Percentage Question Set 4
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Percentage questions are asked in almost all competitive exams. They are followed by simple tricks and calculations, and cover about 2% of the paper marks. Here is a sample paper sheet of the missing number puzzle for your practice. Do give us a review.
Q1. Three papers were set in an examination and the maximum marks per were in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 2, respectively. If a student obtained 50% in the first paper, 60% in the second, and 65% in the third, what percent did he obtain overall?
(a) 58.3%
(b) 66.66%
(c) 33.33%
(d) 60%
(e) None of these
Q2. A recipe gives directions to mix 4 pats of substance A with 7 parts of substance B. These substances are to be taken by weight, but by mistake they were taken by volume. Find the error in the percentage of the weight of A in the mixture, if 117 cm3 of the substance A weighs as much as 151 cm3 of the substance B.
(a) 5.05%
(b) 6.00%
(c) 7.05%
(d) 6.02%
(e) None of these
Q3. Tom’s salary is 125% of Tina’s salary. Tito’s salary is 80% of Tina’s salary. The total of all the three salaries is Rs. 61,000. What is Tito’s salary?
(a) Rs. 16,000
(b) Rs. 16,500
(c) Rs. 15,500
(d) Rs. 15,000
(e) None of these
Q4. A bag contains 600 pens of brand A and 1200 pens of brand B. If 12% of brand A pens and 25% of brand B pens are removed, then what is the approximately percentage of total pens removed from the bag?
(a) 37%
(b) 36%
(c) 22%
(d) 18%
(e) None of these
Q5. A person spends 40% of his salary on his educational expenses. He spends 60% of it in purchasing books and one-half of the remaining in purchasing stationery items. If he saves Rs. 160 every month, which is one-fourth of the balance after spending over books and stationery items, what is his monthly salary?
(a) Rs. 8000
(b) Rs. 4800
(c) Rs. 9600
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
