Question types

Percentage question types

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

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Percentage questions

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Q 16[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Today is Eid. Ameena is very happy. Everyone in her family gave her a few coins in her bag. She now has 25 one rupee coins, 20 two rupee coins and 15 five rupee coins in her bag.
Q.1. The number of five rupee coins is what per cent of the total number of coins in the bag?
(a) $15 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(b) $20 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(c) $25 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(d) $30 \%$
Q.2. The value of two rupee coins is what per cent of the total value of coins in the bag?
(a) $4 \frac{3}{4} \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(b) $33 \frac{1}{3} \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(c) $32 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(d) $28 \frac{4}{7} \%$
Q.3. The number of five rupee coins is what per cent less than that of two rupee coins?
(a) $17 \frac{1}{2} \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(b) $20 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(c) $25 \%$$\quad$$\quad$ (d) $33 \frac{1}{3} \%$
Q.4. The value of five rupee coins is what per cent more than that of two rupee coins?
(a) $70 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(b) $75 \frac{1}{2} \%$$\quad$$\quad$ (c) $80 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(d) $87 \frac{1}{2} \%$
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Q 17[4 marks sum]4 Marks
Radhika is in the Chemistry Laboratory and is working on a practical. She mixed three salts A, B and C taking 150 gm of A and 300 gm each of B and C to prepare a mixture X.
Q.1. The percentage of salt A in mixture X is:
(a) 15% $\quad$$\quad$(b) 20% $\quad$$\quad$(c) 25%$\quad$$\quad$ (d) 30%
Q.2. By what percent is salt C more than salt A in mixture X?
(a) 50% $\quad$$\quad$(b) 100%$\quad$$\quad$ (c) 150% $\quad$$\quad$(d) 200%
Q.3. Radhika added 250 gm of salt B to mixture X to prepare a new mixture Y. By what per cent did salt B increase
(a) $63 \frac{1}{3} \%$$\quad$$\quad$ (b) $75 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(c) $83 \frac{1}{3} \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(d) $121 \%$
Q.4. The percentage of salt A in mixture Y is :
(a) $15 \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(b) $17 \frac{1}{2} \%$ $\quad$$\quad$(c) $20 \%$$\quad$$\quad$ (d) $22 \frac{1}{2} \%$
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Q 28MCQ1 Mark
In an examination, 95% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures was 36, how many examinees were there?
  • A
    540
  • B
    680
  • 720
  • D
    810

Answer: C.

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Q 29MCQ1 Mark
After an increase of 15%, the salary of a person becomes ₹ 51750. His original salary was
  • ₹ 45000
  • B
    ₹ 48000
  • C
    ₹ 50000
  • D
    ₹ 59500

Answer: A.

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Q 32MCQ1 Mark
What per cent of a day is 27 minutes?
  • $1 \frac{7}{8} \%$
  • B
    $2 \frac{3}{8} \%$
  • C
    $3 \frac{3}{4} \%$
  • D
    $2 \frac{1}{4} \%$

Answer: A.

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