Problems on Percentage

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Problems on Percentage: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Conversion of Percentages, Conversion of Decimals to Percentage, Comparing Quantities Using Percentages, Final Amount for Repayment, Simple Interest as Percentage, Percentage, Product Constancy, etc.

Important Questions on Problems on Percentage

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In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State?

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In a class, 55% students passed in Chemistry and 60% passed in Maths, 50% passed in both of these subjects. If 70 students failed in both Chemistry and Maths, then what is the total number of students?

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40% of a number when added to the square of the same number, then it is increased to 4040% of itself the actual number is:

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In a factory, producing parts of an automobile, the parts manufactured on the shop floor are required to go through quality checks, each conducted after a specific part of the processing on the raw material is completed. Only parts that are not rejected at one stage are put through subsequent stages of production and testing. If average rejection rates at these three testing stages during a month are 10%, 5% and 2% respectively, then what is the effective rejection rate for the whole plant?

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% of boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

The total number of boys passed is approximately what percent of the total number of girls in the class?

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In an examination of SSC 40% students failed in Mathematics and 30% failed in English, while 20% failed in mathematics and English both, what percentage of the students passed in both?

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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?

25.25% of 512=?

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

What is the ratio of the total number of girls to the number of boys who failed in the exam?

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Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below.
Production of a motorbike by 5 companies in various years (in thousands)

Years Company
  Honda Suzuki Kawasaki Bajaj TVS
2005 15 38 68 26 59
2006 10 22 32 62 46
2007 35 16 27 38 22
2008 25 20 55 59 30
2009 65 42 18 32 74
2010 28 56 22 16 20


The number of Honda motorbike in 2007 is what per cent of the number of Suzuki motorbike in 2010?

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% of boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

What is the difference between the number of boys who are passed and the number of girls who are failed?

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A student multiplied a number by 35 instead of 53. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

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Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks were 56% of the sum of their marks. Find the marks obtained by them.

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What will come in place of question-mark (?) in the following questions ?

19% of 2570 = 35% of 628 + ?

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The length of a rectangle is reduced by  20%. By what percent would the width have to be increased to maintain the original area?

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The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. Find the average per cent increase of population per year.

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

What is the sum of the number of boys who failed and the number of girls who passed in the exam?

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If the price of an article is increased by 15% and the total number of articles sold in decreased by 10%, then the effect on gross receipt of the shop is:

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If the selling price of 500 items is the same as the cost price of 600 items, then find the percentage profit/loss?

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In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. the number of students above 8 years of age is 23 of the number of students of 8 years age which is 48. what is the total number of students in the school?

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Each question has a condition followed by quantity I, II and III. The relationship between these three quantities should satisfy the condition given n the question. One blank is given in two of the following quantities and five options were given related to the blanks. You have to find the correct option among the five options which satisfies the condition as your answer.

Note: The amount and the number of years in whole value only.

Condition: Quantity I<Quantity II<Quantity III

Quantity I: Ragu has 30% savings with him from his monthly salary. If the expenditure for groceries and clothing is 40% of overall expenditure and his expenditure except groceries and clothing is ___________. Find his savings.

Quantity II: CI on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is 3150. Find the sum.

Quantity III: The shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. If the percentage of markup price of an item is 20% and the cost price of an item is __________, then find the selling price of an item.