Percentage MCQs with Answers — 460 Solved from Past Papers
460 solved Percentage MCQs collected from real PPSC, FPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC & NTS past papers (2002–2026). Tap an option to attempt — see correct answer instantly. Download the full PDF for offline revision.
Each side of rectangular field diminished by 40%. By how much percent is the area of the field diminished?
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Each side reduced by 40% leaves 60% of the original. New area = 0.6 x 0.6 = 0.36 of old, so area diminished by 1 – 0.36 = 64%.
175% of anumber is 49. The number will be?
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If 1.75 x n = 49, then n = 49 / 1.75 = 28.
If 45% students are participating in writing competition are boys. If 135 boys are participating in competition. What are total numbers of Students participating in competition?
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45% of total = 135, so total = 135 / 0.45 = 300 students.
Ifa length of the string is 72cm and increases up to 90cm. The increasing percentage will be?
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Increase = (90 – 72) / 72 x 100 = 18/72 x 100 = 25%.
380 is 40% of which value?
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380 = 40% of x, so x = 380 / 0.4 = 950.
Ifthe simple interest is Rs. 54,000 at the rate of 12% per annum for 3 years, find the principal amount?
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Using SI = P x R x T / 100: 54000 = P x 12 x 3 / 100, so P = 5,400,000 / 36 = Rs. 150,000.
What is 20% more than 80,000?
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20% more than 80,000 = 80,000 x 1.20 = 96,000.
Ifthe principal amount is Rs. 15580, interest rate is 5% for a year and a half. Calculate the simple interest?
|faman were to sell his chair for RS. 720. He would lose 25% to gain 25% he should sell it for?
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720 at 25% loss gives CP = 720/0.75 = 960. For 25% gain, SP = 960 x 1.25 = Rs. 1200.
Veronica has a bank account that m% interest compounded annually. If she open the account with 200S. The expression 200S (X)t represent the amount in the account after t years. Which of the following given x in terms of m²
Atrain move with 240km with uniform speed. If the speed of train increased by 4km/hour it takes time 0.5 hours WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER less to cover the same journey. Find the speed of train?
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Let speed = v. 240/v – 240/(v+4) = 0.5 gives v(v+4) = 1920, so v approximately 42 km/h.
If the principal amount is Rs. 15580, interest rate is 5% for a year and a half. Calculate the simple interest?
A train move with 240km with uniform speed. If the speed of train increased by 4km/hour it takes time 0.5 hours less to cover the same journey. Find the speed of train?
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Same as before: original speed approximately 42 km/h.
|faman were to sell his chair for RS 720. He would lose 25% to gain 25% he should sell it for?
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CP = 720/0.75 = 960; SP for 25% gain = 1200.
If 78 students represent 30% of the total class strength, the total number of students in the class?
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78 = 30% of total, so total = 78 / 0.30 = 260.
Ifthe principal amount is $1000, the rate of interest is 2% per year, and the time period is 3 years, what is the simple interest?
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SI = 1000 x 2 x 3 / 100 = $60.
How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as PREPARATION WI interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?
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Time = (SI x 100) / (P x R) = (81 x 100) / (450 x 4.5) = 4 years.
IfX=80% of Y and Z = 120% of X, then the ratio X: Y: Z will be?
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X = 0.8Y, Z = 1.2X = 0.96Y, giving X:Y:Z = 80:100:96 = 20:25:24.
Anarticle is sold for 596 after a 20% discount. What was the original price?
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Original = 596 / 0.80 = Rs. 745.
What is 17% GST on 1,087,500?
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17% x 1,087,500 = 184,875; option '184' (in thousands) matches.
A person's income increased from Rs. 7,800 to Rs. 10,500 in 3 years. What is the percentage increase in income?
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Increase = (10500 – 7800)/7800 x 100 = 2700/7800 x 100 ≈ 34.62%.
A pupil’s marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to the average marks for the class getting increased by half, the number of pupils in the class is?
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Extra marks 83 – 63 = 20 raised average by 0.5, so number of students = 20 / 0.5 = 40.
Amobile phone costs Rs. 64,800 after including 8% GST. What is the original price before tax?
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Original = 64,800 / 1.08 = Rs. 60,000.
The discount price of a book is 20% less than the retail price. James manages to purchase the book at 30% off the discount price at a special book sale. What percent of the retail price did James pay?
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Discount price = 0.8 x retail; James pays 0.7 x 0.8 = 0.56 of retail, so he paid 56% of retail.
Three candidates in an election, three candidates got 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of total votes did the winning candidate get?
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Total = 1136 + 7636 + 11628 = 20,400. Highest = 11,628 / 20,400 ≈ 57%.
If20% of a=b, then b % of 20 is the same as?
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b = 0.20a; then b% of 20 = (0.20a/100) x 20 = 0.04a = 4% of a.
The value of an asset increases by 25% per year, and after one year, the value becomes 4,450,000. What was the value of the asset before one year?
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Previous value = 4,450,000 / 1.25 = 3,560,000.
On Friday, 170 teachers were present out of 200. What percentage of teachers were present on that day?
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170 / 200 x 100 = 85%.
Anumber is multiplied by 3 instead of being divided by 3. What percentage increase is there compared to the desired value?
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Desired = N/3; got 3N. Ratio = 9, increase = (9 – 1) x 100 = 800%.
Atrain arrives at 15:06. If it started its journey 5% hours ago, what was the starting time?
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Start time = 15:06 minus 5 hours 15 minutes = 09:51.
220% of a number X is 44. What is the 44% of X?
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x = 44 / 2.20 = 20; 44% of 20 = 8.8.
A&Bcandoa work together in 7 days. Ais1% times as efficient as B. The same job done by A alone?
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A is 1.5 times as efficient as B; combined rate 1/7. A alone takes about 35/3 ≈ 11.67 days, closest to 11.
If 20% of a number is 18 what is the number?
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0.20 x n = 18, so n = 90.
Saleem bought a car for Rs. 875,000 and paid 17% as GST. How much tax did he pay?
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17% x 875,000 = 148,750.
Inan examination, 80% of candidates passed in English, and 85% of candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% of candidates passed in both subjects, then what percentage of candidates failed in both subjects?
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Passed both = 80 + 85 – 100 + (failed both); pass(E or M) = 80 + 85 – 73 = 92, so failed both = 100 – 92 = 8%.
The average speed of a car is 75 km/h. The driver first decreases its average speed by 40% and then increases it by 50%. What is the new average speed now?
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75 x 0.60 = 45; 45 x 1.50 = 67.5 km/h.
Three persons A, B and C spend 80%, 85% and 75% of their salaries and the sum of their salaries is Rs. 72,000 and their savings are in the ratio 8: 9: 20, then salary of A is?
Waleed gave 25% of a profit to his partner. If the partner got Rs. 8000. What remains with Waleed?
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Profit = 8000 / 0.25 = 32,000; Waleed keeps 32,000 – 8,000 = 24,000.
Anornament seller marks the price of article of Rs. 28,800. Find the selling price of the article if he gives a discount of 20%?
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Discount of 20%: 28,800 x 0.80 = Rs. 23,040.
If Ali’s salary is 10% more than that of Sajjad’s, then how much percent is Sajjad’s salary is less than that of Ali?
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Sajjad is less than Ali by (1.1 – 1)/1.1 = 1/11 = 100/11 %.
Ona 20% discount sale, an article costs 596. What was the original price of the article?
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Original = 596 / 0.80 = Rs. 745.
What is 70 percent of 900?
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0.70 x 900 = 630.
The population of a certain village is 62500. What will be its population after 3 years if it increases geometrically at the rate of 4% annually?
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62,500 x (1.04)^3 = 62,500 x 1.124864 ≈ 70,304.
Astudent has obtained 75%, 80%, and 85% in three subjects. If the marks of another subject are added, his average can’t be less than 80%. What are the minimum marks required in the fourth subject?
Avolleyball team won 5 matches, which accounts for 25% of the total matches they played. Determine the PREPARATION WI total number of matches they participated?
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5 = 25% of total, so total = 20.
If 80% of the applicants to a program were rejected, what is the ratio of the number accepted to the number rejected?
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Accepted:Rejected = 20:80 = 1:4.
The ratio between two numbers is 3:4. If each number is increased by 3, the ratio becomes 4:5. Find the difference between the numbers?
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Let numbers be 3x, 4x. (3x+3)/(4x+3) = 4/5 gives x = 3, numbers 9 and 12, difference 3.
