10. Percentage Questions for Competitive Exams

This is the aptitude questions and answers section on "Percentage" with explanation for various interview, competitive examination and entrance test. ... competitive examination and various entrance test (CAT, GATE, GRE, MAT, Bank Exam, SSC, CPO,.... )

Percentage Questions

1. What is to be added to 15% of 160 so that the sum may be equal to 25% of 240 ?

(1) 24
(2) 84
(3) 60
(4) 36

2. A team played 40 games in a season and won in 24 of them. What percent of games played did the team win ?

(1) 70%
(2) 40%
(3) 69%
(4) 35%

3. If 80% of a number added to 80 gives the result as the number itself, then the number is

(1) 200
(2) 300
(3) 400
(4) 500

4. Two numbers are respectively 25% and 20% less than a third number. What percent is the first number of the second ?

(1) 5%
(2) 75%
(3) 80%
(4) 93.75%

5. If x earns 25% more than Y. What percent less does Y earn than X ?

(1) 16%
(2) 10%
(3) 20%
(4) 25%

6. If 60% of A's income is equal to 75% of B's income, then B's income is equal to x% of A's income. The value of x is :

(1) 70
(2) 60
(3) 80
(4) 90

7. A worker suffers a 20% cut in his wages. He may regain his original wages by obtaining a rise of

(1) 27.5%
(2) 25%
(3) 22.5%
(4) 20%

Ans :-

1-4,   
2-3,      
3-3,     
4-4,     
5-3, 
6-3, 
7-2 

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