Percentage Class Sheet

1.

Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of

5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of
6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 1
D. 4 : 3

9.

Example 6. If 25% of x = 14% of y and y =5000,

then find the value of x.
A. 2200
B. 2500
C. 2800
D. 3200

2.

10. In an election between Ram and Shyam, 65% of

the voters cast their votes, out of which 5% of the
votes were declared invalid. Ram got 80275 votes
which were 65% of the total votes. Find the total
number of votes enrolled in this section.
A. 80,275
B. 70,325 C. 82,375
D. 78,285

3.

11. The length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and

the breadth is increased by 10% then what is the
percentage increase in its area.
A. 30%
B. 32%
C. 28%
D. 25%

Three candidates contested an election and

received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively.
What percentage of the total votes did the winning
candidate get?
A. 57%
B. 50%
C. 52%
D. 60%
In a competitive examination in State A, 6%
candidates got selected from the total appeared
candidates. State B had an equal number of
candidates appeared and 7% candidates got
selected with 80 more candidates got selected than
A. What was the number of candidates appeared
from each State?
A. 8200
B. 7500
C. 7000
D. 8000
A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to
pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks.
The maximum marks are
A. 600
B. 500
C. 400
D. 300

12. In an election between two candidates, 75 % of

the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the
votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261
votes which were 75% of the total valid votes.
Find the total number of votes.
A. 16800
B. 15800 C. 16700
D. 15700

4.

5.

In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8

years of age. The number of students above 8
years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8
years of age which is 48. What is the total number
of students in the school?
A. 100
B. 102
C. 110
D. 90

13. In an elaction between two candidates, 20% of

votes are were declares invalid. First candidate got
480 votes which were 60% of the total valid votes
. The total number of votes enrolled in that
election was:
A. 450 votes
B. 3000 votes
C. 3200 votes
D.
None of these

6.

14. Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit

contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be
obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50

7.

15. 405 sweets were distributed equally among

children in such a way that the number of sweets
received by each child is 20% of the total number
of children. How many sweets did each child
recieve ?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

In an examination, 5% of the applicants were

found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates
belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible
candidates belonged to other categories, then how
many candidates applied for the examination?
A. 28000
B. 30000 C. 32000
D. 33000

A. 8%
8.

If the price of petrol increases by 25% and

Benson intends to spend only an additional 15%
on petrol, by how much % will he reduce the
quantity of petrol purchased?
B. 7%
C. 10%
D. 6%

30% of the men are more than 25 years old and

80% of the men are less than or equal to 50 years
old. 20% of all men play football. If 20% of the
men above the age of 50 play football, what
percentage of the football players are less than or
equal to 50 years?
A. 60%
B. 70%
C. 80%
D. 90%

16.
In an election only two candidates contested 20%
of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as
invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent
thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voter
list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the
total votes casted is:
A. 47.5%
B. 41% C. 38%
D. 45%
17.
From a salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as
house rent, 15% of the rest he spend on children's education

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and 10% of the balance he spends on clothes. Then, he is

left with Rs. 4131. Find his total salary?
A. 6000
B. 5000
C. 8000
D. 12000
18.
A number is decreased by 10% and then increased
by 10%. The number so obtained is 10 less than the
original number. What was the oiginal number ?
A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 3000
D. 4000
19.
A candidate scoring 25% in an examination fails
by 30 marks , while another candidate scores 50 % mark,
gets 20 marks more than the minimum pass marks . Find
the minimum pass marks. Find the minimum pass
percentage
A. 40%
B. 41%
C. 38%
D. 45%

26.
In a factory there are three types of Machines M1 ,
M2 and M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total
products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2% , 4%
and 5% defective products, respectively. What is the
percentage of non-defective products?
A. 89%
B. 97.1% C. 96.1%
D. 86.1%
27.
Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per
week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum
paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?
A. Rs. 200
B. Rs. 250 C. Rs. 300 D. None of these
28.
The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By what
percent the consumption be reduced to make the
expenditure remain the same?
A. 25%
B. 33.33%
C. 20%
D. None

20.
Salesman`s commission is 5% on all sales upto
Rs.10,000 and 4% on all sales exceeding this.He remits
Rs.31,100 to his parent company after deducing his
commission . Find the total sales
A. Rs.31,500
B. Rs.30,500
C. Rs.35,500
D.
Rs.32,500

29.
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 33.33%,
by what percentage should the breadth be reduced to make
the area same?
A. 20%
B. 33.33%
C. 25%
D. None

21.
A`s salary is 20% less then B`s salary , by how
much percent is B`s salary more than A`s ?
A. 24%
B. 20%
C. 22%
D. 25%

30.
In an election between two candidates, A and B, A
secured 56% of the votes and won by 48000 votes. Find the
total number of votes polled if 20% of the votes were
declared invalid.
A. 500000
B. 400000
C. 600000
D. None

22.
In Veeru Bhai Pvt.limited company 60% of the
employees are men and 48% of the employees are Engineer
and 66.6% of these are men. The percentage of women who
are not engineers:
A. 33.33%
B. 60%
C. 52%
D. 46.66%
23.
Lagaan is levied on the 60% of the cultivated land.
The revenue department collected total Rs. 3,84,000
through the lagaan from the village of Sukhiya. Sukhiya, a
very rich farmer , paid only Rs.480 as lagaan. The
percentage of total land of Sukhiya over the total taxable
land of the village is:
A. 0.15%
B. 15%
C. 0.125%
D. None of these
24.
A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%.
If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional
commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over
Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the
bonus he received is:
A. Rs.180
B. Rs.120
C. Rs.480
D.
data insufficient
25.
A Shopkeeper charges sales tax of x% upto
Rs.2,000 and above it he charges y%. A customer pays total
tax of Rs 320, when he purchases the goods worth Rs.
6,000 and he pay's the total tax of Rs. 680 for the goods
worth Rs. 12,000. The value of (x-y) is:
A. 0
B. -2
C. -4
D. 5

31.
A vendor sells 60 percent of apples he had and
throws away 15 percent of the remainder. Next day he sells
50 percent of the remainder and throws away the rest. What
percent of his apples does the vendor throw?
A. 17
B. 23
C. 77
D. None of these
32.
30% of the men are more than 25 years old and
80% of the men are less than or equal to 50 years old. 20%
of all men play football. If 20% of the men above the age of
50 play football, what percentage of the football players are
less than or equal to 50 years?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 70%
33.
If S is 150 percent of T, then T is what percent of
S + T?
A. 33.33%
B. 40%
C. 75% D. 80%
34.
A reduction of 25% in the price of sugar enables
the person to get 10 kg more on a purchase for Rs. 600.
Find the reduce rate of sugar.
A. Rs. 10
B. Rs. 15
C. Rs. 12
D. Rs. 18
35.
If the length of rectangle increase by 30% and the
breadth decrease by 12%, then find the % change in the
area of the rectangle.
A. 14.4% increase
B. Rs. 15.8% increase
C.
Rs. 12% decrease
D. Rs. 18% increase

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