Inan examination 25% candidates failed in Mathematics and 20% students failed in English. If 5% students failed in both the subjects, find percentage of students who passed in both subjects?
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Failed at least one = 25 + 20 – 5 = 40%, so passed both = 60%.
Aman bought a piece of land worth Rs. 300,000 and sold it for 240,000. What is his loss percentage?
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Loss = (300,000 – 240,000)/300,000 x 100 = 20%.
Umar paid Rs.7895 as usher at 10% of the total amount he earned. What was the total amount he earned?
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Total = 7,895 / 0.10 = Rs. 78,950.
The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is?
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75 x 1.20 x 0.80 = 75 x 0.96 = Rs. 72.
Find interest on Rs. 40,000 at the rate of 3% annually for 4 years investment?
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SI = 40,000 x 3 x 4 / 100 = Rs. 4,800.
Express 1.14 as percent of 1.90?
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1.14 / 1.90 = 0.60 = 60%.
The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other, find the numbers?
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Let a + b = 2490 with 6.5%a = 8.5%b. Solving: a = 1411, b = 1079.
A period of 4 hours 30 minutes makes up what percent of a day?
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4.5 / 24 x 100 = 18.75%.
The average of marks of 28 students in Mathematics was 80. 8 students left the school, then this average increased by 5. What is the average of marks obtained by the students who left the school?
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Sum of all = 28×80 = 2240; remaining sum = 20×85 = 1700; leavers' sum = 540; their avg = 540/8 = 67.5.
Inan examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420, then the total number of examinees are?
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Failures 35% = 420, total = 420 / 0.35 = 1200.
What percent of 2/7 is 1/35?
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(1/35) ÷ (2/7) = 7/70 = 0.10 = 10%.
If analloy contains copper and silver in the ratio 3:7, then the percentage quantity of silver in the alloy is?
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Silver share = 7/(3+7) = 70%.
There were 600 students in a school. Each offered either English or Hindi or both. If 75% offered English and 45% Hindi, how many offered both?
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Both = 75 + 45 – 100 = 20% of 600 = 120 students.
Amixture contains 12% copper. How many kilograms of mixture is required to get 69 kg of copper?
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Mix needed = 69 / 0.12 = 575 kg.
Alight shop sells lights. They sold 25 percent of the lights and still had 1500 lights left. How many lights were there in the beginning?
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75% remaining = 1500, total = 1500 / 0.75 = 2000.
A manufacturer of TV sets produced 600 units in the third year and 700 units in the seventh year. Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed number every year, find the production in the first year?
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Common diff = (700-600)/4 = 25; year 1 = 600 – 2×25 = 550.
What is 20% as a fraction?
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20% = 20/100 = 1/5.
If Gohar salary 25% less than Babar salary, then how much percent Babar salary greater than Gohar?
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Babar more than Gohar by 0.25/0.75 = 1/3 ≈ 33.33%.
The value of an article which was purchased 2 years ago, depreciates at 12 %% per annum. If its present value is Rs. 9680, the price at which it was purchased is?
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Original = present / (1 – r)^n. With 12.5% depreciation over 2 years, original ≈ 12,643.27.
The principal which will amount to Rs. 270.40 in 2 years at the rate of 4% per annum compound interest is?
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Principal = 270.40 / (1.04)^2 = 270.40 / 1.0816 = Rs. 250.
Average weight of 10 people increased by 1.5 kg when one person of 45 kg is replaced by a new man. Then weight of the new man is?
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Total weight gain = 10 x 1.5 = 15 kg; new man = 45 + 15 = 60 kg.
If principal = Rs. 1,00,000, Rate of interest =10% compounded half yearly. Find amount after one year?
Kriya deposits an amount of Rs. 65800 to get a simple interest at the rate of 14% per annum for 4 years. What total amount will Kriya get at the end of 4 years?
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SI = 65,800 x 14 x 4 / 100 = 36,848; total = 65,800 + 36,848 = Rs. 102,648.
A Motor Cycle for Rs. 60000 And sold it for Rs. 66000. His percentage profit is?
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Profit % = 6000/60000 x 100 = 10%.
Hamza has Rs. 2000 he bought stationery which is 14% of 2000. How much rupee he left?
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Remaining = 2000 – 0.14 x 2000 = 2000 – 280 = Rs. 1720.
Ifthe purchase amount is Rs.20000 and sell price is Rs.16000 then loss is how much percent?
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Loss% = 4000/20000 x 100 = 20%.
Ali took a loan of Rs.50,000 at 9% rate of interest for 2 years at simple interest to renovate his house. How much extra amount he pays in 2 years?
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Extra = SI = 50,000 x 9 x 2 / 100 = Rs. 9,000.
Amerchant has announced 25% rebate on prices of ready-made garments at the time of sale. If a purchaser needs to have a rebate of Rs. 400, then how many shirts, each costing Rs. 320, should he purchase?
The true discount on Rs. 1760 due after a certain time at 12% per annum is Rs. 160. The time after which it is due is?
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T = (TD x 100) / (R x (Sum – TD)) = (160 x 100)/(12 x 1600) = 5/6 years.
Julie has a square fence that enclosed her garden. She decided to expand her garden by making each side of the fence 10 percent longer. After this expansion, the area of Julie's garden wall have increased by what percent?
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New area = (1.10)^2 = 1.21, increase = 21%.
The 10% Usher of the number 391680 is?
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10% x 391,680 = 39,168.
Express 0.286 as a percentage?
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0.286 x 100 = 28.6%.
lf 2.5% of a certain number is 250,000, what is the actual value of that number?
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n = 250,000 / 0.025 = 10,000,000.
The price of a share in the stock exchange dropped from 62.50 to Rs. 52.50 in a week. What was the percentage change in the price of share?
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Change = 10/62.50 x 100 = 16%.
\f 40% of a number is equal to two- third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?
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0.4a = (2/3)b → a/b = (2/3)/0.4 = 5/3, so ratio 5:3.
If Ahmed purchases a Watch for Rs 600 and pays 15% sales tax, the total amount spent on purchase is?
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Total = 600 x 1.15 = Rs. 690.
Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
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Total = 20,400; highest 11,628/20,400 ≈ 57%.
lf the price of petrol is increased by 20% by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer if the expenditure on petrol remains unchanged?
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Decrease = 20/120 x 100 = 16.67%.
Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs 4000, the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is Sumit present salary?
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(2x+4000)/(3x+4000) = 40/57 gives x ≈ 11,333; Sumit = 3x = 34,000.
Ona Tuesday morning 60 workers could not present on the work. If there are 540 workers in the factory, what percent of the workers were present?
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Present = 540 – 60 = 480; 480/540 x 100 ≈ 88.89%.
Workman bought a bike in Rs. 75,500 at 20% discount. How much did he save?
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Discount = 0.20 x 75,500 = Rs. 15,100.
22% of 1100 is?
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0.22 x 1100 = 242.
6male students ina class of mathematics are failed. This represent 16 2/3% of the class. How many students passed this course?
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6 = (1/6) of class, class = 36, passed = 30.
The ratio of 3% to 5% is equivalent to the ratio of?
The ratio of A’s and B’s salary is 9:4. If A’s salary increased by 15%, then his total salary becomes Rs. 5175. What is the salary of B?
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9k x 1.15 = 5175, k = 500, B = 4 x 500 = Rs. 2000.
How is % % expressed as a decimal fraction?
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0.5% = 0.5/100 = 0.005.
In 1kg mixture of sand and iron, 20% is iron. How much sand should be added so that the proportion of iron becomes 10%?
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Iron 200g; 200/(1000+x) = 0.10 → x = 1000 g = 1 kg.
Inaclass of 40 students 20% are girls. How many boys are there in the class?
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Girls = 0.20 x 40 = 8; boys = 40 – 8 = 32.
Aman buys a shirt for Rs. 70 after getting a discount of 20%. What was the marked price of the shirt?
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Marked price = 70 / 0.80 = Rs. 87.50.
10% written as a decimal is?
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10% = 0.10.
Train travels 60 km in 1% hours. A plane travels double than train. How many kilometers will plane travel in 20 minutes?
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Train speed 60/1.5 = 40 km/h; plane = 80 km/h; in 20 min = 80/3 ≈ 26.67 km.
What percent of 200 is 8?
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8 / 200 x 100 = 4%.
The fraction of 25% is?
Alina gets a discount of 25% on Rs. 3600 oven. Since she pays cash, she gets an additional 2% discount too. How much does she pay?
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3600 x 0.75 = 2700; then 2700 x 0.98 = Rs. 2646.
