Percentage Practice Sheet
🔹 Basic Level (Q1–20)
1.
Q: 25% of 200 is:
a) 25
b) 40
c) 50
d) 60
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (25/100) × 200
2.
Q: What percent of 80 is 20?
a) 15%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 30%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (20/80) × 100
3.
Q: 60 is what percent of 300?
a) 15%
b) 18%
c) 20%
d) 25%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (60/300) × 100
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4.
Q: Increase 400 by 25%.
a) 450
b) 475
c) 500
d) 525
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: New value = 400 + (25% of 400)
5.
Q: Decrease 200 by 10%.
a) 180
b) 185
c) 190
d) 195
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 200 – (10% of 200)
6.
Q: What percent of 50 is 5?
a) 2%
b) 5%
c) 10%
d) 15%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (5/50) × 100
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7.
Q: 10% of 250 is:
a) 10
b) 15
c) 25
d) 30
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 250 × 10/100
8.
Q: What is 150% of 80?
a) 100
b) 120
c) 130
d) 140
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: 1.5 × 80
9.
Q: 40% of a number is 120. Find the number.
a) 200
b) 250
c) 300
d) 320
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 40% of X = 120 → X = (120 × 100) ÷ 40
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10.
Q: If 25% of a number is 80, the number is:
a) 320
b) 300
c) 280
d) 250
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: 25% of X = 80 → X = (80 × 100) ÷ 25
11.
Q: 5% of 2,000 is:
a) 10
b) 50
c) 100
d) 200
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 2000 × 0.05
12.
Q: Increase 640 by 12.5%
a) 700
b) 710
c) 720
d) 740
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 640 + (640 × 12.5 ÷ 100)
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13.
Q: If 75% of a number is 150, what is 20% of the same number?
a) 30
b) 40
c) 50
d) 60
✅ Correct Answer: d
💡 Hint: Find full number → then 20%
14.
Q: What percent of ₹1200 is ₹180?
a) 10%
b) 12%
c) 15%
d) 18%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (180/1200) × 100
15.
Q: A number is increased by 20%. The new number is 600. What was the original
number?
a) 480
b) 500
c) 520
d) 530
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: X + 20% of X = 600 → 1.2X = 600
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16.
Q: If a number is decreased by 25%, it becomes 225. What is the original number?
a) 250
b) 275
c) 300
d) 325
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 75% of X = 225 → X = (225 × 100) ÷ 75
17.
Q: What is 0.25% of 800?
a) 2
b) 2.5
c) 1.5
d) 1
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: 800 × 0.0025
18.
Q: If A is 40% more than B, then B is how much less than A?
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 28.5%
d) 30%
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Use reverse percentage method
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19.
Q: A student scores 60% in a test of 200 marks. How many marks did he score?
a) 100
b) 110
c) 120
d) 130
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 60% of 200
20.
Q: Convert 2/5 into percentage.
a) 30%
b) 35%
c) 40%
d) 50%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (2/5) × 100
🔸 Medium Level (Q21–35)
21.
Q: A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net
percentage change?
a) 0%
b) 4% decrease
c) 4% increase
d) 2% decrease
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Net % change = (a - b - ab/100) where a = +20, b = -20
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22.
Q: A salary is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net
percentage change?
a) 0%
b) 2% increase
c) 4% increase
d) No change
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Use the formula: Net% = a + b + (ab/100)
23.
Q: A student had 60% marks and failed by 12 marks. If the passing marks were 240,
what was the total marks?
a) 400
b) 420
c) 450
d) 500
✅ Correct Answer: d
💡 Hint: 60% of X = 240 – 12
24.
Q: A shopkeeper marks an item 40% above cost price and allows a discount of
10%. Find his gain percent.
a) 26%
b) 28%
c) 30%
d) 32%
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: Marked = 140, Discounted = 126 → Profit = 26 on 100
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25.
Q: A’s income is 20% more than B’s. By what percent is B’s income less than A’s?
a) 16.66%
b) 18%
c) 20%
d) 25%
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: Use reverse percentage → Diff/A × 100
26.
Q: A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a person to buy 5 kg more for
₹240. Find the original price per kg.
a) ₹10
b) ₹12
c) ₹15
d) ₹20
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Let original price = ₹x → 240/x – 240/(0.8x) = 5
27.
Q: When 25 is subtracted from a number, it reduces by 20%. What is the original
number?
a) 100
b) 110
c) 120
d) 125
✅ Correct Answer: d
💡 Hint: 20% of X = 25
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28.
Q: A student increased his score from 40 to 50. What is the percentage increase?
a) 20%
b) 22%
c) 25%
d) 30%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: (10/40) × 100
29.
Q: The population of a city increases by 10% annually. If current population is
1,21,000, what was it 2 years ago?
a) 1,00,000
b) 1,10,000
c) 1,05,000
d) 95,000
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: Backtrack: Population ÷ 1.1 ÷ 1.1
30.
