Percentage

1.		A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number is :

increase by 2%

decrease by 3%

decrease by 4%

increase by 5%

2.		If the price of sugar rises from Rs. 44 per kg to Rs. 55 per kg, a person, in order to have no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumpion of sugar by:

15%

20%

25%

30%

3.		Of the 10000 citizens of a town, 60% are males of whom 20% are literate. If, of all the citizens, 25% are literate, then what percent of the females of the town are literate ?

32.5 %

43 %

46.6 %

53.2 %

4.		The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals :

12.5 %

40 %

80 %

125 %

5.		If the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is increased by 150% and 350% respectively, the resultant fraction becomes 25/51. What is the original fraction ?

31/25

15/1

14/25

11/16

6.		If 25% of x = y, then y% of 40 is same as :

25% of x

20% of x

5% of x

10% of x

7.		The value of a motor depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 5832, its purchase price was :

10000

8000

12000

8500

8.		A woman spends 35% of her income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of her income is left with ?

6%

8%

10%

12%

9.		Ramesh spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18,400, how much money does he save every month ?

3864

3884

4849

6800

10.		In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 80% of the votes were valid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :

2500

2700

2900

3100