Percentage

1.		A housewife saved Rs. 5 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 50 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction ?

8.08

9.09

10.10

11.11

2.		320 candies were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of candies received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many candies did each child recieve ?

11

10

9

8

3.		If x is 60% of y, then what percent of 2x is y?

16.67%

50%

83.33%

62.5%

4.		What percent of 6.4 kg is 16 gms ?

.25%

.5%

.75%

1%

5.		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%

6.		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

7.		If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net percentage change in the price will be:

10% Decrease

20% Increase

5% Decrease

3.33% Decrease

8.		A student has to obtain 30% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :

550

600

650

580

9.		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%

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