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1) Express each of the following as a fraction

a) 56%
b) 4%
c) 0.6%
d) 0.08%
2) Evaluate
a) 70% of 320 +45% of 240.
b) 16(2/3)% of 600gm – 33(1/3)% of 180gm
3) 2 is what percent of 50
4) ½ is what percent of 1/3 ?
5) What percent of 7 is 8?
6) What percent of 1/3 is ½?
7) 88% of 370 +24 % of 210 -?=118
8) 60% of 264 is same as 52
(a) 10% of 44 (b) 15% of 1056 (c) 30% of 132 (d) 17% 544

9) 140% of 56 + 56% of 140 =

10) 280% of 3940=

11) The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other number,
then the numbers are.

12) A person's salary has increased from is Rs7200 to Rs 8100. What is the percentage increases his
salary?

a) 25% b)18%. c) 16(1/3) % d) 12 (1/2)%.

13) 1 If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 120% and denominator is also increased by 350%
then the fraction becomes 11/27, what was fraction?

14. (a) 37.5% x 960 =

(1) 160 (2) 320 (3)360 (4) 480 (5) None of these

(b) 22.22% of 2790 =

(1) 580 (2) 590 (3) 600 (4) 610 (5) 620

(c) (123 x 100)/16.67

(1) 638 (2) 658 (3) 738 (4) 783 (5) 838

15. If 20% of x equal to 25% of 600, then x is

(1) 720 (2) 750 (3) 500 (4) 800 (5) None of these
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16. The weights of P and Q are 40 kg and 50 kg respectively. By what percent, is the weight of Q more
than that of P?

(1) 10% (2) 20% (3) 16% (4) 25% (5) None of these

17. Ashok 's monthly income increased by 20%. His new monthly income is 27200. Find his initial
monthly income

(1) 5760 (2) 6250 (3) 6000 (4) 6400 (5) None of these

18. The ratio of the salary of worker Q for November to that of April was 2:11. By what percent was the
salary of the worker for November greater than that of April?

(1) 30% (2) 35% (3) 45% (4) 50% (5) None of these

19. If Umesh's salary is 20% less than Rakesh's salary. by what percentage is Rakesh's salary more than
Umesh's salary?

(1) 20% (2) 22% (3) 25% (4) 27% (5) None of these

20. The price of wheat is increased by 25%. By what percentage should the consumption be reduced so
that the expenditure on wheat remains the same?

(1) 10% (2) 25% (3) 30% (4) 15% (5) None of these

21. When the price of an article is increased by 30%, its sales decreased by 20%. What is the effect on
the revenue of the article?

(1)4% increase (2) 6% increase (3) 16% decrease (4) 4% decrease (5) None of these

22. The length and breadth of a rectangle is increased by 10% and 20% respectively. What is the
percentage increase in the area of the rectangle?

(1) 10% (2) 28% (3) 30% (4)32% (5) None of these

23. Kiran's salary was first increased by 30%, then it was decreased by 30% If the latest salary is 22275,
then what was the original salary of Kiran?

(1) 2275 (2) 2425 (3) 2600 (4)2500 (5) None of these

24. Ravi decided to give 12% of his salary to his younger brother as pocket money. But he gave 21260
which was 60% of what he had decided earlier How much is Ravi's salary?

(1) 18,500 (2) 16,500 (3)17,500 (4) 15,800 (5) None of these

25. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 230% and its denominator is increased by 120%, the
resulting fraction is 9/16. Find the original fraction.
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(1) 3/8 (2) 8/11 (3) 4/7 (4) 5/8 (5) None of these

26. A student got 40% of the maximum marks and failed by 40 marks. Another student got 60% of the
maximum marks and got 20 marks more than the pass marks. Find the maximum marks.

(1) 200 (2) 400 (3) 500 (4) 300 (5) None of these

27. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a class is 5:3. If 20% of the boys and 60% of the girls have
passed in first class, then what percentage of the class has passed in first class?

(1)35% (2) 32% (3) 34% (4) 33% (5) None of these

28. A's expenditure is 20% more than B's expenditure. B's expenditure is 30% less than C's expenditure
By what percentage is A's expenditure less than C's expenditure?

(1)16% (2) 12% (3) 18% (4) 14% (5) None of these

29. A person spends 70% of his income. If his income is increased by 30% and expenditure by 20%, then
what is the percentage increase in his savings?

(1) 54% (2) 54% (3) 53% (4) 53% (5) None of these

30. Mr. Alok spends 18% of his monthly income on house rent, 26% on food, 12% on clothes, 8% on
education, 6% on travel, 18% on medicine and saves the remaining amount of 21,800. What is the total
monthly expenditure on education and medicine together?

(1) 3,900 (2) 5,200 (3) 6,500 (4) 7,800 (5) None of these

31. Manideep gave 20% of the apples with him to his father. He gave 30% of the remaining to his
mother, 50% of what remained to his brother and kept the remaining with him What percent of the
total number of apples he initially had does he now have with him?

(1) 32% (2) 26% (3) 28% (4) 50% (5) None of these

32. The price of an article increased by 20% and then increased by 25%, but the latest price is decreased
by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the price?

(1)35% increase (2) 30% increase (3) 37.5% increase (4) 30% increase (5) None of these