Percentage Calculations
Practice problems involving percentage calculations including increase, decrease, sequential operations, and word problems
Questions
Hiren's salary was first reduced by 40% and then after few months it was increased by 40%. His present salary is what percent of initial salary?
Each right answer carries 1 mark(s) and each wrong answer carries -0.25 marks.
No mark will be deducted for unanswered questions.
Question is to be answered in atleast 35 seconds
- 50%
- 45%
- 84%
- 80%
- 75%
The cost of an article was first decreased by 15% and then increased to restore to its original price. Find the percentage increase made ?
Each right answer carries 1 mark(s) and each wrong answer carries -0.25 marks.
No mark will be deducted for unanswered questions.
Question is to be answered in atleast 35 seconds
- 15%
- 10%
- 17.64%
- 20%
- None
Hitesh lost 87.5% of money & spends 80% of the remainder. Finally, he is left with Rs 600/-. What was in the beginning ?
- 25000/-
- 24000/-
- 30000/-
- Data inadequate
- None
A shopkeeper increases the price of a toy by 20%. Later he gave a discount of 20%. Find the net % decrease in price. IF original price is Rs 500, how much does the customer have to pay.
- Rs 420/-
- 600/-
- 520/-
- Data inadequate
- None
45% of 560 + 50% of 80 is what % of 292 ?
- 50%
- 100%
- 150%
- 75%
- None
45% of 560 + 50% of 80 is what % of 292 ?
- 50%
- 100%
- 150%
- 75%
- None
45% of 560 + 50% of 80 is what % of 292 ?
- 50%
- 100%
- 150%
- 75%
- None
The price of a chair is 50% of the price of a table.The price of a stool is 20% of the price of a table. The stool costs what percent of the cost of chair ?
- 40%
- 50%
- 60%
- 45%
- None
The price of a commodity is first increased by 10% & later on reduced by 5%. If the original price was Rs 500, what is final price & % change in price.
- Rs 522.54.8%
- 550/-5%
- 600/-3.5%
- 525.505%
- None
Jiten and Suresh appear for an exam. Jiten scores 20% but fails by 35 marks, while Suresh scores 25% which is 15 marks more than the pass marks. What is the maximum marks.
- Rs 1200/-
- Rs 1500/-
- Rs 1000/-
- Data inadequate
- None
In an election there are candidates in contest. The candidate who gets 58% of the votes is declared elected by margin of 960 votes. Find the number of votes polled.
- Rs 6000/-
- Rs 4500/-
- Rs 5000/-
- Data inadequate
- None
The difference of 2 numbers is 40% of larger number. If the smaller number is 30, then what will be the larger number ?
Do in 35 seconds
- 50
- 75
- 60
- Data inadequate
- None
A's salary is 40% less than B's salary but 20% more than C's salary. If A's salary is Rs 400 less than B's salary,find the salary of each.
- 600, 1000, 500
- 650,1000,550
- 450,750,400
- 550,750,500
- None
Savitha saves 25% of salary &due to price rise, family expenses increases by 25%,Still he saves Rs 62.5. Find his salary.
- 2000/-
- Rs 1000/-
- 3000/-
- Data inadequate
- None
The price of rice was decreased by 30% and its consumption increases by 20%. Find the new expenditure as a ratio of initial expenditure and the net percentage change in expenditure.
- 4%
- 10%
- 5%
- 8%
- None