Amachine depreciates at the rate of 10% of its value at the beginning of a year. If the present value of a machine is Rs. 4000, find its value after 3 years?
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Value after 2 years = 3600 x (0.9)^2 = 3600 x 0.81 = Rs. 2916.
If selling price of 40 articles is equal to cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is?
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SP/CP = 50/40 = 1.25, so 25% gain.
The ratio between two numbers is 3:5. If each number is increased by 4, the ratio becomes 2:3. Find the numbers?
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Let numbers = 3x, 5x. (3x+4)/(5x+4) = 2/3 → x = 4, numbers 12, 20.
Anumber whose fifth part increased by 4 is equal to its fourth part reduced by 10. Find the number?
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N/5 + 4 = N/4 – 10 → N/20 = 14 → N = 280.
To gain 10% on selling, sample of milk at the cost price of pure milk, the quantity of water to be mixed with 50 kg of pure milk is?
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Adding water free: (50+x)c = 1.10 x 50c → x = 5 kg.
Anarcher aims his target 75% successfully out of 48 attempts. How many attempts were successful?
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0.75 x 48 = 36.
\f 70% of a person’s income is Rs 100, what is 40% of his income?
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Income = 100/0.70 = 142.857; 40% = Rs. 57.14.
Inasummer cloth sale, jeans prices are down from Rs 2100 to Rs 1800. What percent of the prices are down?
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Decrease = 300/2100 x 100 ≈ 14.29%.
Inamarathon race, 70% of the competitors are female. If the number of male athletes are 45, how many female athletes participated in the marathon?
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Total = 45/0.30 = 150; females = 70% x 150 = 105.
The value of a computer depreciates by 10% annually. If the present value of the computer is Rs. 100,000, then what will be its value after two years?
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After 2 years = 100,000 x (0.9)^2 = Rs. 81,000.
Inatown, 45% population read magazine A, 55% read magazine B, 40% read magazine C, 30% read magazines A and B, 15% read A and C, 25% read B and C, and 10% read all three magazines. What percentage does not read any magazine?
The tank-full petrol in Haroon’s motorcycle lasts for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank-full petrol last?
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New duration = 10 / 1.25 = 8 days.
Find the percentage of 0.001?
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0.001 x 100 = 0.1%.
A batsman in his 12th innings makes a score of 80 runs and thereby increases his average by 2 runs. Find his average after 12th innings?
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11a + 80 = 12(a+2) → a = 56; new avg = 58 runs.
Aman annual product sells in 3481600. The use of 10% will be?
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10% x 3,481,600 = 348,160.
Rs. 1200 is lent out at 5% per annum simple interest for 3 years. Find the amount after 3 years?
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A = 1200 + (1200 x 5 x 3 / 100) = Rs. 1380.
There are 56 boys in a class of 140 students. What percent of the students are boys?
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56/140 x 100 = 40%.
The original amount 5000 is increased by 6000 in 4 years. How much percent increased per year?
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Rate per year = 6000 / (5000 x 4) x 100 = 30%.
The average run of a cricket player in 10 innings was 33. How many runs PREPARATION WI must he make in his next innings so as to increase his average by 3?
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To raise average by 3 runs: 11 x 36 – 330 = 66 runs.
The average of 20 students is 12 years. If the teacher is included, average increases by one. The age of the teacher is?
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Teacher's age = 21 x 13 – 20 x 12 = 273 – 240 = 33 years.
What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 1875 after 2 years if the rate of interest for the first year is 4% and that for the second year is 8%?
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A = 1875 x 1.04 x 1.08 = 2106; CI = 2106 – 1875 = Rs. 231.
Ifthe price of a commodity is increased by 50%, by what fraction must PREPARATION WIT consumption be reduced to keep expenditure same?
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Reduction = 50/150 = 1/3.
Ifaclass has 56 boys and total class strength is 140, then find the Percentage of Boys?
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56/140 x 100 = 40%.
The price of a bicycle is rupees 6480 inclusive 8% GST what is the original price of the bicycle?
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Original = 6480 / 1.08 = Rs. 6000.
A person bought camera in Rs 1800 and sold it for 10% loss. How much price he finally got?
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Selling = 1800 x 0.90 = Rs. 1620.
30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number?
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91 – 0.3n = n → 1.3n = 91 → n = 70.
Three fifth students speak Spanish and one fourth speaks Italian how many percent speaks French?
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Remaining = 100 – 60 – 25 = 15%.
Each day, Robert eats 40% of the pistachios left in his jar at that time. At the end of the second day 27 pistachios remain. How many pistachios were in the jar at the start of the first day?
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0.6 x 0.6 x N = 27 → N = 27/0.36 = 75.
Onacertain item the price is decreased to 0.42 from 0.62. What is the actual percentage of discount?
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Discount = (0.62 – 0.42)/0.62 x 100 ≈ 32.26%.
The price of article is Rs. 945 with 5% GST. The original price of article is?
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Original = 945 / 1.05 = Rs. 900.
Saeed receives a commission of Rs. 25 for every Rs. 250 worth of merchandise he sells therefore the percentage(%) of his commission is?
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25/250 x 100 = 10%.
If 4 out of 25 candidates failed a driving test, the percentage of pass candidates is?
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Pass = (25-4)/25 x 100 = 84%.
Price 75; after 15% discount price is?
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75 x 0.85 = 63.75.
A person bought an item for Rs.2500 and sold it for 15% discount. What was the selling price after discount?
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2500 x 0.85 = Rs. 2125.
Hassan borrowed 5000 with simple interest for five years. He paid an extra 500 then how much percent he pays per annum²
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500 = 5000 x r x 5 / 100 → r = 2%.
Aperson sold a pen at Rs 900 with 25% loss; original price?
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CP = 900 / 0.75 = Rs. 1200.
Rs.1200 lent at 5% p.a. simple interest for 3 years; amount after 3 years?
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A = 1200 + 180 = Rs. 1380.
Aslam bought a cycle for Rs 750 and sold it for Rs 675. Find the loss percentage?
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Loss = 75/750 x 100 = 10%.
The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1:3: 4. If the salaries are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively, then the increased salaries will be in the ratio?
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Ratio after increases = 1.05 : 3.30 : 4.60 = 21 : 66 : 92.
Astudent obtains 75%, 80% and 85% in three subjects; with another subject added the average cannot be less than?
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Minimum possible average = (240+0)/4 = 60% (if 4th = 0).
Ifx% of 225 is 150 then x?
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x = 150 / 2.25 = 66.67%.
Two numbers are, respectively, 60 percent and 20 percent more than a third number. What percent is the second of the first?
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B/A = 1.2/1.6 = 0.75 = 75%.
What percent of 40 is 15?
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15/40 x 100 = 37.5%.
If 25% proposals are rejected for a project, what is the ratio of the number of proposals accepted to number of proposals rejected?
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Accepted:Rejected = 75:25 = 3:1.
The total population of a city is 6500. The number of males and females increases by 5% and 10% respectively and consequently the population becomes 7000. Find the number of males in the village?
If 25% of ais 50% of b, then b is what percent of a?
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0.25a = 0.50b → b = 0.5a = 50% of a.
Price of a commodity is increased from Rs40 to Rs50 in a local market. What percentage was this increase?
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10/40 x 100 = 25%.
Amna has twice much money as Maryam. Maryam has 50% more money than Sara. If the average money with them is 110, then Amna has?
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Sara = M/1.5; total = (2M + M + 2M/3) = 11M/3; avg = 11M/9 = 110 → M = 90, Amna = 180.
Inan examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared, 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed. The fail percentage is?
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Failed = (550 + 540)/2000 x 100 = 54.5%.
Ifthe amount of 15 percent of sales tax paid on an article comes to Rs. 1500, what is the actual price of the article?
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Price = 1500 / 0.15 = Rs. 10,000.
Find the marked price of a uniform shirt if it is sold for Rs. 1311 after discount of 5%?
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MP = 1311 / 0.95 = Rs. 1380.
The total distance from school to house is 39 km. Abid covered a distance of 13 km. What percentage of the whole distance has he covered?
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13/39 x 100 = 33.33%.
Ifaman salary is increased by 1/5 and his current pay is 60000. What will be increased?
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Increase = 60,000 x 1/5 = 12,000; new salary = 72,000.
Achemical solution has 8 % acid. The acid is 15 ml, the total volume of solution is?
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Total = 15 / 0.08 = 187.5 ml.
