Practice: Percentages

Question 1 of 25

Hard Percentages

An investor invests 70% of his money at 4% per annum and the rest at 5% per annum simple interest. If the total annual interest from both investments is Rs. 2000, find the total amount invested.

Question 2 of 25

Hard Percentages

A number is mistakenly divided by 5 instead of being multiplied by 5. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

Question 3 of 25

Medium Percentages

A shopkeeper marks up the price of an article by 40% above its cost price. During a sale, he offers a discount of 10% on the marked price. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 500, what is the final selling price?

Question 4 of 25

Medium Percentages

A product is sold at a 12% profit. If its cost price is increased by 15% and the selling price remains the same, what will be the new profit percentage?

Question 5 of 25

Medium Percentages

A discount of 25% is given on marked price ₹1200. SP?

Question 6 of 25

Hard Percentages

A student scored 75% in an examination. If he had scored 20 more marks, he would have scored 80%. What was the maximum possible marks in the examination?

Question 7 of 25

Medium Percentages

25% of x = 75. Find x.

Question 8 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 15% of 15% of 1000?

Question 9 of 25

Medium Percentages

A salary of an employee is increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the employee's salary?

Question 10 of 25

Hard Percentages

A population of a town increases by 10% in the first year, decreases by 5% in the second year, and then increases by 20% in the third year. What is the percentage change in the population at the end of the third year compared to the original population?

Question 11 of 25

Hard Percentages

If the price of a product is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 15%, the net effect is equivalent to which of the following?

Question 12 of 25

Hard Percentages

The price of a book is increased by 40% and then decreased by 30%. If the final price of the book is Rs 182, what was the original price?

Question 13 of 25

Medium Percentages

A is 30% more than B. By what % is B less than A?

Question 14 of 25

Medium Percentages

A shopkeeper marks up the price of a product by 50% and then offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage profit if the cost price of the product is Rs. 200?

Question 15 of 25

Medium Percentages

The price of an item is reduced by 20% to Rs. 160. What was the original price of the item?

Question 16 of 25

Hard Percentages

A shopkeeper marks up the price of an item by 60% and then gives a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage gain or loss if the cost price of the item is Rs. 500?

Question 17 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 25% of 25% of 1600?

Question 18 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 2.5% of 800?

Question 19 of 25

Hard Percentages

A quantity is increased by 10% and then reduced by 15%. The final value is 17 less than the original quantity. What was the original quantity?

Question 20 of 25

Hard Percentages

If the profit made on selling an article is equal to 20% of its selling price, what is the profit percentage?

Question 21 of 25

Medium Percentages

A man spends 60% of his monthly income on household expenses, 25% on savings, and the remaining Rs. 3,000 on miscellaneous. What is his total monthly income?

Question 22 of 25

Medium Percentages

30% of a number is 60. The number is?

Question 23 of 25

Hard Percentages

If A's salary is 20% more than B's salary, and B's salary is 20% less than C's salary, then by what percentage is C's salary more than A's salary?

Question 24 of 25

Hard Percentages

A salary is to be divided between A, B and C in the ratio 3:2:1. If C's share is increased by 20%, how should A's and B's shares be adjusted to maintain the same total?

Question 25 of 25

Medium Percentages

Discount of 15% on ₹2000?

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An investor invests 70% of his money at 4% per annum and the rest at 5% per annum simple interest. If the total annual interest from both investments is Rs. 2000, find the total amount invested.

A number is mistakenly divided by 5 instead of being multiplied by 5. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A shopkeeper marks up the price of an article by 40% above its cost price. During a sale, he offers a discount of 10% on the marked price. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 500, what is the final selling price?

A product is sold at a 12% profit. If its cost price is increased by 15% and the selling price remains the same, what will be the new profit percentage?

A discount of 25% is given on marked price ₹1200. SP?

A student scored 75% in an examination. If he had scored 20 more marks, he would have scored 80%. What was the maximum possible marks in the examination?

25% of x = 75. Find x.

What is 15% of 15% of 1000?

A salary of an employee is increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the employee's salary?

A population of a town increases by 10% in the first year, decreases by 5% in the second year, and then increases by 20% in the third year. What is the percentage change in the population at the end of the third year compared to the original population?

If the price of a product is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 15%, the net effect is equivalent to which of the following?

The price of a book is increased by 40% and then decreased by 30%. If the final price of the book is Rs 182, what was the original price?

A is 30% more than B. By what % is B less than A?

A shopkeeper marks up the price of a product by 50% and then offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage profit if the cost price of the product is Rs. 200?

The price of an item is reduced by 20% to Rs. 160. What was the original price of the item?

A shopkeeper marks up the price of an item by 60% and then gives a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage gain or loss if the cost price of the item is Rs. 500?

What is 25% of 25% of 1600?

What is 2.5% of 800?

A quantity is increased by 10% and then reduced by 15%. The final value is 17 less than the original quantity. What was the original quantity?

If the profit made on selling an article is equal to 20% of its selling price, what is the profit percentage?

A man spends 60% of his monthly income on household expenses, 25% on savings, and the remaining Rs. 3,000 on miscellaneous. What is his total monthly income?

30% of a number is 60. The number is?

If A's salary is 20% more than B's salary, and B's salary is 20% less than C's salary, then by what percentage is C's salary more than A's salary?

A salary is to be divided between A, B and C in the ratio 3:2:1. If C's share is increased by 20%, how should A's and B's shares be adjusted to maintain the same total?

Discount of 15% on ₹2000?

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