%

b.15%

c.25%

d.None of these

Q.4 Sonali saves x% of her income. If her income increases 26% and the expenditure increases by 20%, then her savings increase by 50%. What is the value of x?

a.25

b.30

c.20

d.10

Q.5 If P is 150% of Q, then Q is what percentage of P?

a.33.33%

b.66.66%

c.133.33%

d.150%

Q.6 A number is increased by 200% and becomes 150. What is the initial number?

a.75

b.50

c.25

d.100

Q.7  B is 20% less than A. C is 25% more than B. C is what percent of A?

a.50%

b.75%

c.100%

d.125%

Q.8 A company gets 40% of its sales through soft drink sales and Pepsi forms 62.5% of the sales of soft drinks. Pepsi forms what percent of the sales of the company?

a.15%

b.25%

c.40%

d.62.5%

Q.9 If the price of sugar increased by 25%, by what % should a customer change his consumption to Reduce expenditure by 25%?

a.reduce by 20%

b.reduce by 25%

c.reduce by 40%

d.reduce by 50%

Q.10 37.5% trees in a garden are mango trees and another 25% are banana. The number of Banana trees forms what percent of the number of mango trees?

a.25%

b.33.33%

c.50%

d.66.66%

Q.11 Shubham and Shivam contest an election. Shubham gets 46% of the valid votes and is defeated by 1600 votes. Find the total number of valid votes cast in the election.

a.10000

b.15000

c.16000

d.20000

Q.12 Sachin and Jyoti wrote an exam. Sachin got 45% marks and got 24 marks more than passing marks, Jyoti got  30% marks and got 12 marks less than passing marks. Find maximum marks.

a.120

b.180

c.200

d.240

Q.13 Salary of Shyam is 50% more than Ram. Ram spends 40% of his income and Shyam spends 60% of his income, the rest of the amount is saved. Find savings of Ram is what percentage of the savings of Shyam.

a.66.66%

b.100%

c.125%

d.150%

Q.14 In a test, Sirish  secured 40% marks and got  60 marks less than the pass marks, while Shruti secured 60% marks and got  40 marks more than the pass marks. What is the passing percentage?

a.48%

b.45%

c.50%

d.52%

Q.15 The price of a commodity A is twice that of commodity B. If the price of A is increased by 10% and that of B is increased by 25%, then what is the percentage increase in the total price of the products A and B together? 

a.15% 

b.20%

c.16% 

d.12%

Q.16 The price of a fan P is thrice that of a fan Q. The price of P is increased by 10% and that of Q is decreased by 30%. What is the change in the total price of fans P and Q put together?  

a.It is increased by 2% 

b.It is decreased by 2%

c.No change in the total price

d.None of these

Q.17 If A is 25% less than B, then what will be the value of (2B - A) / A ?

a.5/4

b.3/2

c.5/3

d.3/4

Q.18 The score of Rakesh is 10% of the score of Ramesh and the score of Ramesh is twice the score of Paul. The score of Paul is 40, find the score of Rakesh.

a.6

b.8

c.10

d.12

Q.19 In an examination, 92% of the students passed and 480 students failed. How many students appeared in the examination?

a.6200

b.5000

c.5800

d.6000

Q.20 What is to be added to 15% of 180, so that, the sum is equal to 20% of 360?

a.60

b.50

c.45

d.40

Q.21 The price of a certain commodity is increased by 30%in the first year. In the second year it decreases by 30% and in the third year it is again increased by 30%. Now, by what approximate percentage it must be increased/decreased so as to get the initial price.

a.decrease by 30%

b.decrease by 18.3%

c.decrease by 15.47%

d.increase by 15.47%

Q.22 The income of Mohan is Rs.28000. He spends 80% of the income. The savings of Sohan is Rs.600 less than that of Mohan. If Sohan spends 75% of his income, then find Sohan’s income.

a.Rs. 12000

b.Rs. 15000

c.Rs. 18000

d.Rs. 20000

Q.23 The price of sugar is decreases by 15% while the consumption increases by 30%, then by what percent the total expenditure on Sugar will increase or decrease?

a.7.5%

b.10%

c.10.5%

d.12.5%

Q.24 If the side of a square is increased by 20%, then its area increases by:

a.4%

b.20%

c.40%

d.44%

Q.25 Two classes A and B have 320 and 240 students respectively. If the percentage of students, who didn’t pass in classes A and B are 40% and 30% respectively, what is the total number of failed students?

a.200

b.260

c.320

d.360

Q.26 Due to 20% reduction in the price of tea, a consumer can buy 250 grams more tea than before on spending Rs. 280, what is the reduced price of tea?

a.Rs. 140/kg

b.Rs. 180/kg

c.Rs. 224/kg

d.Rs. 280/kg

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Answers For Arrangement Questions for CAT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
B	D	B	C	B	B	C	B	C	D
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
D	D	B	D	A	C	C	B	D	C
21	22	23	24	25	26
C	D	C	D	A	C