Ashopkeeper raises the price of a cycle by 5 percent above the market price and charges 12 percent sales tax on the market price. As a result, a customer has to pay Rs. 4680 for the cycle. What is the market price of the cycle?
The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER 6% is Rs 3. The ratio of two selling prices is?
The 4% of a number is 120, the number is?
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n = 120 / 0.04 = 3000.
If Ali get 25% profit by selling an article in 250 rupees what is the original price of the article?
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CP = 250 / 1.25 = Rs. 200.
Ahmed got 25 rupees profit on every article of Rs 250 then how much percentage of profit he got?
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25/250 x 100 = 10%.
If A’s income is 40% less than B’s income, then how much percent is B’s income more than A’s income?
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(B-A)/A = 0.4/0.6 = 66 2/3 %.
Four People shared a taxi to the airport. The fare was Rs.40 and they gave the driver a tip 30% of the fare. If they equally shared the cost of fare and tip how much did each person pay?
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Tip = 0.30 x 40 = 12; total = 52; each = 13.
Atrader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixed variety of rice at Rs. 30 per kg. What will be his profit percentage?
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Cost = 26×20 + 30×36 = 1600; revenue = 56×30 = 1680; profit% = 80/1600 = 5%.
The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of X article. If the profit is 25% then the value of X is?
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20 CP = 1.25 CP x X → X = 16.
Total number of students in a class in 2016 were 550, their strength increased 12% what is total strength now?
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550 x 1.12 = 616.
\fashirt costs $20 and is reduced by 20% how much will be the new Price be?
Haider made a profit of 25% in the first year. Next year he had a loss of 20% on the capital he had at the beginning of second year. What was his overall loss or profit?
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Net = 1.25 x 0.80 = 1.00, so 0% change.
What is 45% of 225?
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0.45 x 225 = 101.25.
After spending 88% of his income, a man had Rs.2160 left. Find his income?
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Income = 2160 / 0.12 = Rs. 18,000.
Atrader mixes 26 Kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per Kg and sells mixture at Rs. 30 per kg this profit percent is?
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Profit% = 80/1600 = 5%.
\faperson left a $10.47 tip ona breakfast that cost $87.25 what percentage was the tip?
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10.47/87.25 x 100 ≈ 12%.
Aman spends 35% of his income on food, 25% remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with?
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Spent = 35 + 0.25 x 65 = 35 + 16.25 = 51.25%; left = 48.75%.
20% of 80 is?
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0.20 x 80 = 16.
A juice contains sugar, flavor and water in the ratio of 1:2:7. What is the percentage of flavor mixed?
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Flavor share = 2/(1+2+7) = 2/10 = 20%.
If 75% proposals are rejected for a project, what is the ratio of the number of proposals accepted to the number of proposals rejected?
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Accepted:Rejected = 25:75 = 1:3.
Ifthe rate of tax is 15% on'salary, then what is the monthly salary of a person who pays Rs. 4500 tax per month?
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Salary = 4500 / 0.15 = Rs. 30,000.
Inan examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85% candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed in both these subjects, then what percent of candidates failed in both the subjects?
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Failed both = 100 – (80 + 85 – 73) = 8%.
Aschool has only four classes that contain 10, 20, 30 and 40 students respectively. The pass percentage of these classes are 20%, 30%, 60% and 100% respectively. Find the pass % of the entire school?
What percentage of 720 is 36?
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36/720 x 100 = 5%.
Total number of boys and girls ina school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then girls become x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is?
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150 – x = 1.5x → x = 60 boys.
If 80% applications to a program were rejected, what is the ratio of the number accepted to the number rejected?
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Accepted:Rejected = 20:80 = 1:4.
Acountry has an infant mortality rate of 6.8% of 20000 babies born in one year. How many survived?
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Survived = 20000 x (1 – 0.068) = 18,640.
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third, what percentage is the first to the second?
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A/B = 1.2/1.5 = 0.80 = 80%.
The average of a group of men is increased by 5 years when a person aged 18 years is replaced by a new person of aged 38 years. How many men are there in the group?
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n = (38 – 18)/5 = 4 members.
Aperson paid 2% commission to the property dealer when he bought land worth Rs. 6 crore and 75 lakhs. What is the amount of commission paid?
Ifthe 10% of daily wagers were fired while 540 workers survived, how many workers were originally there?
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Original = 540 / 0.90 = 600.
Aretailer increases the selling price by 25% due to which his profit percentage increases from 20% to 25%. What is the percentage increase in cost price?
Apatient requires a 30% decrease in the dosage of his medication. His current dosage is 340 mg. What will his dosage be after the decrease?
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340 x 0.70 = 238 mg.
Qis 1/3% of what number?
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If 9 = (1/3)% of N, then N = 9 / 0.00333 = 2700.
Asolution of water and sugar contains 10% sugar the solutions weight is 8 kg. When 2 kg of water is added to this solution the percentage of sugar becomes?
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Sugar = 0.8 kg in 10 kg total = 8%.
If you pay $22.90 for a DVD that includes a 7% sales tax, what is the price of the DVD before the sales tax?
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Pre-tax = 22.90/1.07 = $21.40.
Aslia has three types balls red, green and blue. If their ratio is 2:3:5 what percent of balls are green?
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Green = 3/(2+3+5) = 30%.
Income of A is 25% less than B. How much percent B’s income would be more than that of A?
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(B-A)/A = 0.25/0.75 = 33 1/3 %.
What is percentage is 12 of 36? 33.33% Solution: What percent is 12 of 36?
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Percentage = (12/36) x 100 ≈ 33.33%.
Decimal form of 5.3% is?
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5.3 / 100 = 0.053.
Aman buys an article for RS. 27.50 and sells it for RS. 28.60. Find his gain percent? 4 Solution: Cost Price (CP) = 27.50 Selling Price (SP) = 28.60 Gain = SP-CP = 28.60 – 27.50 = 1.10 Gain % = (Gain / CP) x 100 = (1.10 / 27.50) x 100 = (110 / 2750) x 100 PREPARATION WI1 = (1/25) x 100= 4% Answer: 4% – Largest perfect square between 4 and 50 is?
3 boxes have some average weight. When one box which weights 89 kg is replaced by another box, the average weight increases by 5 kg. How much the new box weighs?
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New box = 89 + 3 x 5 = 104 kg.
Byconverting 142.5% into decimal, answer will be?
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142.5 / 100 = 1.425.
The ratio of cost price and selling price is ratio 4: 5. What is the profit percent?
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Profit = (5-4)/4 x 100 = 25%.
ATVis purchased at Rs. 5000 and sold at Rs. 4000, find the lost percent?
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Loss = 1000/5000 x 100 = 20%.
A Batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17" inning?
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Let new avg = a. 17a = 16(a-3) + 87 → a = 39.
Ifx% of 60 = 48 then x?
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x = 48 x 100 / 60 = 80.
What number increased by 20% of itself is equal to 102?
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n x 1.20 = 102 → n = 85.
Solve: 30% of 3300?
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0.30 x 3300 = 990.
Average of ten positive numbers is x. If each number is increased by 10%, then x?
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All numbers x 1.10, so avg = 1.1x.
By converting 75% into fraction, answer will be?
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75/100 = 3/4.
Adoll is sold for Rs. 220. What was the cost of doll if rate of profit was 10% of the cost?
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CP = 220/1.10 = Rs. 200.
If Kayla left a $10.47 tip on a breakfast that cost $87.25, what percentage was the tip?
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10.47/87.25 x 100 ≈ 12%.
Minutes buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 500 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is?
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Profit = (5800 – 5200)/5200 x 100 ≈ 11.54%.
Oscar purchased a new hat that was on sale for $5.06. The original price was $9.20. What percentage discount was the sale price?
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Discount = 4.14/9.20 x 100 = 45%.
Aschool has a strength of 550 in the year 2017 an increase of 12% in 2018. What is the total strength of school?
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550 x 1.12 = 616.
12.5% is Equal to which fraction?
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12.5/100 = 1/8.
When 20% of itself added into a number it gives 102, find the number?
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n + 0.20n = 102 → n = 85.
A table listed at Rs. 160 is marked 20% off. What is the sale price?
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160 x 0.80 = Rs. 128.
A toy is sold for Rs. 220. What was the cost, if the rate of profit was 10% of the cost?
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CP = 220/1.10 = Rs. 200.
Divide 30 to % and add 10 you will get?
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30 ÷ (1/2) + 10 = 60 + 10 = 70.
18 is 75% of which value?
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x = 18 / 0.75 = 24.
