The document contains 14 multiple choice questions related to percentages. The questions cover a range of topics including calculating percentages of totals, determining original values given percentage changes, ratios involving percentages, and percentage errors. The correct answer is provided for each question.
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1. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3
boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his
total score did he make by running between
the wickets?
A. 45% B. 45 5/11 %
C. 54 6/11 % D. 55%
2. Two students appeared at an examination.
One of them secured 9 marks more than the
other and his marks was 56% of the sum of
their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
A. 39, 30 B. 41, 32 C. 42, 33 D. 43, 34
3. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40%
apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he
had:
A. 588 apples B. 600 apples
C. 672 apples D. 700 apples
4. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70
have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1B. 14C. 20D. 21
5. If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the
following is true?
A. A is smaller than B.
B. A is greater than B
C. Relationship between A and B cannot be
determined.
D. If x is smaller than y, then A is greater than B.
E. None of these
6. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
A. 4% of aB. 5% of aC. 20% of aD. None of
these
7. In a certain school, 20% of students are below
8 years of age. The number of students above
8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of
students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is
the total number of students in the school?
A. 72 B. 80 C. 120 D. 150 E. 100
8. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum
of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum
of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 3B. 1 : 1C. 3 : 4D. 4 : 3
9. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead
of 5/3
What is the percentage error in the
calculation?
A. 34% B. 44% C. 54% D. 64%
10. In an election between two candidates, one
got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the
votes were invalid. If the total number of
votes was 7500, the number of valid votes
that the other candidate got, was:
A. 2700B. 2900C. 3000D. 3100
11. Three candidates contested an election and
received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes
respectively. What percentage of the total
votes did the winning candidate get?
A. 57%B. 60%C. 65%D. 90%
12. Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550
per week by their employer. If X is paid 120
percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y
paid per week?
A. Rs. 200B. Rs. 250C. Rs. 300D. None of these
13. Gauri went to the stationers and bought
things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise
went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the
tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the
tax free items?
A. Rs. 15B. Rs. 15.70C. Rs. 19.70D. Rs. 20
14. Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a
rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he
pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will
have to pay for the goods.
A. Rs. 6876.10B. Rs. 6999.20C. Rs. 6654D. Rs.
7000
15. The population of a town increased from
1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average
percent increase of population per year is:
A. 4.37%B. 5%C. 6%D. 8.75%