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Percentage MCQs

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Percentage MCQs

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Raju spends 10 percent and 20 percent of his income on transport and food respectively. He spends 30 percent of the remaining income on clothing. He saves rest of his income. If his saving is Rs. 26460, then what will be total expenditure on food and clothing together?

  1. A. Rs. 26420
  2. B. Rs. 22140
  3. C. Rs. 24480
  4. D. Rs. 23440
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The monthly salary of a person was Rs. 50,000. He used to spend on family expenses (E), Taxes (T), Charity (C), and the rest were his saving. E was 60% of the income, T was 20% of E, and C was 15% of T. When his salary got raised by 40%, he maintained the percentage level of E, but T becomes 30% of E and C becomes 20% of T. The difference between the two savings (in Rs.) is:

  1. A. 128
  2. B. 220
  3. C. 130
  4. D. 250
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If 25% of 400 + 35% of 1260 + 27% of 1800 = 1020 + x, then the value of x lies between:

  1. A. 6 to 10
  2. B. 0 to 5
  3. C. 11 to 15
  4. D. 16 to 20
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If decreasing 110 by x% gives the same result as increasing 50 by x%, then x% of 650 is what percentage (correct to the nearest integer) more than (x - 10)% of 780?

  1. A. 17%
  2. B. 12%
  3. C. 18%
  4. D. 14%
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In an election contested between two candidates, 15% of the total voters did not cast their votes and 100 votes got disqualified. The candidate who won the election won it by securing 45% of the total votes and won by a margin of 400 votes. Find the total number of voters?

  1. A. 6,000
  2. B. 3,600
  3. C. 10,000
  4. D. 3,500
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Salary of Mohit is 60% more than Vijay. Salary of Vijay is how much percent less than Mohit?

  1. A. 45%
  2. B. 42.5%
  3. C. 47.5%
  4. D. 37.5%
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If the price of petrol is increased by 28%, by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer, if the expenditure on petrol remains unchanged? (Correct to 2 decimal places)

  1. A. 12.35%
  2. B. 21.88%
  3. C. 20.25%
  4. D. 25.75%
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Rishu saves x% of her income. If her income increases by 26% and the expenditure increases by 20%. then her savings increase by 50%. What is the value of x?

  1. A. 25
  2. B. 30
  3. C. 20
  4. D. 10
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If A's salary is 30% more than B's salary, then by what percentage is B's salary less than that of A? (correct to one decimal place)

  1. A. 17.5%
  2. B. 23.1%
  3. C. 25%
  4. D. 19.7%
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If A is 40% less than B and C is 40% of the sum of A and B, then by what percentage is B greater than C?

  1. A. 60
  2. B. 56frac14
  3. C. 40frac18
  4. D. 36
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If 40% of a number is less than its 60% by 30, then the 20% of that number is:

  1. A. 60
  2. B. 40
  3. C. 50
  4. D. 30
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If a positive number 'k' when multiplied by 30% of itself gives a number which is 170% more than the number 'k' then the number 'k' is equal to:

  1. A. 9
  2. B. 5
  3. C. 6
  4. D. 7
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