Abdul purchased 20 dozen of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER each toy for Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?
Inagroup of 550 students 42% go toa tour. How many students go to the tour?
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0.42 x 550 = 231.
A bookseller sold a book for Rs. 40.00 to make a profit of 15% percent. In order to earn a profit of 20%, he should have sold it for?
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CP = 40/1.15 = 34.78; new SP = 34.78 x 1.20 = 41.74.
Find the annual income derived from Rs. 2400, 8% stock at 96?
Aman spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER What percent of his income he is left with?
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Spent = 35 + 25 + 0.80 x 40 = 92%; remaining = 8%.
7% of 42 is?
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0.07 x 42 = 2.94.
The price of a car including 6 percent sales tax is Rs. 154431.40. What is the market price of the car without tax?
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Pre-tax = 154,431.40 / 1.06 = 145,690.
What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms?
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18 / 7200 x 100 = 0.25%.
Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent is?
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CP=5/6, SP=6/5; gain = (6/5 – 5/6)/(5/6) x 100 = 44%.
lfthere are 15 boys and 25 girls in class, what percent of the class are boys?
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15/40 x 100 = 37.5%.
After a discount of 34%, an article is sold for Rs. 3168. What is the marked price (in Rs.) of the article?
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MP = 3168 / 0.66 = 4800.
Foran article the profit is 170% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 20% but the selling price remains same, then what is the new profit percent?
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CP=100, SP=270; new CP=120; new profit % = (270-120)/120 = 125%.
32% of anumber exceeds 17% of the same number by 120. What is the value of the number?
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0.15n = 120 → n = 800.
Aperson lent certain sum of money at 5% per annum simple interest and in 15 years the interest announced to Rs. 250 less than the sum lent. What was the sum lent (in Rs.)?
Anwar spends Rs. 44,000 to get a car and sells it at Rs. 48,000. Find its percentage of profit?
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4000/44000 x 100 = 9.09%.
Mr. Khan sold a car for Rs. 80,000 which he bought for Rs. 90,000. What is his % loss?
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10,000 / 90,000 x 100 = 11.11%.
The number, whose 20% is 100, is__?
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n = 100/0.20 = 500.
Anumber on subtracting 15 from it reduces to its 80%. What is 40% of the number?
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n – 15 = 0.8n → n = 75; 40% of 75 = 30.
What percent is 250 gram of 1 Kg?
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250/1000 x 100 = 25%.
The average of 8 numbers is 12. If each number is increased by 2, the average of the new set of numbers is?
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Each +2 → avg = 12 + 2 = 14.
Find the number which when multiplied by 15 is increased by 196?
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15n – n = 196 → n = 14.
If A’s salary is 20% less than B’s salary, by how much percent is B’s salary more than A’s?
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(B-A)/A = 0.2/0.8 = 25%.
Half percent, written as a decimal, is?
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0.5 / 100 = 0.005.
The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be?
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50,000 x (1.04)^2 = 54,080.
If A’s salary is 25% more than B’s salary, then B’s salary is how much lower than A’s salary?
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B lower than A by 0.25/1.25 = 20%.
Ahandling was bought for Rs. 280 and was sold for Rs. 350, the percentage profit will be?
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70/280 x 100 = 25%.
3% can be written as in decimal fraction?
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3/100 = 0.03.
Population of village is 15000, if men are 6000 and women are 9000 then percentage of men will be?
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6000/15000 x 100 = 40%.
The decimal fraction of % is?
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25% = 0.25.
The population of a city increases by 700 each year. If the population grows to 25,000 in five years, its initial population was?
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Initial = 25,000 – 5 x 700 = 21,500.
16% of anumber is 216. What is 27% of that number?
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n = 216/0.16 = 1350; 27% = 364.5.
The length of a rectangular plot is 4% times that of its breadth. If the area of the plot is 200 m2, then what is its length?
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L = 4.5B; 4.5B^2 = 200 → B^2 = 44.44, B ≈ 6.67, L ≈ 30 m.
Aretailer bought a product from producer for Rs. 300 and paid sales tax of 15% and sold the product to customer for Rs. 410. Calculate the profit?
The monthly take-home income of a person is Rs. 57,980 and he consumes Rs. 49,900 out of it. What percentage of income will be attributed as saving?
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Saved = 8080; 8080/57980 x 100 ≈ 13.93%.
Aretailer increase the selling price by 25% due to which his profit percentage increase from 20% to 25%. What is the percentage increase in cost price?
The daily wage is increased by 25% and a person now gets Rs. 25 per day. What was his daily wage before the increase?
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Previous = 25 / 1.25 = Rs. 20.
Astudent has to secure 15% marks to get through. If he gets 80 marks and fails by 70 marks, find the maximum marks set for the examination?
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Pass marks = 80 + 70 = 150 = 15% of total → total = 1000.
If 20% of an electricity bill is deducted, then Rs. 100 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill?
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Original = 100 / 0.80 = Rs. 125.
Acycle merchant allows 25% discount on the marked price of the cycles and still makes a profit of 20%. If he gains Rs. 360 on the sale of a cycle, the marked price of the cycle is?
Ifthe total monthly income of 16 persons is Rs. 80800 and the income of one of them is 120% of the average income, then his income is?
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Avg = 80800/16 = 5050; person earns 1.2 x 5050 = Rs. 6060.
How is %% expressed as a decimal fraction?
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0.5/100 = 0.005.
Ifthe average of a number, its 75% and its 25% is 240, then the number is?
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(n + 0.75n + 0.25n)/3 = 240 → 2n/3 = 240 → n = 360.
Amansells his typewriter at 5% loss. If he sells it for Rs. 80 more, he gains 5%. The cost price of the typewriter is?
Rahl buys some toffees at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for a rupee. His loss percentage is?
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Loss = (0.5 – 0.2)/0.5 = 60%.
The length of a rectangular plot is 4% times that of its breadth. If the area of the plot is 200m², then what is its length?
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L ≈ 30 m (same as previous identical question).
15% of what number is 75?
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n = 75/0.15 = 500.
The price of a bundle of pens rose from 10 cents to 15 cents. What is the percent increase in price?
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5/10 x 100 = 50%.
What will be 60% of a number shows 80% is 320?
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n = 320/0.80 = 400; 60% of 400 = 240.
45% of 600 is equal to?
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0.45 x 600 = 270.
What is 1/5% of 6000?
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(1/5)/100 x 6000 = 12.
Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are?
Aman bought a flat for Rs. 8,20,000. He borrowed 55% of this money from a bank. How much money did he borrow from the bank?
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0.55 x 820,000 = 451,000.
What percent of 3.5 kg is 70 grams?
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70/3500 x 100 = 2%.
The price of 2% dozen eggs is Rs. 75. The price of one eggis__?
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75 / 30 = Rs. 2.50 per egg.
If Rs 1000 is invested at 12% interest and interest is compounded half yearly, what will be the total amount at the end of one year?
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1000 x (1.06)^2 = 1123.60.
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7:8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER respectively, what will be the new ratio?
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7 x 1.20 : 8 x 1.10 = 8.4 : 8.8 = 21 : 22.
Rana and Soban work on a job together for four days and complete 60% of it. Rana takes leave then and Soban works for eight more days to complete the job. How long would Rana take to complete the entire job alone?
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Together do 15%/day; remaining 40% in 8 days alone gives Soban 5%/day; Rana = 10%/day so 10 days alone.
Aman saves Rs. 500 which is 15% of his annual income. How much does he earn in one year?
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Income = 500 / 0.15 = 3333.33.
Daily wages of a worker are increased by 10%. What will be his total income if he earns Rs. 200?
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200 x 1.10 = Rs. 220.
What is 3% of 20000?
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0.03 x 20,000 = 600.
Inaschool test, if 45% students fail and 550 pass what are total number of students?
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Total = 550 / 0.55 = 1000.
Length of a rod is 200 cm. Its length increased by 25% due to thermal expansion. New length will be?
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200 x 1.25 = 250 cm.
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally he had?
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Total = 420 / 0.60 = 700.
Two number are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is?
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1.2N : 1.5N = 4 : 5.
When 40% of a number is added to 42, the result is the number itself. The number is?
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n + 0.4n = n? Re-read: 0.4n + 42 = n → 0.6n = 42 → n = 70.
Ifx+y=10andx-y=4thenx% 2?
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x = 7, so x^2 = 49.
If 25% of 250 equals 6.5% of ‘a’ then what is a?
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a = 62.5 / 0.065 ≈ 961.54.
