Percentage Quants Exercise I


Ques 1 Percentage


A is 150% of B and B is 40% of C. If A+B+C=20, then the value of 2B+3C – 4A is equal to

  a) 11
  b) 12
  c) 13
  d) 14


d is the correct option




Ques 2 Percentage


Two numbers are less than a third number by 37% and 30%, respectively. By what percentage is the second number more than the first?

  a) 10/9
  b) 100/9
  c) 100/3
  d) 10


b is the correct option




Ques 3 Percentage


Gaurav earns 800 per day. After some weeks, he earns 960 per day. What is the percentage increase in his daily earnings?

  a) 14%
  b) 18%
  c) 16%
  d) 20%


d is the correct option




Ques 4 Percentage


The average percentage of girls in class X examination in a school is 85% and that of boys is 83%. The average pass percentage of all boys and girls in class X of that school is 83.7% Find the percentage of the number of girls in class X of that school.?

  a) 30%
  b) 40%
  c) 35%
  d) 45%


c is the correct option




Ques 5 Percentage


A person saves 25% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his saving remains the same, then what will be the increased percentage of his expenditure?

  a) 80/3
  b) 26/13
  c) 20//9
  d) 30/11


a is the correct option




Ques 6 Percentage


A, B and C are three positive numbers such that A is 70% of B, and B is 40% of C. If the sum of all three numbers is 336, then 15% of the sum of B and C is

  a) 44
  b) 48
  c) 32
  d) 42


d is the correct option




Ques 7 Percentage


Renu spends 68% of her income. When her income increases by 40%, she increases her expenditure by 30%. Her savings are increased by

  a) 37.98%
  b) 62.5%
  c) 61.25%
  d) 51.6%


c is the correct option




Ques 8 Percentage


There are 450 students in a school and there are two sections A & B in the school. There are three streams in each section i.e., Art, Science & Commerce. (75/4)% of total students in A are in Commerce and (200/7)% of total students in B are in Science. Sum of total students in Commerce in A & total students in Science in B is 105. (400/21)% of total students in B are in Commerce and 50% of total students in A are in Art.

Total students in Art in A is what percent more than total students in Science in B?

  a) 75%
  b) 90%
  c) 100%
  d) 110%


c is the correct option