mathematics MCQs – Page 40

Practise multiple-choice questions from mathematics for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1951. In an office, totally there are 6400 employees and 65% of the total employees are males. 25% of the males in the office are at-least 50 years old. Find the number of males aged below 50 years?
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A. 3120

B. 4160

C. 1040

D. 2080

E. None of these

1952. A reduction of 20 % in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 3kg more for Rs. 120. The original price of sugar per kg is:________?
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A. Rs. 15

B. Rs. 10

C. Rs. 8

D. Rs. 12

1953. 64 is what percent of 80?
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A. 70%

B. 64%

C. 60%

D. 80%

1954. 45% of 750 25% of 480 =__________?
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A. 245

B. 236.5

C. 216

D. 217.50
1955. What percent of 120 are 90?
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A. 75%

B. 33%

C. 50%

D. 25%

1956. In a class of 140 students, 60% of them passed. By what percent is the number of students who passed more than the number of failed students?
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A. None of these

B. 50%

C. 80%

D. 40%

E. 20%

1957. In an election between two candidates A and B, the number of valid votes received by A exceeds those received by B by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did B get?
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A. 2420

B. 3150

C. 2160

D. 2834

E. None of these

1958. Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?
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A. 15%

B. 12%

C. 5%

D. 10%
1959. Rs. 395 are divided among A, B and C ins such a manner that B gets 25 % more than A and 20 % more than C. The share of A is:
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A. Rs. 180

B. Rs. 195

C. Rs. 120

D. Rs. 198

1960. If 15% of 30% of 50% of a number is 90, then what is the number?
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A. 4000

B. None of these

C. 4400

D. 3050

E. 4500

1961. In an examination, 65 % of the total examinees passed if the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is:_________?
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A. 500

B. 1625

C. 1000

D. 1200
1962. If A got 80 marks and B got 60 marks, then what percent of As mark is Bs mark?
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A. None of these

B. 60%

C. 80%

D. 65%

E. 75%
1963. In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is________?
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A. 42%

B. 52%

C. 32%

D. 62%

1964. The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Ys salary is less than Mr. Xs?
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A. 30%

B. 23 1/13 %

C. 25.08%

D. 22.08%

1965. The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 2. Bs monthly income is 12% more than Cs monthly income. If Cs monthly income is Rs. 15000, then find the annual income of A?
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A. Rs. 201600

B. Rs. 504000

C. None of these

D. Rs. 180000

E. Rs. 420000

1966. What will be 80 Percent of a number whose 200 percent is 90?
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A. 36

B. 72

C. 144

D. none of these

1967. The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?
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A. 11.11%

B. 66.67%

C. 33 1/3 %

D. None

E. 9.09%

1968. 605 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20 % of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive?
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A. 11

B. cannot be determined

C. 45

D. 24

1969. At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?
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A. 75%

B. 90%

C. 70%

D. 80%
1970. There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?
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A. 456

B. 1200

C. 744

D. 912

1971. 75 % of a number when added to 75 is equal to the number. The number is:_______?
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A. 150

B. 225

C. 300

D. 200

1972. If 30% of a number exceeds 20% of it by 18, then find the number?
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A. None of these

B. 180

C. 120

D. 200

E. 150

1973. 5 % income of a is equal to 15 % income of B and 10 % income of B is equal to 20 % income of C if the income of c is Rs. 200, then total income of A, B and C is :_________?
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A. Rs. 6000

B. Rs. 20000

C. Rs. 18000

D. Rs. 14000

1974. In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is:________?
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A. 37500

B. 26250

C. 15000

D. 11250

1975. There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what was the price of the article initially?
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A. Rs. 1500

B. None of these

C. Rs. 2000

D. Rs. 1800

E. Rs. 2400

1976. Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________?
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A. 4 % increase

B. No change

C. 5 % decrease

D. 4 % decrease
1977. The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?
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A. 45%

B. 60%

C. 50%

D. 40%

1978. 3/20 is what percent of 12/25?
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A. 42.75%

B. 40.50%

C. 31.25%

D. 35.50%

E. None of these

1979. Two-fifth of one-third of three-seventh of a number is 15. What is 40% of that number?
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A. None of these

B. 140

C. 136

D. 84

E. 72

1980. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is_________?
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A. 85%

B. 96%

C. 125%

D. 80%

1981. When 5% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 20 million bags; but when only 2% is lost, it has to import only 15 million bags. Find the quantity of wheat, which grows in the country?
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A. 150 m

B. 133 1/3 m

C. 166 2/3 m

D. 106 2/3 m

1982. An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 130 marks and fails by 14 marks. The maximum No. of marks obtained by him is_________?
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A. 350

B. 300

C. 400

D. 500

1983. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?
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A. 14

B. 20

C. 21

D. 1

1984. 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?
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A. 200

B. 500

C. 400

D. 300
1985. 80 is what percent of 64?
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A. 120%

B. 75%

C. 125%

D. 85%

E. None of these

1986. 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to__________?
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A. 3.375

B. 33.75

C. 0.03375

D. 0.3375

1987. A mans basic pay for a 40 hour week is Rs. 20 overtime is paid for at 25 % above the basic rate, in a certain week he worked overtime and his total wage was Rs. 25. He therefore worked for a total of:________?
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A. 47 hours

B. 50 hours

C. 48 hours

D. 45 hours

1988. In a school, 40 % of the students play football and 50 % play cricket. If 18 % of the students play neither football nor cricket, the percentage of students playing both is________?
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A. 32%

B. 40%

C. 22%

D. 8 %
1989. A company has 7348 bars of soap. If the company sells 20% of its bars of soap .how many bars of soap did it sell?
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A. 146950

B. 734.8

C. 1469.6

D. 29390

1990. In a class of 120 students , 45 students received a grade of B.What percent of the class received a grade of B ?
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A. 37.5%

B. 18.50%

C. 75%

D. 25.60%

1991. In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes?
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A. 480

B. 520

C. 570

D. None of these

E. 430
1992. If 25% of x is 15 less than 15% of 1500, then x is?
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A. 840

B. 720

C. 820

D. None of these

E. 750

1993. In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?
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A. 70%

B. 37%

C. 30%

D. 53%

1994. Find the 37.5% of 976 =_______?
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A. 388

B. None of these

C. 324

D. 372

E. 366
1995. A and Bs salaries together amount to Rs. 2,000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is As salary?
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A. Rs.500

B. Rs.1250

C. Rs.1500

D. Rs.750

1996. In an examination 40% failed in Urdu, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is________?
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A. 65%

B. 15%

C. 70%

D. 60%
1997. A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is_________?
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A. B

B. All Alike

C. A

D. C
1998. The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 3:2 if 20 % of the boys and 30 % of the girls are scholarship holders then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is_________?
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A. 72

B. 76

C. 50

D. 75

1999. The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is__________?
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A. 6

B. 4

C. 5

D. 3

2000. The ratio of the prices of three articles X, Y and Z is 8 : 5 : 3. If the prices of X , Y and Z are increased by 25%, 20% and 33 1/3% respectively, then what would be the ratio of the new prices of X, Y and Z?
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A. 5 : 3 : 2

B. None of these

C. 10:08:05

D. 10:07:04

E. 5:03:01