1.

Find:

70 % of 28
Solution:

2.

Find:

19.6

56 % of 5
Solution:

3.

2.8

What percent of 96 is 8?
Solution:

8 x
96

100

8 1/3

4.
5.
6.

What percent is 120 of 90?

What percent is 5 gm of 1 kg?
What percent is 150 ml of 3.5 litres?

7.

If As monthly income is 40 % more than that of B, how much percent is Bs income less than that of A?
Solution:

r
(100 + r)
40
X

100

(100 + 40)
8.

200
4

If As height is 25 % less than that of B, how much percent is Bs height more than that of A?
Solution:

r
(100

r)

25
X
(100
9.

100

25)

100
3

If the price of sugar is increased by 15 %, find by how much percentage a householder must reduce her
consumption of sugar so as not to increase the expenditure.
Solution:

r
(100

100

100

r)

15
(100

15)

300
23

10.

What percent is 3 % of 5%?

(a) 60 %
(b) 1.5 %
Solution:

(c) .15 %

(d) .015 %

3%

3 /100
X

100 =

5%
11.

5 /100

What percent of 7.2 kgs is 18 gms?

(a) 25 %
(b) 2.5 %
Solution:

100 = 10 %

(c) .25 %

(d) .025 %

18
X

100

0.25%

7.2 x 1000
12.

If the cost of a book worth Rs. 50 is increased by Rs. 25, the rate of increase is:
(a) 50 %
(b) 25 %
(c) 20 %
(d) 10 %
Solution:

25
X

100

50 %

50
13.

What will be 80 % of a number whose 200 % is 90?

(a) 144
(b) 72
(c) 36
Solution:

let 200 % of x = 90. Then,

(d) 54
200
X x = 90 = 45
100

Thus number = 45. Now, 80 % 0f 45 = 80/100 x 45 = 36

14.

Two candidates fought an election. One got 65 % of the votes and won by 300 votes. The total number of
votes polled is?
(a) 600
(b) 800
(c) 1000
(d) 1200
Solution:

let total number of votes polled be x. Then,

65 % of x 35 % of x = 300
30 % of x = 300
30
x = 300 = 1000
100

15.

After deducting a commission of 5 %, a T.V. costs Rs. 15200. Its gross value (in rupees) is:
(a) 15860
(b) 16000
(c) 16400
(d) 14440
Solution:

95 % of x = 15200
X = 15200 x 100/95 = 16000

16.

96 % of the population of a town is 23040. the total population of the town is:
(a) 32256
(b) 24000
(c) 24936
(d) 25640
Solution:

17.

If 75 % of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 420, the number of boys is:
(a) 1176
(b) 1350
(c) 1260
(d) 1125
Solution:

18.

to obtain 14 kg copper, ore needed = 100 kg

Thus 14: 100 : : 77 : X
X = 100 x 77 = 550kg
14

The price of an item is increased by 20 % and then decreased by 20 %, the final price as
compared to original price is?
(a) 20 % less
(b) 20 % more
(c) 4 % more
(d) 4 % less
Solution:

21.

let the number of all the examinees be x

Then, 35 % of x = 168
X = 168 x 100 / 35 = 480
Therefore number of those who passed = (480 168) = 312

An ore contains 14 % copper. How many kilograms of the ore are required to get 77 kg of
copper?
(a) 87.78kg
(b) 66.22kg
(c) 1078
(d) 550kg
Solution:

20.

let the total number of students be x

Then, 25 % of x = 420
X = 420 x 100/25 = 1680
Thus number of boys = 75 % of 1680 = 1260

In an examination, 65 % of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 168, the
number of those passed is?
(a) 480
(b) 312
(c) 648
(d) 218
Solution:

19.

96 % of x = 23040
X = 23040 x 100/96 = 24000

let original price = 100. First new piece = 120

Final price = 80 % of 120 = 96
Thus, final price is 4 % less than the original price

If As income is 25 % more than Bs and Bs income is 20 % more than Cs, by what percent is
As income more than Cs
(a) 15 %
(b) 25 %
(c) 33 %
(d) 50 %
Solution:

let Cs income = 100. Then, Bs income = 120

And, As income = 125 % of 120 = 150
Therefore, As income is 50% more than Cs

22.

On decreasing the price of fans by 30 %, the sale is increased by 20. What is the effect on money
receipt by shopkeeper?
(a) 10 % increase
(b) 10 % decrease
(c) 16 % increase
(d) 16 % decrease
Solution:

23.

A mans wages ere decreased by 50 %. Again the reduced wages were increased by 50 %. He
has a loss of:
(a) 0 %
(b) 2.5 %
(c) .25 %
(d) 25 %
Solution:

24.

let cost of each fan = Rs. 100 & sale = 100 fans.
Money receipt = Rs. (100 x 100) = Rs. 10000
New cost per fan = Rs. 70 & new sale = 120 fans.
New money receipt = Rs. (70 x 120) = Rs. 8400
Decrease in money receipt = 1600 / 10000 x 100 = 16 %

let the original wages = 100 Rs., reduced wages = Rs. 50

Increased wages = 150 % of Rs. 50 = Rs. 75
Loss = 100 75 % = 25 %

A mixture of 40 litres of milk and water contains 10 % water. How much water should be added
to it so that water may be 20 % in the new mixture?
(a) 5 litres
(b) 4 litres
(c) 6.5 litres
(d) 7.5 litres
Solution:

water in original mix = 10 / 100 x 40 litres = 4 litres

Let x litres of water be added to this mix
Then,

4+x
X

100 = 20

40 + x
Thus, x = 5 litres
25.

If Rs. 516 are divided among A, B, C so that A receives 25 % more than B and B receives 25 %
less than C, then Cs share is:
(a) 144
(b) 180
(c) 192
(d) 204
Solution:

Suppose C gets Rs. 100. Then, B gets Rs. 75

A gets = (125 % of Rs. 75) = Rs. 375
4
Thus, A:B:C = 375 / 4 :75 : 100 = 375 : 300 : 400 = 15: 12: 16
Cs share = Rs. 516 x 16 / 43 = Rs. 192