Alispends Rs. 500 to get a shirt and sells it at Rs. 480 — find percentage of loss?
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20/500 x 100 = 4%.
30% of 100 is equal to 3% of?
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30 = 0.03 x → x = 1000.
Inaclass of 20 boys and 28 girls what percent of the class are girls?
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28/48 x 100 = 58.33%.
Aman has Rs. 10,000 to invest. He invests Rs. 4000 at 5% and Rs. 3500 at 4%. In order to have a yearly income of Rs. 500, he must invest the remaining Rs. 2500 at what rate of interest?
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Remaining 2500 must earn 500 – 200 – 140 = 160; rate = 160/2500 = 6.4%.
Inaclass 20 boys, 28 girls. Find the percentage of girls?
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28/48 x 100 = 58.33%.
Ashop keeper buys a watch for Rs. 350/- and sells it for Rs. 392/-. Find his percentage of profit?
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42/350 x 100 = 12%.
What percent of 10,000 is 525?
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525/10000 x 100 = 5.25%.
Ifyou purchased a TV in Rs. 5000 and sell it in Rs. 4000. What percent of loss you beared?
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1000/5000 x 100 = 20%.
If Aslam sold a book in Rs. 118 and he got 50% profit, then the cost price of the book was?
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CP = 118/1.50 ≈ Rs. 78.67.
|fthe total strength of a class is 550 and 42% students are willing to attend the class, then how many students are present?
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0.42 x 550 = 231.
If 30 percent of a number is 12.6, find the number?
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n = 12.6/0.30 = 42.
Mr. Akram borrows Rs. 500 from bank for a period of 4 years. If interest rate is 11% per annum, what would be the amount of interest he has to pay back in addition to the principal amount?
Write 3.4% as a fraction?
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3.4 / 100 = 34/1000.
Find the 30% of 180 is?
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0.30 x 180 = 54.
What percent of a day is 3 hours?
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3/24 x 100 = 12.5%.
The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is?
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0.84n = 42 → n = 50.
What percent of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in digit 1?
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Numbers ending in 1 or 9: 14 numbers in 1-70 → 14/70 = 20%.
A drink contains 20% mango juice and the rest is apple juice. What is the ratio of mango juice to apple juice?
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20:80 = 1:4.
To express 2.08 in terms of percentage, one gets?
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2.08 x 100 = 208%.
A shirt originally priced at Rs 800 is on sale for 25% off. What is the final price after the discount?
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800 x 0.75 = Rs. 600.
A town’s population was 50,000 in 2020. If it grows by 8% annually, what will be the population in 2021?
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50,000 x 1.08 = 54,000.
The marked price of a smartphone is Rs 20,000. If a 12% GST is applied, what is the total amount to be paid?
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20,000 x 1.12 = 22,400.
A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?
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Running = 110 – 12 – 48 = 50; 50/110 x 100 ≈ 45.45%.
What is 50% of 50% of 100?
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0.5 x 0.5 x 100 = 25.
IfA=x% of y and B= y% of x, then which of the following is true?
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x% of y = xy/100 = y% of x → A = B.
Inaclass, there are 30 boys and 20 girls. What percentage of the class are boys?
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30/50 x 100 = 60%.
Shahwaiz sold a computer for Rs. 25000 at which he suffered 20% loss. Find the purchase price of the computer?
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CP = 25,000/0.80 = Rs. 31,250.
Atastore everything is sold to 10% less than the price marked. If the owner buys a product for Rs. 90. What price should he mark them, if he wants to make a 10% profit on his cost?
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MP x 0.90 = 90 → MP = Rs. 100.
1/2% of 1/2% of 100?
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0.005 x 0.005 x 100 = 0.0025.
A store offers a 10% discount on all items. After applying the discount, the price of an item is Rs. 450. What was the original price of the item²
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Original = 450/0.90 = Rs. 500.
lf 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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Decrease = 25/125 = 20%.
There are 100 boys and 900 girls in a school. 50% boys and 40% are present. The total number of students present are?
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Present = 50 + 360 = 410.
30% of anumber is 21. What percent of the number is 49?
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n = 21/0.30 = 70; 49/70 x 100 = 70%.
Solve for x; x = 20% of 12% of 120% of 6250?
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0.20 x 0.12 x 1.20 x 6250 = 180.
What is the value of 200% of 200% of 500?
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2 x 2 x 500 = 2000.
If x% of 200 is equal to y% of 250, then what is the ratio?
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2x = 2.5y → x:y = 5:4.
If 105% of a number is x, what is 42% of that number in terms of x?
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n = x/1.05; 0.42n = 0.42x/1.05 = 0.4x = 2x/5.
Convert .09 into percentage?
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0.09 x 100 = 9%.
Alight shop sells lights, they sold 25% of the lights and still had 1500 lights left. How many lights were there in the beginning?
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Total = 1500/0.75 = 2000.
38 of 10, what is percentage?
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38/10 x 100 = 380%.
210 is what percentage of 420?
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210/420 x 100 = 50%.
If there are two successive discounts of 20% and 20% on the same item, what is the total discount?
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Net = 1 – 0.8 x 0.8 = 0.36 = 36%.
Akbar sold his old gun for Rs. 900, which he bought for Rs. 2500 What is his % loss?
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Loss = 1600/2500 x 100 = 64%.
Ali sold his old car for Rs. 43,000 He bought it for Rs. 50,000 What is his percentage loss?
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7000/50000 x 100 = 14%.
Ali bought a motorcycle for Rs. 60,000 and sold it for Rs. 66,000 What is his percentage profit?
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6000/60000 x 100 = 10%.
What is 60 percent of 100?
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60% x 100 = 60.
Mr Khan sold a car for Rs 80,000 which he bought for Rs 90,000 What is his percentage loss?
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10,000/90,000 x 100 ≈ 11.11%.
25 is what percentage of 75?
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25/75 x 100 ≈ 33.33%.
Acar was sold for $24,000 with a 20% profit What was the original price of the car?
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CP = 24,000/1.20 = $20,000.
7% of a number is 42.What is the number?
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n = 42/0.07 = 600.
The salaries of A, B and Care of ratio 2 :3:5. Ifthe increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are made to their respective salaries, then find the new ratio of their salaries?
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2×1.15 : 3×1.10 : 5×1.20 = 2.3 : 3.3 : 6 = 23 : 33 : 60.
Aman took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% per annum, Simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs.5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was?
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P = 5400 x 100 / (12 x 3) = Rs. 15,000.
Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number?
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n^2 + 17n – 60 = 0 → n = 3.
Aclass of 30 girls and 40 boys sponsored a ride. If 60 percent of the girls and 25 percent of the boys went on the ride, what percent of the class went on the ride?
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Riders = 18 + 10 = 28; 28/70 = 40%.
The average age of 5 members of a family is 21 years. If the age of the grandfather is included, the average age increases by 9 years. What is the age of the grandfather?
If the cost of an article is 25 per cent of its selling price, then what is the profit in terms of percentage?
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SP = 4 x CP, profit = 3 x CP = 300%.
A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of Rs. 9 per Kg and thereby loses 20 percent. At what price per Kg he should have sold them to make a profit of 5 per cent?
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CP = 9/0.80 = 11.25; new SP at 5% gain = 11.81.
“A” sold a pen for Rs. 180. This was Rs. 60 less than what “A” paid for it. What was A’s loss as a percentage of his cost price?
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CP = 180 + 60 = 240; loss = 60/240 x 100 = 25%.
The number, whose 7 percent is 42, is?
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n = 42/0.07 = 600.
200 candidates applied for exams, from which 180 candidates appeared in exam and 70 percent passed, how many failed?
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Pass = 0.70 x 180 = 126; failed = 54.
Eighty-five percent of the sheep ina herd are male. If 80% of the male and 20% of the female sheep were slaughtered on Eid-ul-Azha, what percent of the entire number of sheep in the herd was left?
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Left = 0.85 x 0.20 + 0.15 x 0.80 = 0.17 + 0.12 = 0.29 = 29%.
Aholiday apartment at Ayubia costs Rs. 25,550 to hire, but a 10% discount is offered for early booking. A deposit of one-fifth of the total bill has to be sent in advance at the time of booking. What deposit would be required when an early booking is made?
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Discounted = 25,550 x 0.90 = 22,995; deposit = 22,995/5 = Rs. 4,599.
Mr. Rehraan ordered a car worth Rs. 600,000 and was given a discount. Given that he paid Rs. 570,000 for his new car, calculate the percentage discount he received?
