Practice: Percentages

Question 1 of 25

Hard Percentages

A salary of a person is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage change in his salary?

Question 2 of 25

Medium Percentages

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

Question 3 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 4 of 25

Medium Percentages

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

Question 5 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 2.5% of 800?

Question 6 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 7 of 25

Medium Percentages

A company produced 1500 units of a product and expected a 30% return on the total production cost. However, only 1200 units were sold at the expected price. What percentage return did the company actually achieve?

Question 8 of 25

Medium Percentages

Discount of 15% on ₹2000?

Question 9 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 10 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 11 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 87.5% as a fraction?

Question 12 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 13 of 25

Hard Percentages

In a company, 60% of employees are male. 30% of the male employees and 20% of the female employees have a postgraduate degree. If the total number of employees is 1000, how many employees have a postgraduate degree?

Question 14 of 25

Hard Percentages

The price of a commodity increases by 50% and then by another 25%. By what percentage should the new price be reduced to bring it back to the original price?

Question 15 of 25

Medium Percentages

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% of them and then buys 50 more apples. If he now has 90 apples, how many apples did he originally have?

Question 16 of 25

Medium Percentages

If 60% of a class of 50 students are boys, how many more girls need to be admitted to the class to make the percentage of boys 50%?

Question 17 of 25

Hard Percentages

A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 10 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5. What is the initial quantity of alcohol in the mixture?

Question 18 of 25

Medium Percentages

If the price of a product increases by 25% and the sales decrease by 20%, what is the percentage change in the total revenue?

Question 19 of 25

Medium Percentages

In a class, 60% are boys. If there are 12 girls, total students?

Question 20 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 21 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 15% of 15% of 1000?

Question 22 of 25

Medium Percentages

A man spends 70% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his savings increase by 30%, find the percentage increase in his expenditure.

Question 23 of 25

Medium Percentages

A shop offers 20% discount, then an additional 10%. Effective discount on ₹1000?

Question 24 of 25

Medium Percentages

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% and still has 420. Original number?

Question 25 of 25

Hard Percentages

If the population of a town increases by 10% annually and its present population is 20,000, what will be the population after 3 years?

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A salary of a person is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage change in his salary?

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?

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

What is 2.5% of 800?

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 company produced 1500 units of a product and expected a 30% return on the total production cost. However, only 1200 units were sold at the expected price. What percentage return did the company actually achieve?

Discount of 15% on ₹2000?

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?

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

What is 87.5% as a fraction?

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?

In a company, 60% of employees are male. 30% of the male employees and 20% of the female employees have a postgraduate degree. If the total number of employees is 1000, how many employees have a postgraduate degree?

The price of a commodity increases by 50% and then by another 25%. By what percentage should the new price be reduced to bring it back to the original price?

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% of them and then buys 50 more apples. If he now has 90 apples, how many apples did he originally have?

If 60% of a class of 50 students are boys, how many more girls need to be admitted to the class to make the percentage of boys 50%?

A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 10 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5. What is the initial quantity of alcohol in the mixture?

If the price of a product increases by 25% and the sales decrease by 20%, what is the percentage change in the total revenue?

In a class, 60% are boys. If there are 12 girls, total students?

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 15% of 15% of 1000?

A man spends 70% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his savings increase by 30%, find the percentage increase in his expenditure.

A shop offers 20% discount, then an additional 10%. Effective discount on ₹1000?

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% and still has 420. Original number?

If the population of a town increases by 10% annually and its present population is 20,000, what will be the population after 3 years?

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