Practice Test

Q1) If 97 percent of students are present in a class and 27 students are absent, find the total number of student in the class. Show Answer

Q2) The difference between the number obtained by increasing a certain number by 8% and that obtain by diminishing it by 3% is 407. Find the original number. Show Answer

Q3) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 25% and denominator decreased by 20%, the new value is 5/4. What was the original fraction ? Show Answer

Q4) A class of 300 students has boys twice that of girls. If 50% of boys and 48% girls attend exams, how many students did not appear ? Show Answer

Q5) In an exam, it is required to get 45% marks to pass. A student got 138 marks and failed by 15% what were the maximum marks ? Show Answer

Q6) Length of rectangle increases by 20% and its breadth increases by 10%. What will be the change in the area of the rectangle ? Show Answer

Q7) The price of a book includes 10% printing cost, 20% paper cost and another 15% labour cost. If other costs add - up to Rs. 110, what is the total price of books ? Show Answer

Q8) The tax on a commodity is diminished by 15% and its consumption increases by 15%. Find the decrease % in the revenue derived from it. Show Answer

Q9) The price of a car is increased 30% before budget and in budget 10% is increased again. Find the total % increase in the price of car. Show Answer

Q10) Two numbers are 20% and 25% less than a third number. How much % is the second number less than first ? Show Answer

Q11) If A's salary is 20% below B's salary. By how much percent is B's salary above A's salary ? Show Answer

Q12) There were only two candidates in an election one got 62% votes and was elected by a margin of 144 votes. The number of votes were Show Answer

Q13) If the radius of a circle is diminished by 10% the area is diminished by Show Answer

Q14) To a sugar solution of 3 liters containing 40% sugar, one liter of water is added. The percentage of sugar in the new solution is Show Answer

Q15) The price of oil is increased by 25%. If the expenditure is not allowed to increase the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is : Show Answer

Q16) The population of a city increases at the rate of 5% annually. Its present population is 1,85,220. Population of city 3 years ago was: Show Answer

Q17) Arvind spends 75% of his income. His income is increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 10%. His saving are increased by Show Answer

Q18) In a certain office 72 % of the workers prefer tea and 44 % prefer coffee. If each of them prefers tea or coffee and 40 like both, the total number of workers in the office is Show Answer

Q19) If 45 percent of n is 405, what is 35 percent of n ? Show Answer

Q20) If 20% of a number exceeds 16% of the same number by 16. What is the number ? Show Answer

Q21) The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is : Show Answer

Q22) In an examination A got 10% marks less than B. B got 25% marks more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks out of 500, the percentage of marks obtained by D was : Show Answer

Q23) Salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Salary of B and C together is Rs.6000. By what percent is salary of C more than that of A ? Show Answer

Q24) 80% of 80 = x% of 160 is how much ? Show Answer

Q25) If one - fifth of three - fourth of a one - third number is 24, then what is the 10% of that number ? Choose the correct alternative. Show Answer

Q26) 30% of 150 + ?% of 300 = 40% of 450 Show Answer

Q27) The marks obtained by Aniket in Mathematics and science are more than 100 of his total marks secured in English subject. However the average marks of his three subjects is 60. How many marks Aniket obtained in English subject ? Show Answer

Q28) ? % of 1400 - 18% of 750 = 159 Show Answer

Q29) 8% of 800 x ? = 224 Show Answer

Q30) If 16% of a number is 216, then what will be 27% of the same number ? Show Answer

Q31) ? % of 600 = 1919 - 1799 Show Answer

Q32) 25% of 96 = ?% of 16 Show Answer

Q33) 25% of 120 + 40 of 220 = ? Show Answer

Q34) The population of a town is 11200. In the first year it increase 25% and in the second year it decrease 15%. What is the population of that town at the end of 2 years ? Show Answer

Q35) (? % of 480) x (0.64% of 350) = 4.8384 Show Answer

Q36) If a 25% of a number is 270, then what is 48% of that number ? Show Answer

Q37) What is 240% of 700 ? Show Answer

Q38) 12% of 580 + ? = 94 Show Answer

Q39) What will be the percentage of 8745 is5159.55. Choose the correct alternative from the given ? Show Answer