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Discount = 30,000/600,000 x 100 = 5%.
Afzal mixed 40% kerosene solution to 25% kerosene solution hence obtaining 30% kerosene solution mixed. In what ratio were the both solutions mixed?
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By rule of allegation: (30-25):(40-30) = 5:10 = 1:2.
The price of certain items increased by X% per week over two successive weeks. If at the beginning, 2 kg was available for Rs. 80 and after two weeks they were available for Rs. 105.80, what is value of X? 15 Solution: Initial price (2 kg) = 80 Price after 2 weeks (2 kg) = 105.80 Increase factor in 2 weeks = 105.80 / 80 = 1.3225 If weekly increase is X%, then for 2 weeks: (1 + X/100)?
\f 25% of acertain number is 1600, what is 10% of the number?
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n = 1600/0.25 = 6400; 10% = 640.
Awoman paid Rs.15000 as down payment on a house if this amount was 20% of the price, what did the house cost?
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Cost = 15,000/0.20 = Rs. 75,000.
Atoy is sold for RS.220. What was the cost if the rate of profit was 10% of the cost?
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CP = 220/1.10 = Rs. 200.
If 70% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 504, the number of boys is?
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Total = 504/0.30 = 1680; boys = 1680 – 504 = 1176.
A box of chocolate bar costs Rs. 32 (inclusive of 10% sales tax), and there are 16 bars in one box. What is the WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER price (excluding 10% sales tax) for one chocolate bar?
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Box pre-tax = 32/1.10 = 29.09; per bar = 29.09/16 ≈ Rs. 1.82.
|f50 meters of road makes 10% of the whole length of the road, the length of the road is?
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Total = 50/0.10 = 500 m.
Imran made a profit of 20 percent in the first year. Next year he had a loss of 25 percent on the capital he had at the beginning of the second year. What was his overall loss?
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Net = 1.20 x 0.75 = 0.90, so 10% loss.
Aman took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was?
Asghar can do a piece of work in 20 days. Akbar is 25% more efficient than Asghar. The number of days taken by Akbar to do the same piece of work is?
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Akbar days = 20/1.25 = 16.
Half of 1 percent written as a decimal is?
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0.5/100 = 0.005.
What is 10% of 20% of 30%?
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0.10 x 0.20 x 0.30 = 0.006.
The number of shells in Javaid’s collection is 80% of the number in Justin’s collection. If Justin has 80 more shells than Javaid, how many shells do they have altogether?
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Javaid = 0.8J; J – 0.8J = 80 → J = 400; total = 400 + 320 = 720.
Ifthe cost of 10 copies of a book is equal to selling price of 8 books then what percentage of gain or lose is incurred?
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SP/CP = 10/8 = 1.25 → 25% gain.
What percentage is equivalent to 5%?
20% of 30% of 20% of Rs: 850 is?
Shahid receives a bonus of Rs. 50 for every Rs. 500 worth of merchandise he sells. Therefore, the percentage (%) of his bonus is?
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50/500 x 100 = 10%.
If 15 out of 25 candidates failed a driving test, the percentage of pass candidates is?
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Pass = (25-15)/25 x 100 = 40%.
The price of a mobile is Rs. 8600 inclusive of a 10% General Sales Tax. What is the original price of the mobile?
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Pre-tax = 8600/1.10 ≈ Rs. 7818.
Alia bought a Jewellery set for Rs. 84,000 and sold for 85500. Find the percentage of profit?
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Profit = 1500/84000 x 100 ≈ 1.79%.
Inthe exam 45% students failed and 550 students were successful. The total number of students who appeared in the exam were?
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Total = 550/0.55 = 1000.
The original price of a gift pack is Rs. 80. A discount of 15% is allowed in shop. What is the sale price?
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80 x 0.85 = Rs. 68.
Anumber whose 7 percent is 42 is?
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n = 600.
18 is 75% of?
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n = 18/0.75 = 24.
Inaclass of 550 students, 42% wish to go to college. How many wish to attend college?
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0.42 x 550 = 231.
Ashopkeeper buys an article for Rs. 27 and sells it at a profit of 10 percent of the selling price. What is the selling price of the article?
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SP – 0.10 SP = 27 → 0.9SP = 27 → SP = Rs. 30.
Salma purchased a hair band at a cost of Rs. 32 instead of Rs. 40 which was the original price. What is the rate of discount?
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Discount = 8/40 x 100 = 20%.
Mr Atiq-ur-Rehman deposited Rs. 7500 at the compound interest rate of 4% per annum. How much money as interest will he get after 2 years?
A motor cycle is sold at a price of Rs. 68000 which is 15% off the original price. What is the original price?
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OP = 68,000/0.85 = Rs. 80,000.
If 40% of women are voters and 52% of the population are women, what percent of the population are women voters?
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0.40 x 0.52 x 100 = 20.8%.
65% of anumber is 21 less than four fifth of that number. What is the number?
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0.80n – 0.65n = 21 → 0.15n = 21 → n = 140.
Ateam has won 60 percent of the 20 games it has played so far this season. If the team plays a total of 50 games all season and wins 80 percent of the remaining games, how many games will the team win for the entire season?
24% of 2?
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0.24 x 2 = 0.48.
inorder to graduate, a boy needs an average of 65 percent for his five major subjects. His first four grades were 55, 60, 65, and 65. What grade does he need in the fifth subject in order to graduate?
If the daily wage of a person is increased by 15%, he now earns Rs. 92 per day. What was his daily wage before the increase?
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Previous = 92/1.15 = Rs. 80.
What percentage of 20 m is 120 cm²
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120/2000 x 100 = 6%.
What percentage of 0.5 mis 30 cm²
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30/50 x 100 = 60%.
What percentage of 3/4 m is 10 cm²
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10/75 x 100 ≈ 13.33%.
What percentage of 5 mis 20 cm²
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20/500 x 100 = 4%.
The ratio between two numbers is 3:5 If each number is increased by 5 the ratio becomes 4:5 difference between the numbers is?
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x = 1; numbers 3 and 5; difference 2.
The number, whose 5% is 55, is?
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n = 55/0.05 = 1100.
The daily wage is increased by 25% and Adil now gets Rs. 25 per day. What was his daily wage before the increase?
Inaclass of 20 boys & 28 girls, the percentage of girls is?
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28/48 x 100 = 58.33%.
What percent of 12 is 3?
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3/12 x 100 = 25%.
What is 14% of 1400?
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0.14 x 1400 = 196.
The salaries of A and B together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B, 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is A’s salary?
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If equal savings: 0.05A = 0.15B → A = 3B, with A + B = 2000, A = 1500.
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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Net = 1.20 x 0.80 = 0.96, so 4% decrease.
On increasing the price of TV sets by 30%, their sale decreases by 20%. What is the effect on the revenue receipts of the shop?
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Net = 1.30 x 0.80 = 1.04 → 4% increase.
Find 250% of 36?
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2.5 x 36 = 90.
Inagiven academy, 720 of the 960 new students will study arithmetic during their first year. What percentage of the new students will study arithmetic during their first year?
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720/960 x 100 = 75%.
Aninvestment pays 8% simple interest per year. If the investment earns 84S interest in the first year, then how much money was originally invested?
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P = 84/0.08 = $1050.
Two successive discounts of 20% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of?
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1 – 0.8 x 0.8 = 0.36 → 36%.
Aseller marks his goods 30% above the cost price but allows a discount of 15% from the marked price. His percentage of profit is?
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SP = 1.30 x 0.85 = 1.105 of CP → 10.5% profit.
Ifthe cost price of 10 chairs be equal to selling price of 16 chairs, then the loss percentage will be?
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SP/CP = 10/16 = 0.625; loss = 37.5%.
Find the gain percentage if cost price is Rs.400 and selling price is Rs.500?
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100/400 x 100 = 25%.
The percentage of 210 in 420 is?
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210/420 x 100 = 50%.
Amerchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is?
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By alligation: (18-14):(14-8) = 4:6 = 2:3, so 8%-profit portion = 2/5 x 1000 = 400 kg, 18%-profit = 600 kg.
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 liters of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3:5?
The number, whose 5% is 35, is?
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n = 35/0.05 = 700.
If aman pays Rs.2500 as income tax,that is 50% of his total income, then what will be his total income?
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Income = 2500/0.50 = Rs. 5000.
Daniyal sold a chair Rs.800 which he was bought for Rs.1000. What is his % loss?
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200/1000 x 100 = 20%.
