Percentage- Aptitude Questions and Answers | Online Percentage MCQ Aptitude Test
Quiz Name
Percentage
Category
Online Aptitude Test
Number of Questions
15
Time
30 Minutes
Exam Type
MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
1. A batsman made 110 runs, including three boundaries and eight sixes. By dashing between the wickets, what percentage of his total score did he get?
a. 45%
b. 45 5/11%
c. 54 6/11%
d. 55%
Answer: B
Explanation:
110 - (3 x 4 + 8 x 6) = 110 - (60) = 50 is the number of runs made by running.
Percentage required = 50/110 x 100 percent = 45 5/11 percent.
2. At an examination, two pupils showed up. One of them received 9 points more than the other, accounting for 56 percent of the total. They received the following grades:
a. 39, 30
b. 41, 32
c. 42, 33
d. 43, 34
Answer: C
Explanation:
Their marks should be (x + 9) and x.Then x + 9 = 56/100 (x + 9 + x) (x + 9 + x) (x + 9 + x) (x + 9 + x) (x +14(2x + 9) + 25(x + 9),3 times = 99,33 = x, As a result, their grades are 42 and 33, respectively.
3. Apples were available from a fruit vendor. He sells 40% of his apples but still has 420 left. Previously, he had:
a. 588 apples
b. 600 apples
c. 672 apples
d. 700 apples
Answer: D
Explanation:
Assume he started with x apples.Then (100 - 40)% of x equals 420.420 = 60/100 x x.700 = x = 420 x 100/60.
4. What percentage of values between 1 and 70 contain 1 or 9 as the unit digit?
a. 1
b. 14
c. 20
d. 21
Answer: C
Explanation:
Clearly, numbers with 1 or 9 in the unit's digit have squares with 1 as the last digit. 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 29, 31, 39, 41, 49, 51, 59, 61, and 69 are examples of such numbers from 1 to 70.The number of such numbers equals 14.The required proportion is 14 x 100/70 percent, which equals 20%.
5. Which of the following statements is true if A = x percent of y and B = y percent of x?
a. A is smaller than B.
b. A is greater than B
c. Relationship between A and B cannot be determined.
d. None of these
Answer: D
Explanation:
x% of y = x/100x X y = y/100 X x = y% of x, B = A.
6. If 20% of an equals 20% of b, then 20% of b equals:
a. 4% of a
b. 5% of a
c. 20% of a
d. None of these
Answer: A
Explanation:
20 percent of a = b equals 20/100 a = b a = b,b% of 20 = b /100 x 20 = 20/100 an x 1/100 x 20 = 4/100 a = 4% of a.
7. Twenty percent of pupils in one school are under the age of eight. The number of pupils over the age of eight is equal to the number of students under the age of eight, which is 48. How many students are there in total at the school?
a. 72
b. 80
c. 150
d. 100
Answer: D
Explanation:
Let x be the number of pupils. Then,Number of students over the age of eight years = (100 - 20)% of x = 80% of x.80/100 x = 80 x = 2/3= 48 x,x equals 100.
8. There are two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B equals two-thirds of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Calculate the A:B ratio.
a. 2 : 3
b. 1 : 1
c. 3 : 4
d. 4 : 3
Answer: D
Explanation:
6 percent of A + 4% of B Equals 2/3 (6 percent of A + 8% of B),2/3 X 6/100 A + 8/100 B = 5/100 A + 4/100 B,1/25A + 4/75B = 1/20 A + 1/25A B,4/75 - 1/25 B = 1/20 - 1/25 A,1/75 B = 1/100 A,A/B = 100/75 = 4/3 .4:3 is the required ratio.
9. Instead of multiplying a number by 5, a student multiplied it by three. What is the calculation's percentage error?
a. 34%
b. 44%
c. 54%
d. 64%
Answer: D
Explanation:
Let's say the number is x.Then error equals 5/3 x - 3/5 x = 16/15 x.Error percentage = 16x/15 x 3/5x x 100 percent = 64%.
10. In a two-candidate election, one received 55% of the total legitimate votes, while 20% of the ballots were invalid. If the total number of votes cast was 7500, the other contender received the following number of legitimate votes:
a. 2700
b. 2900
c. 3000
d. 3100
Answer: A
Explanation:
80 percent of 7500 equals 6000 valid votes.Other candidate polled 45% of 6000 valid votes.45/100 multiplied by 6000 is 2700.
11. An election was held, and three candidates received 1136, 7636, and 11628 votes, respectively. What was the winning candidate's percentage of the overall vote?
a. 57%
b. 60%
c. 65%
d. 90%
Answer: A
Explanation:
The total number of votes cast was 20400 (1136 + 7636 + 11628).11628/20400 x 100% = 57 percent is the required percentage.
12. Their employer pays two tailors, X and Y, a total of Rs. 550 per week. How much is Y paid per week if X is paid 120 percent of the amount paid to Y?
a. Rs. 200
b. Rs 250
c. Rs 300
d. None of these
Answer: B
Explanation:
Let's say Y is paid Rs. z each week.Then z + 120% of z = 550.550 = z + 120/100 z.550 z = 11/5.250 = z = 550 x 5/11.
13. Gauri went to the stationers and spent Rs. 25 on items, with 30 paise going to sales tax on taxable purchases. What would the cost of the tax-free items be if the tax rate was 6%?
a. Rs. 15
b. Rs. 15.70
c. Rs. 19.70
d. Rs. 20
Answer: C
Explanation:
Let's say the taxable purchase amount is Rs. x.Then, 6% of x = 30/100 is used.30/100 x 100/6 = 5. x = 30/100 x 100/6 = 5.[25 - (5 + 0.30)] is the cost of tax-free items. = 19.70 rupees.
14. Rajeev purchases a valuable item valued Rs. 6650. On top of that, he gets a 6% rebate. After receiving the rebate, he must pay a 10% sales tax. Calculate how much he'll have to pay for the things.
a. Rs. 6876.10
b. Rs. 6999.20
c. Rs. 6654
d. Rs. 7000
Answer: A
Explanation:
6 percent of Rs. 6650 = Rs. 6/100 x 6650 = Rs. 399 rebate,10 percent of Rs. (6650 - 399) is Rs. 10/100 x 6251 = Rs. 625.10.Final amount = Rs. 6876.10 (6251 + 625.10).
15. In a ten-year period, the population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500. The average annual percentage increase in population is:
a. 4.37%
b. 5%
c. 6%
d. 8.75%
Answer: B
Explanation:
In ten years, the increase is (262500 - 175000) = 87500.Increase in percent = 87500/175000 times 100 percent = 50%.The required average is 50/10%, which equals 5%.
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