Q40) 0.07% of 1250 - 0.02% of 650 = ? Show Answer

Q41) Which of the following numbers is the greatest if 30% of that number is less than 100 ? Show Answer

Q42) If a two-third of a number is less than 20 of the original number, then what is 17% of that number ? Show Answer

Q43) What percentage of 120 is equal to 15% of 160 + 10% of 180 ? Show Answer

Q44) 591 - 28% of 325 = ? Show Answer

Q45) Meena gave 40% of her cards to Sheetal and 30 cards to Amey. If she is left with 45% of the cards she originally had, how many did she have originally ? Show Answer

Q46) When the cost of paper is incresed by 40%, the firm reduces his annual consumption by 20%. Find the percentage increase in the annual expenditure on paper. Show Answer

Q47) A man spent 40% of his salary on food, 15% on clothing and 15% on other expenditures. If he saves 420 Rs. a month, what is his mothly salary ? Show Answer

Q48) The radius of a circle has increased by 20%. By what percentage does the circumference and the area of the circle increase ? Show Answer

Q49) Subtracting 7% of x from x is equivalent to multiplying x by how much ? Show Answer

Q50) Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. What is the ratio of the two numbers ? Show Answer

Q51) In measuring the side of a square, an error of 5% in excess is made. Find the error % in calculated area ? Show Answer

Q52) In an examination every candidate took History or Geography or both. 74.8% took History and 50.2% took Geography. If the total number of candiadates be 1500, how many took History and Geography both ? Show Answer

Q53) Priya's expenditure and savings are in the ratio 3:2 . Her income increases by 10% and expenditure increases by 12%. By what percentage does her savings increase ? Show Answer

Q54) Adding 5% of x to x is equivalent to multiplying x by how much ? Show Answer

Q55) Two numbers are respectively 30% and 40% less than the third number. What % is the second of the first ? Show Answer

Q56) A is 20% heavier than B, B is 20% heavier than C, C is 20% heavier than D, then (i) By what percent, is A heavier than D. (ii) By what percent, is D lighter than A. Show Answer

Q57) What is the total number of candidates at an examination if 31 percent fail and the number of those who pass exceeds the number of those fail by 247. Show Answer

Q58) In an examination 75% of the candidates passed in English, 65% in Mathematics and 27% failed in both subjects. Find the pass percentage. Show Answer

Q59) For each home in Town X, the amount of property tax is p percent of the value of the home.The property tax on a home whose value is $45000 is$1200.
A : The property tax on a home in Town X whose value is $45000 B :$ 1300 Show Answer

Q60) The decrease in number of sales personnel in Company K to 85% of the original sales force resulted in a decrease of 500 in the number of monthly sales.
A : The percent decrease in the number of Company 'K' s monthly sales
B : The percentage decrease in the number of Company 'K's sales personnel Show Answer

Q61) A : 90 percent of 30
B : 13.5 percent of 200 Show Answer

Q62) 6 is x percent of 24
y is 25 percent of 96
A : x

Q63) A number P exceeds Q by 25%
A : Percentage by which Q is shorter than P
B : 25%

Q64) The price of a car is increased 30% before budget and in budget 10% is increased again.
A : The total % increase in the price of the car.

Q65) Store B always sells CD's at 60% off the price. Store A sells its CD's at 40% off the list price, but often runs a special sale during which it reduces its price by 20%
A : The price of a CD when it is on sale at store A
B : The price of the same CD at store B. Show Answer

Q66) A : The price of a television when it is on sale at 25% off
B : The price of that television when it's on sale at 25\$ off Show Answer

Q67) The difference between 67% and 42% of a number is 214. what is 75% of this number ? Show Answer

Q68) Krish got 654 marks out of 950 marks in an examination. What is his marks percent in the exam ? Show Answer

Q69) 70% of a number is 644. what is the 30% of this number ? Show Answer

Q70) What is 150% of 3342 ? Show Answer

Q71) The difference between 58% and 28% of a number is 225. What will 38% of the number be ? Show Answer

