Quantitative Aptitude - Percentage
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
3.5 can be expressed in terms of percentage as :
- (a)
0.35%
- (b)
3.5%
- (c)
35%
- (d)
350%
Half of 1 percent written as a decimal is :
- (a)
0.005
- (b)
0.05
- (c)
0.02
- (d)
0.2
218% of 1674 = ? \(\times\) 1800
- (a)
0.5
- (b)
4
- (c)
6
- (d)
None of these
What percent of a day is 3 hours ?
- (a)
\(12{1\over2}\)%
- (b)
\(16{2\over3}\)%
- (c)
\(18{2\over3}\)%
- (d)
\(22{1\over2}\)%
Rajeev buys goods worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.
- (a)
Rs. 6876.10
- (b)
Rs. 6999.20
- (c)
Rs. 6654
- (d)
Rs. 7000
4598 ia 95% of ?
- (a)
4800
- (b)
4840
- (c)
4850
- (d)
4880
65% of ? = 20% of 422.50
- (a)
84.5
- (b)
130
- (c)
139.425
- (d)
200
If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is:
- (a)
50
- (b)
60
- (c)
300
- (d)
400
The difference of two number is 20% of the large number. If the smaller number is 20, then larger number is:
- (a)
25
- (b)
45
- (c)
50
- (d)
80
When any number is divided by 12, then divided becomes \(1\over4\)the of the other number. By how much percent first number is greater than the second number?
- (a)
150
- (b)
200
- (c)
300
- (d)
Data inadequate
Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?
- (a)
Rs. 15
- (b)
Rs. 15.70
- (c)
Rs. 19.70
- (d)
Rs. 20
In an examination, 35% of the students passed and 455 failed. How many students appeared for the examination?
- (a)
490
- (b)
700
- (c)
845
- (d)
1300
In a market survey, 20% opted for product A whereas 60% opted for product B. The remaining individuals were not certain. If the difference between those who opted product B and those who were uncertain was 720, how many individuals were covered in the survey?
- (a)
1440
- (b)
1800
- (c)
3600
- (d)
Data inadequate
A student secures 90%, 60% and 54% marks in test papers with 100, 150 and 200 respectively as maximum marks. The percentage of his aggregate is:
- (a)
64
- (b)
68
- (c)
70
- (d)
None of these
If x is 90% of y, then what percent of x is y?
- (a)
90%
- (b)
\(101{1\over9}\)%
- (c)
\(111{1\over9}\)%
- (d)
190%
If x% of y is equal to z, what percent of z is x?
- (a)
\(y^{2}\over100\)
- (b)
\(y\over100^{2}\)
- (c)
\(100\over y\)
- (d)
\(100^{2}\over y\)
If 8% of x = 4% of y, then 20% of x is:
- (a)
10% of y
- (b)
16% of y
- (c)
80% of y
- (d)
None of these
Aman gave 40% of the amount he had to Rohan. Rohan in turn gave one-fourth of what he received from Aman to Sahil. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount he got from Rohan, Sahil now has Rs. 600 left with him. How much amount did Aman have?
- (a)
Rs. 4000
- (b)
Rs. 8000
- (c)
Rs. 12,000
- (d)
Data inadequate
\(5\over9\) part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is:
- (a)
20%
- (b)
27\(7\over9\)%
- (c)
40%
- (d)
70%
A man bought a house for Rs. 5 lakhs and rents it. He puts 12\(1\over2\)% of each month's rent aside for repairs, pays Rs. 1660 as annual taxes and realises 10% on his investment thereafter. The monthly rent of the house is:
- (a)
Rs. 2460
- (b)
Rs. 2500
- (c)
Rs. 4920
- (d)
Rs. 5000
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 original number?
- (a)
1000
- (b)
1050
- (c)
1500
- (d)
2000
What percent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out the 20 percent increase?
- (a)
16\(2\over3\)
- (b)
18
- (c)
20
- (d)
33\(1\over3\)
The price of tea being increased by 20%, a man reduces his consumption by 20%. By how much percent will his expenses for tea be decreased?
- (a)
2%
- (b)
4%
- (c)
6%
- (d)
8%
The income of broker remains unchanged though the rate of commission is increased from 4% to 5%. The percentage of slump in business is:
- (a)
1%
- (b)
8%
- (c)
20%
- (d)
80%
The population of a town was 1,60,000 three years ago. If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, three years, then the present population is:
- (a)
1,77,000
- (b)
1,77,366
- (c)
1,77,461
- (d)
1,77,596
The production of a company has ups and downs every year. The production increases for two consecutive years consistently by 15% and in third year it decreases by 10%. Again in the next two years it increases by 15% each year and decreases by 10% in the third year. If we start counting from the year 1998, approximately what will be the effect on production of the company in 2002?
- (a)
27% increase
- (b)
32% increase
- (c)
37% increase
- (d)
42% increase
- (e)
52% increase
P is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p, is:
- (a)
16\(2\over 3\)
- (b)
60
- (c)
83\(1\over3\)
- (d)
90
Milk contains 5% water. What quality of pure milk should be added to 10 litres of milk to reduce this to 2%?
- (a)
5 litres
- (b)
7 litres
- (c)
15 litres
- (d)
Cannot be dtermined
- (e)
None of these.
The price of rice is reduced by 2%. How many kilograms of rice can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 49 kg of rice earlier?
- (a)
48 kg
- (b)
49 kg
- (c)
50 kg
- (d)
51 kg
There are 600 boys in a hostel. Each plays either hockey or football or both. If 75% play hockey and 45% play football, how many play both?
- (a)
48
- (b)
60
- (c)
80
- (d)
120