Question types

Percentage question types

125 questions across 7 question groups — pick any mix to generate a MATHS paper with step-by-step answer keys.

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Sample Questions

Percentage questions

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Q 12[3 marks sum]3 Marks
The population of a town has increased by 5% in a year. Last year its population was 20320. What is the present population of the town?
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Q 13[3 marks sum]3 Marks
On a particular day, 96% of the students were present in a school. If the number of absentees on that day was 82, find the total strength of the school.
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Q 14[3 marks sum]3 Marks
In an examination, a student has to secure 48% marks to pass. If Rahul gets 247 marks and fails by 5 marks, what are the maximum marks?
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Q 16[4 marks sum]4 Marks
In his end-term examination, Rohan scored 54 out of 75 in English, 51 out of 75 in Hindi, 64 out of 80 in Mathematics and 60 out of 80 in Science.
Q.1. What is the percentage of marks scored by him in English?
(a) $72 \%$$\quad$(b) $60 \%$$\quad$(c) $80 \%$$\quad$(d) $75 \%$
Q.2. What is the percentage of marks scored by him in Science ?
(a) $70 \%$$\quad$(b) $80 \%$$\quad$(c) $75 \%$$\quad$(d) $72 \%$
Q.3. In which subject did he perform the best?
(a) English$\quad$(b) Science$\quad$(c) Hindi$\quad$(d) Mathematics
Q.4. In which subject did he perform the worst ?
(a) Mathematics$\quad$(b) Hindi$\quad$(c) English$\quad$(d) Science
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Q 17[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A teacher asked her students about their preferences for a school excursion. 45% students wanted to go to the amusement park, 15% to a zoo, 10% to a museum and the rest had no preference.
Q.1. If 36 students wanted to go to the amusement park, then the total number of students is :
(a) 70$\quad$(b) 80$\quad$(c) 75$\quad$(d) 60
Q.2. The number of students who preferred going to the zoo are:
(a) 16$\quad$(b) 10$\quad$(c) 12$\quad$(d) 14
Q.3. The number of students who preferred going to the museum are :
(a) 8$\quad$(b) 7$\quad$(c) 6$\quad$(d) 10
Q.4. The ratio of the number of students with no preference to those who wanted to go to an amusement park is :
(a) $2: 1$$\quad$(b) $1: 2$$\quad$(c) $2: 3$$\quad$(d) $1: 4$
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Q 29MCQ1 Mark
What percent is 27 paise of $₹ 1.80$ ?
  • A
    $20 \%$
  • $15 \%$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{2} \%$
  • D
    none of these

Answer: B.

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Q 30MCQ1 Mark
$\frac{3}{5}$, when expressed as a percentage, is :
  • $60 \%$
  • B
    $6 \%$
  • C
    $0.6 \%$
  • D
    $600 \%$

Answer: A.

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Q 31MCQ1 Mark
$6 \cdot 5$, when expressed as a percentage, is :
  • A
    $65 \%$
  • $650 \%$
  • C
    $6.5 \%$
  • D
    $0.65 \%$

Answer: B.

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Q 32MCQ1 Mark
$16 \frac{2}{3} \%$ when expressed as a fraction, is :
  • A
    $\frac{50}{3}$
  • $\frac{1}{6}$
  • C
    $\frac{2}{3}$
  • D
    none of these

Answer: B.

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