This road is only 50 km long. We covered a distance of 20 km. What percentage of distance have we covered?
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20/50 x 100 = 40%.
There are twice as many boys as girls in the class. If 20% of the boys and 35% of the girls have already handed over their result cards, what percent of the students have not yet handed over their cards?
Avillage has 5860 voters, of whom 7% usually forget to vote. In order to win an election, a candidate must gain at least 50% of the remaining votes. How many votes does he need in order to win?
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Voters = 93% x 5860 ≈ 5450; majority = 5450/2 + 1 ≈ 2725.
The number, whose 13% is 52, is?
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n = 52/0.13 = 400.
Aprimary school had an enrollment of 850 pupils in January 1970. In January 1980 the enrollment was 1,120. What WHATSAPP FOR IN CLASSES NITH SIR TAUQEER was the percentage increase for the enrollment?
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270/850 x 100 ≈ 31.76%.
Price of sugar is increased by 25%. The percentage of consumption to be decreased in order that there would be no increase in expenditure is?
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Reduction = 25/125 = 20%.
The number, whose 7% is 21, is?
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n = 21/0.07 = 300.
Naveed Ahmed spends Rs.400 in getting a good table and sells it at Rs.600. Find the percentage of profit?
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200/400 x 100 = 50%.
Alispends Rs.500 to get a good shirt and sells it at Rs.800. Find the percentage of Profit?
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300/500 x 100 = 60%.
Sohail Khan sold a car Rs.80,000 which he was bought for Rs.90,000. What is his % loss?
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10,000/90,000 x 100 ≈ 11.11%.
The number, whose 3% is 60, is?
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n = 60/0.03 = 2000.
We covered a 150 km distance of Islamabad road. The total distance is 370 km. What percentage of distance have we covered?
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150/370 x 100 ≈ 40.54%.
Ali gained 510 marks out of 850 in matriculation examination. What percentage of marks did he gain?
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510/850 x 100 = 60%.
The price of a book increases from Rs.120 to Rs.150. What is the percentage increase?
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30/120 x 100 = 25%.
The price of a glass set increases from Rs.600 to Rs.710. What is the percentage increase?
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110/600 x 100 ≈ 18.33%.
The number, whose 7% is 42, is?
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n = 42/0.07 = 600.
The number, whose 9% is 63, is?
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n = 63/0.09 = 700.
What sum of money will amount to Rs. 1800 in 5 years at 12% per annum simple interest?
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1.6 P = 1800 → P = Rs. 1125.
Anumber consists of 20 plus 20% of its value. The number is?
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0.8N = 20 → N = 25.
9is 4% of what number?
What is 3.4 percent (calculated percentage %) of number 1,000?
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0.034 x 1000 = 34.
30% of 100 in equal of 3% of?
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30 = 0.03 x → x = 1000.
Aslam ran around a % kilometer track 17 times. How many kilometers did he run?
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¼ km x 17 = 4.25 km.
If 2% = 32, what is x?? 25 Solution: Step 1: Write 32 as a power of 2: 32 =2° Step 2:So,x=5 Step 3: Find x?: i?
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2^x = 32 → x = 5; x^2 = 25.
|zza gave 20% of her candies to Urooj and 15% to Mehwish. If she still had 520 candies, how many did she have originally?
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Remaining 65% = 520 → total = 800.
After Ali gave 110 pencils to Afzal and 75 to Amjad, he still had 315 left. What percent of his pencils did Ali give away?
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Gave 110 + 75 = 185 of (185+315) = 500 → 37%.
38 is 20% of what number?
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n = 38/0.20 = 190.
Sohail sold his old car for Rs. 45,000. He had earlier bought it for Rs. 80,000. What is his percentage loss?
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35,000/80,000 x 100 ≈ 43.75%.
What number is 20% more than 9000?
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9000 x 1.20 = 10,800.
Aperson purchases 100 pens at a discount of 10%. The net amount of money spent by the person to purchase the pens is Rs 600. The selling expenses incurred by the person are 15% on the net cost price. What should be the selling price for 100 pens in order to earn a profit of 25%?
If 6is 24% of anumber, what is 40% of the same number?
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n = 6/0.24 = 25; 40% = 10.
\f 60% of the employees went to a meeting, it means 40% did not go to the meeting. If 28 employees did not go to the meeting, how many total employees are there?
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Total = 28/0.40 = 70.
Atacompany’s Annual Dinner, 1/2 in attendance are employees. Employees’ spouse is 1/3 of the attendance. What is the percentage of people in attendance who are neither employees nor employee spouses?
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1 – 1/2 – 1/3 = 1/6 = 16 2/3 %.
Inaclub the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 5:3. What percentage of the members of the club are girls?
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3/8 x 100 = 37.5%.
If 60% employees went to a meeting, which means 40% didn’t go on meeting. Of 28 total employees who didn’t go, how many total employees are there?
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Total = 70.
Out of a group of 80 applicants for a job, 20 persons appear for the test. What percent of the total applicants did appear for the test?
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20/80 x 100 = 25%.
Inaclass of 200 students, 120 play soccer and 100 play cricket. If a student has to play at least one game, what percentage of them play cricket but not soccer?
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Both = 120 + 100 – 200 = 20; only cricket = 100 – 20 = 80 = 40%.
Inaclub the ratio of the number of boys to girl is 5:3. What percentage of the member of the club are girls?
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3/8 x 100 = 37.5%.
Find out % of 180?
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33 1/3 % of 180 = 60.
Aman buys shirts at Rs. 80 each and sells them at Rs. 100 each. What percentage of profit does he make on the sale of each shirt?
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20/80 x 100 = 25%.
The original price of a perfume is Rs. 250. The discount is allowed 25% in sale. What is the sale price?
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250 x 0.75 = Rs. 187.50.
Aman buys calculators at Rs. 120 each and sells them at Rs. 150 each. What percentage of profit does he make on the sale of each calculator?
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30/120 x 100 = 25%.
Astudent gets 68 marks and therefore gets 85% total marks are?
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Total = 68/0.85 = 80.
Anarticle is bought for Rs 600 and sold for Rs 750. What is the profit percentage?
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150/600 x 100 = 25%.
Aman pays 10% of his income as income tax. His income tax amounts to Rs.1500, what is his income?
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Income = 1500/0.10 = Rs. 15,000.
The number, whose 17% is 51, is?
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n = 51/0.17 = 300.
20% of 30% of 20% of Rs. 850 is?
fall the members of a team are juniors or seniors, and if the ratio of juniors to seniors on the team is 3:5, what percent of team members are seniors?
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5/8 x 100 = 62.5%.
If 80% of the applications to a program were rejected, what is the ratio of the number accepted to the number rejected?
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Accepted:Rejected = 20:80 = 1:4.
30% of 100 in equal to 3% of?
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30 = 0.03 x → x = 1000.
Aslam ran around 1% kilometer track 16 times. How many kilometers did he run?
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1¼ km x 16 = 20 km.
Percentage MCQs for PPSC, FPSC, NTS & All Pakistani Competitive Exams
Percentage is one of the highest-recurrence topics in Pakistani competitive exam Math. From PPSC Lecturer, Sub-Inspector and Tehsildar tests to FPSC CSS Screening (MPT), NTS NAT/GAT, OTS, CTS, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC and AJKPSC — almost every paper contains 3 to 7 percentage-based questions. Mastering this one topic alone can secure 5–8 marks in any One Paper format exam.
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- Basic percentage of a number — e.g. “What is 25% of 360?”
- Percentage increase / decrease — area diminished by 40%, price increased by 15%
- Reverse percentage — “175% of a number is 49. The number is?”
- Word problems — election votes, students passed, profit margin
- Successive percentage — two consecutive discounts, compound increase
- Percentage of percentage — “30% of 50% of 400”
Key percentage formulas
Mental-math shortcuts
- 10% of any number = move decimal one place left (10% of 480 = 48)
- 5% = half of 10% (5% of 480 = 24)
- 25% = divide by 4 (25% of 360 = 90)
- 75% = three-fourths (75% of 200 = 150)
- 20% = divide by 5 (20% of 350 = 70)
- Common fractions — 1/2 = 50%, 1/3 ≈ 33.33%, 1/4 = 25%, 1/5 = 20%, 1/8 = 12.5%, 2/3 ≈ 66.67%
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Based on our analysis of 460 past-paper MCQs (2002–2026), the three most-recurring types are: (1) basic percentage of a number, (2) percentage increase / decrease in area or price, and (3) reverse percentage (“Z% of a number is N — find the number”).
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