Q72) A plot of 715 sq.ft is available at the rate of Rs.3,850/- per sq ft. If 40% of the total cost of the plot is to be paid for booking the plot, how much is the booking amount ? Show Answer

Q73) The difference between 73% of a number and 58% of the same number is 960. What is 22% of that number ? Show Answer

Q74) One - seventh of a number is 39. What will be 56% of that number ? Show Answer

Q75) In a class of 55 students and 3 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 60% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there ? Show Answer

Q76) In an examination it is required to get 350 of the aggregate marks to pass. A students gets 32% marks and is declared failed by 70 marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get ? Show Answer

Q77) A plot of 640 sq.ft is available at the rate of Rs. 4,600/- per sq.ft. If 30% of the total cost of the plot is to be paid for booking the plot, how much is the booking amount ? Show Answer

Q78) In a class of 40 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there ? Show Answer

Q79) The difference between 67% of a number and 43% of the same number is 912. What is 19% of that number ? Show Answer

Q80) The difference between 56% of a number and 41% of the same number is 660. What is 8% of that number ? Show Answer

Q81) A plot of 575 sq.ft is available at the rate of Rs.5,500/- per sq.ft. If 25% of the total cost of the plot is to be paid for booking the plot, how much is the booking amount ? Show Answer

Q82) One - seventh of a number is 51. What will be 64% of that number ? Show Answer

Q83) In a class of 30 students and 2 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 30% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there ? Show Answer

Q84) 71% of a number is more than its 46% by 120. What is 30% of that number ? Show Answer

Q85) 56% of a number is less than its 72% by 56. What is 70% of that number ? Show Answer

Q86) Rajesh spends 12% of his monthly income on entertainment, 18% of his monthly income on children's education, 50% of his monthly income on other household items and the remaining amount of Rs.5,200/- he saves. What is his monthly income ? Show Answer

Q87) 65% of a number is more than its two - fifth by 140. What is 30% of that number ? Show Answer

Q88) Mr. Davar spends 38% of his monthly income on food, 25% on children's education and 12% on transport and the remaining amount of Rs. 5,800/- he saves. What is Mr. Davar's monthly income ? Show Answer

Q89) Nikhil spent 45% of his monthly stipend on food and transport. 20% of the remaining on books and half of the remaining on other expenses. If he is left with Rs. 880/- now, how much is his monthly stipend ? Show Answer

Q90) 65% of a number is more than its 36% by 58. What is 23% of that number ? Show Answer

Q91) Garurav spends 40% of the amount he received from his father on hostel expenses, 20% on books and stationery and 50% of the remaining on transport. He saves Rs. 450/- which is half the remaining amount after spending on hostel amount after spending on hostel expenses, books etc. and transport, How much money did he get from his father ? Show Answer

Q92) 45% of a number is less than its 64% by 38. What is 20% of that number ? Show Answer

Q93) If the numerator of a certain fraction increased by 100% and the denominator is increased by 200% the new fraction thus formed is 4/21. What is the original fraction ? Show Answer

Q94) 19584 is 96% of a number. What is 56% of the number ? Show Answer

Q95) 20% of total staffs of company were promoted to higher grade. How many staffs were not promoted ? Show Answer

Q96) Smita invests Rs. 1,87,000 in share market, which is 25% of her income. What will Smita's monthly income be about ? Show Answer

Q97) The difference between 42% of a number and 28% of the same number is 210. What is 59% of that number ? Show Answer

Q98) Shilpa spends 8% on school fees, 25% on rent and 17% on furniture. 25% of the remaining sum was spend on medical bills and the remaining sum of Rs. 6,000 was put aside. How much does she spend on rent ? Show Answer

Q99) The production of an industry increase at the rate of 8% per year and its production was 70 lakh tonnes in the year 2004, what was its production in the year 2006 ? Show Answer

Q100) Two candidates contested an election. If a candidate got 520 votes which was 65% of total votes, what was the total number of votes ? Show Answer

Q101) Sophia invests 25% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 15% of her monthly salary in shopping and 35% of her salary on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs.9,050/-. What is Sophia's annual income ? Show Answer