Percentage
Percentage: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Percentages when Total is Hundred, Percentages when Total is Not Hundred, Percentage Change by Graphical Method & Product Constancy etc.
Important Questions on Percentage
In a competitive examination in State A, candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and candidates got selected with more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State?

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

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 respectively, then what is the effective rejection rate for the whole plant?

From a class, total students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 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?

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

From a class, total students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 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

The price of a Scooter and a Moped are in the ratio . If a Scooter costs more than a Moped, then find the price of a Scooter.

From a class, total students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 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?

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

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

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

The population of a town increased from to in a decade. Find the average per cent increase of population per year.

From a class, total students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 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?

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

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

In a certain school, of students are below of age. the number of students above of age is of the number of students of age which is . what is the total number of students in the school?

If circumference of a circle increases by then area of the circle increases by

per cent of first number is per cent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?

The sum of of a positive number and of the same number is . What is twice of that number?

In a school, of students are below years of age. The number of students above years of age is three-fifth of the number of students of years of age. What is the total number of students who are below years of age if the number of students above years of age is ?
