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percentage Mcqs

121. In a college election, a candidate secured 62 % of the votes and is elected by a majority of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is:________?
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A. 925

B. 800

C. 600

D. 1200

122. Out of an earning of Rs. 720 Ram spends 65 %. How much does he save?
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A. Rs. 252

B. Rs. 350

C. Rs. 316

D. Rs. 390

123. There are three numbers. 5/7th of the first number is equal to 48% of the second number. The second number is 1/9th of the third number. If the third number is 1125, then find 25% of the first number?
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A. 21

B. 42

C. None of these

D. 84

E. 168

124. Raees credits 15 % of his salary in this fixed deposit account and spends 30 % of the remaining amount on groceries if the cash in hand is Rs. 2380, what is his salary?
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A. Rs. 3500

B. Rs. 5000

C. Rs. 4000

D. Rs. 4500

125. 40% of Raees marks is equal to 20% of Rahims marks which percent is equal to 30% of Rehmans marks. If Rehmans marks is 80, then find the average marks of Raees and Rahim?
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A. 70

B. 80

C. None of these

D. 90

E. 60

126. The price of cooking oil has increased by 25 %. The percentage of reduction that a farming should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is________?
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A. 25%

B. 20 %

C. 15%

D. 30%

127. When a number is first increased by 10 % and then reduced by 10 % the number:__________?
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A. None of these

B. increased by 1 %

C. decreased by 1 %

D. does not change

128. If 20 teachers out of a faculty of 80 are transferred, what percentage of the original faculty remains ?
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A. 75

B. 60

C. 4

D. 16

129. p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p is:________?
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A. 90

B. 60

C. 16 2/3

D. 83 1/3

130. If P gets 25% more than Q, then by what percent does Q get less than P?
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A. None of these

B. 20%

C. 33.33%

D. 30%

E. 16.67%

131. If the price of an article went up by 20%, then by what percent should it be brought down to bring it back to its original price?
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A. 20%

B. None of these

C. 16 2/3%

D. 22.33%

E. 15%

132. How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?
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A. 15

B. 18

C. 13

D. 20

133. If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?
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A. 11 1/9 %

B. 9.09%

C. 10%

D. 11%

134. 5 % of the income of A is equal to 15 % of the income of B and 10 % of the income of B is equal to 20 % of the income of c. If the income of C is Rs. 2000. What is the total income of A, B and C?
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A. Rs. 12400

B. Rs 16000

C. Rs. 14000

D. Rs. 18000

135. The length of a rectangle is increased by 60 %. By what percent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
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A. 37 %

B. none of these

C. 75%

D. 60%

136. If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?
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A. 10%

B. 15%

C. None

D. 25%

E. 20%

137. How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?
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A. 9

B. 6

C. 12

D. 4

138. If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is_________?
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A. 50

B. 40

C. 80

D. 60

139. There are two numbers. If 40% of the first number is added to the second number, then the second number increases to its five-fourth. Find the ratio of the first number to the second number?
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A. 8:05

B. 8:25

C. None of these

D. 25:08:00

E. 5 : 8

140. If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by__________?
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A. 20%

B. 16%

C. 16.60%

D. 16.33%

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