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Quant – Percentage – Set 10
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- The test contains 10 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
- You have to finish the test in 8 minutes.
- You are awarded 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for questions you do not attempt.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 10 questions to be solved in 8 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- What is 15% of 640?
- A. 106
- B. 76
- C. 86
- D. 96
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Answer: D. 96
15% of 640 = 15/100 × 640 = 96.
- The price of rice is increased by 60%. By what percent must a family reduce its consumption so that the expenditure remains the same?
- A. 47 1/2%
- B. 32 1/2%
- C. 52 1/2%
- D. 37 1/2%
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Answer: D. 37 1/2%
Reduction = 60/(100 + 60) × 100 = 37 1/2%.
- A salary of Rs 10,000 is first increased by 60% and then decreased by 30%. What is the final salary?
- A. Rs 10,700
- B. Rs 11,950
- C. Rs 11,700
- D. Rs 11,200
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Answer: D. Rs 11,200
10,000 × 160/100 × 70/100 = Rs 11,200.
- In an election between two candidates the winner gets 65% of the votes and wins by 300 votes. How many votes were cast in all?
- A. 1000
- B. 1200
- C. 900
- D. 700
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Answer: A. 1000
Margin = (65 - 35)% of total = 30% of total = 300. Total = 300 × 100/30 = 1000.
- A student gets 60 marks and fails by 30 marks. The pass mark is 30%. What are the maximum marks?
- A. 390
- B. 270
- C. 300
- D. 210
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Answer: C. 300
Pass marks = 60 + 30 = 90, which is 30% of the total. Total = 90 × 100/30 = 300.
- A's salary is 25% more than B's. By what percent is B's salary less than A's?
- A. 15%
- B. 10%
- C. 30%
- D. 20%
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Answer: D. 20%
B is less by 25/(100 + 25) × 100 = 20%.
- A number increased by 10% becomes 264. What is the number?
- A. 264
- B. 192
- C. 312
- D. 240
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Answer: D. 240
Number × 110/100 = 264, so the number = 264 × 100/110 = 240.
- The population of a town is 40,000. It increases by 20% in the first year and decreases by 10% in the second year. What is the population after two years?
- A. 45,200
- B. 41,200
- C. 46,200
- D. 43,200
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Answer: D. 43,200
40,000 × 120/100 × 90/100 = 43,200.
- What is 15% of 2400?
- A. 468
- B. 396
- C. 360
- D. 432
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Answer: C. 360
15% of 2400 = 15/100 × 2400 = 360.
- The price of rice is increased by 50%. By what percent must a family reduce its consumption so that the expenditure remains the same?
- A. 33 1/3%
- B. 43 1/3%
- C. 48 1/3%
- D. 28 1/3%
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Answer: A. 33 1/3%
Reduction = 50/(100 + 50) × 100 = 33 1/3%.