Q: A value is increased by 10% and again increased by 20%. What is the net
percentage increase?
a) 30%
b) 32%
c) 28%
d) 25%
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Use formula: a + b + (ab/100)
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31.
Q: If 40% of A = 60% of B, then A : B = ?
a) 2 : 3
b) 3 : 2
c) 4 : 3
d) 3 : 4
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: 40A = 60B → A/B = 3/2
32.
Q: A’s income is 25% more than B’s. If total income of A and B is ₹11250, find A’s
income.
a) ₹5000
b) ₹6000
c) ₹6250
d) ₹7000
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: Let B = x → A = 1.25x → Total = 2.25x
33.
Q: If the price of petrol rises by 25%, by how much % should consumption be
reduced so that expense remains same?
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 18%
d) 15%
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: % reduction = (R / (100+R)) × 100
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34.
Q: A student gets 20% more marks in English than in Science. If total marks
obtained in both is 132, what are Science marks?
a) 60
b) 65
c) 66
d) 70
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: Let Science = x → English = 1.2x → x + 1.2x = 132
35.
Q: Two numbers are in the ratio 3:4. If each is increased by 20%, what is the new
ratio?
a) 3:5
b) 4:5
c) 6:7
d) 18:25
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Multiply each by 1.2 → Ratio = 3.6:4.8 → Simplify
36.
Q: A man spends 75% of his income. His income increases by 20% and his
expenditure increases by 10%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 100%
d) 75%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: Assume income = 100, savings = 25 → new income = 120, new
expenditure = 82.5 → savings = 37.5
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37.
Q: A man saves 20% of his income. His income increases by 25%, and his savings
increase by 40%. What is the % increase in expenditure? (SSC CGL PYQ)
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 35%
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: Use assumption: income = 100, saving = 20 → find new expenditure
38.
Q: The price of an article increases by 15%. If the expenditure is not to be
increased, by what percent must the consumption be reduced? (SSC PYQ)
a) 13.04%
b) 15%
c) 14.28%
d) 12.5%
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: Use formula = (R / (100 + R)) × 100
39.
Q: A number is first increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%. The net change
is: (SSC CHSL PYQ)
a) 0%
b) 1% decrease
c) 1% increase
d) 2% decrease
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Net % change = a - b - (ab/100)
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40.
Q: If A’s salary is 25% more than B’s and B’s salary is 20% less than C’s, then how
much percent is A’s salary more than C’s?
a) 0%
b) 5%
c) 10%
d) Cannot be determined
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Assume C = 100 → B = 80 → A = 100
41.
Q: The price of sugar increases by 20%. By how much % must a household reduce
its consumption so that expenditure increases only by 8%?
a) 10%
b) 8%
c) 12%
d) 10%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: New consumption = (1.08 / 1.20)
42.
Q: A man earns ₹6000 per month. His income is increased by 10% and then
decreased by 10%. What is his final income?
a) ₹6000
b) ₹5940
c) ₹6060
d) ₹6100
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Use successive % change: Net = -1% → 6000 × 0.99
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43.
Q: When the price of a book is increased by 20%, 4 fewer books can be bought for
₹120. Find the original price. (SSC CGL PYQ)
a) ₹5
b) ₹6
c) ₹8
d) ₹10
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Let original price = x → 120/x – 120/1.2x = 4
44.
Q: The population of a town increases by 12% annually. If the population after 2
years is 12544, what was the population 2 years ago?
a) 10,000
b) 11,000
c) 9,600
d) 11,200
✅ Correct Answer: a
💡 Hint: Backtrack: 12544 ÷ 1.12 ÷ 1.12
45.
Q: A salary is first decreased by 20% and then increased by 25%. What is the net %
change?
a) 0%
b) 5% increase
c) 10% increase
d) No change
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: Use formula = a + b + ab/100
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46.
Q: If 70% of students passed in English and 80% passed in Maths, and 10% failed in
both, what percent passed in at least one subject? (SSC PYQ)
a) 80%
b) 90%
c) 95%
d) 100%
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: 100% – 10% = 90%
47.
Q: If the population of a city increases by 10% annually, what will be the population
after 3 years if current population is 20,000?
a) 26,000
b) 24,200
c) 26,620
d) 22,000
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: 20000 × (1.1)^3
48.
Q: A man donates 10% of his salary. If he donates ₹450, what is his salary?
a) ₹4500
b) ₹5000
c) ₹5500
d) ₹6000
✅ Correct Answer: b
💡 Hint: 10% = 450 → full = 4500
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49.
Q: A shopkeeper gives 10% discount and still makes 8% profit. What is the markup
% on cost price? (ATC PYQ)
a) 18%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 20.5%
✅ Correct Answer: c
💡 Hint: Use: Marked Price = 100 + x; Selling Price = 0.9 × MP; SP = 108 → solve
50.
Q: If 10% of A = 15% of B, then A : B = ?
a) 2 : 3
b) 3 : 2
c) 5 : 3
d) 3 : 5
✅ Correct Answer: d
💡 Hint: 10A = 15B → A/B = 3/5
