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percentage Mcqs

51. 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

52. 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%

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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%

61. 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

62. 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

63. 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%

64. 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

65. 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

66. 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

67. 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

68. 80 is what percent of 64?
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A. 120%

B. 75%

C. 125%

D. 85%

E. None of these

69. 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to__________?
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A. 3.375

B. 33.75

C. 0.03375

D. 0.3375

70. 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

71. 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 %

72. 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

73. 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%

74. 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

75. 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

76. 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%

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

B. None of these

C. 324

D. 372

E. 366

78. 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

79. 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%

80. 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

81. 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

82. 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

83. 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

84. If the price of the eraser is reduced by 25% a person buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers available for a rupee?
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A. 2

B. 4

C. 8

D. 6

85. A bucket contains 2 litres more water when it is filled 80 % in comparison when it is filled 66 2/4 % what is the capacity of the bucket?
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A. 66 2/3 litres

B. 10 litres

C. 20 litres

D. 15 litres

86. A man spend Rs. 3300. This was 75% of his monthly income. His monthly income is__________?
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A. 4400

B. 5000

C. 5400

D. 4000

87. If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by_______?
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A. 16 2/3 %

B. 16%

C. 16.33%

D. 16.60%

88. The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is________?
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A. 52

B. 58

C. 50

D. 60

89. After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an article?
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A. 1300

B. 1200

C. 1100

D. 1400

90. If two positive numbers are in the ratio 1/8 : 1/5, then by what percent is the second number more than the first?
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A. 66.67%

B. 40%

C. 33.33%

D. 60%

E. None of these

91. Two number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?
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A. 3:05

B. 2:05

C. 4:5

D. 6:07

92. The price of petrol is increased by 25 %. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol. So that expenditure on petrol would not be increased?
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A. 30%

B. 20 %

C. 25%

D. 50%

93. On decreasing the price of T.V. sets by 30 % its sale is increased by 20 %. What is the effect on the revenue received by the shopkeeper?
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A. 16 % decrease

B. 10 % increase

C. 10 % decrease

D. 16 % increase

94. Anees spends 40% of his income on rent, 30% of the remaining on medicines and 20% of the remaining on education. If he saves Rs. 840 every month, then find his monthly salary?
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A. None of these

B. Rs. 2000

C. Rs. 2500

D. Rs. 2200

E. Rs. 1800

95. A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?
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A. Rs.7500

B. Rs.5000

C. Rs.8500

D. Rs.25000

96. A man donated 5 % of his income to a charitable organization and deposited 20 % of the remainder in a bank. If he now has Rs. 1919 left, what is his income?
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A. Rs. 2558. 60

B. Rs. 2500

C. Rs. 2300

D. Rs. 2525

97. Nawaz Sahrif spends 10% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on his childrens education, 25% of the rest miscellaneous causes. If he now posses Rs. 1944 then his income is_______?
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A. Rs.3000

B. Rs.4000

C. Rs.3600

D. Rs.4500

98. In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?
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A. 153

B. 163

C. 173

D. 143

99. A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?
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A. 275

B. 250

C. 150

D. 200

100. 40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?
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A. 140

B. 130

C. 150

D. 110

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