Practice: Percentages

Question 1 of 25

Medium Percentages

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% of them and then buys 50 more apples. If he now has 90 apples, how many apples did he originally have?

Question 2 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 87.5% as a fraction?

Question 3 of 25

Hard Percentages

If the price of a product is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 15%, the net effect is equivalent to which of the following?

Question 4 of 25

Medium Percentages

A salary of an employee is increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the employee's salary?

Question 5 of 25

Medium Percentages

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% and still has 420. Original number?

Question 6 of 25

Hard Percentages

A student scored 75% in an examination. If he had scored 20 more marks, he would have scored 80%. What was the maximum possible marks in the examination?

Question 7 of 25

Hard Percentages

A salary is to be divided between A, B and C in the ratio 3:2:1. If C's share is increased by 20%, how should A's and B's shares be adjusted to maintain the same total?

Question 8 of 25

Medium Percentages

If the price of a product increases by 25% and the sales decrease by 20%, what is the percentage change in the total revenue?

Question 9 of 25

Medium Percentages

30% of a number is 60. The number is?

Question 10 of 25

Medium Percentages

A salary of an employee is increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the employee's salary?

Question 11 of 25

Medium Percentages

The population of a town increases by 15% annually. If the population of the town is currently 20,000, what will be the population after 2 years?

Question 12 of 25

Hard Percentages

If the population of a town increases by 10% annually and its present population is 20,000, what will be the population after 3 years?

Question 13 of 25

Medium Percentages

A shopkeeper marks up the price of a product by 50% and then offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage profit if the cost price of the product is Rs. 200?

Question 14 of 25

Hard Percentages

A shopkeeper marks up the price of an item by 60% and then gives a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage gain or loss if the cost price of the item is Rs. 500?

Question 15 of 25

Hard Percentages

An investor invests 70% of his money at 4% per annum and the rest at 5% per annum simple interest. If the total annual interest from both investments is Rs. 2000, find the total amount invested.

Question 16 of 25

Medium Percentages

A discount of 40% on ₹500?

Question 17 of 25

Medium Percentages

A is 30% more than B. By what % is B less than A?

Question 18 of 25

Medium Percentages

A man spends 60% of his monthly income on household expenses, 25% on savings, and the remaining Rs. 3,000 on miscellaneous. What is his total monthly income?

Question 19 of 25

Hard Percentages

A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 10 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5. What is the initial quantity of alcohol in the mixture?

Question 20 of 25

Hard Percentages

The price of a book is increased by 40% and then decreased by 30%. If the final price of the book is Rs 182, what was the original price?

Question 21 of 25

Medium Percentages

A shop has marked price ₹500. With 10% discount, what is the SP?

Question 22 of 25

Medium Percentages

25% of x = 75. Find x.

Question 23 of 25

Medium Percentages

What is 25% of 25% of 1600?

Question 24 of 25

Hard Percentages

The price of a commodity increases by 50% and then by another 25%. By what percentage should the new price be reduced to bring it back to the original price?

Question 25 of 25

Medium Percentages

A's salary is 20% less than B's. If B's salary is Rs. 50,000, what is the percentage increase in A's salary if it is increased to equal B's?

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A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% of them and then buys 50 more apples. If he now has 90 apples, how many apples did he originally have?

What is 87.5% as a fraction?

If the price of a product is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 15%, the net effect is equivalent to which of the following?

A salary of an employee is increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the employee's salary?

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% and still has 420. Original number?

A student scored 75% in an examination. If he had scored 20 more marks, he would have scored 80%. What was the maximum possible marks in the examination?

A salary is to be divided between A, B and C in the ratio 3:2:1. If C's share is increased by 20%, how should A's and B's shares be adjusted to maintain the same total?

If the price of a product increases by 25% and the sales decrease by 20%, what is the percentage change in the total revenue?

30% of a number is 60. The number is?

A salary of an employee is increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%. What is the effective percentage change in the employee's salary?

The population of a town increases by 15% annually. If the population of the town is currently 20,000, what will be the population after 2 years?

If the population of a town increases by 10% annually and its present population is 20,000, what will be the population after 3 years?

A shopkeeper marks up the price of a product by 50% and then offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage profit if the cost price of the product is Rs. 200?

A shopkeeper marks up the price of an item by 60% and then gives a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is the overall percentage gain or loss if the cost price of the item is Rs. 500?

An investor invests 70% of his money at 4% per annum and the rest at 5% per annum simple interest. If the total annual interest from both investments is Rs. 2000, find the total amount invested.

A discount of 40% on ₹500?

A is 30% more than B. By what % is B less than A?

A man spends 60% of his monthly income on household expenses, 25% on savings, and the remaining Rs. 3,000 on miscellaneous. What is his total monthly income?

A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 10 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5. What is the initial quantity of alcohol in the mixture?

The price of a book is increased by 40% and then decreased by 30%. If the final price of the book is Rs 182, what was the original price?

A shop has marked price ₹500. With 10% discount, what is the SP?

25% of x = 75. Find x.

What is 25% of 25% of 1600?

The price of a commodity increases by 50% and then by another 25%. By what percentage should the new price be reduced to bring it back to the original price?

A's salary is 20% less than B's. If B's salary is Rs. 50,000, what is the percentage increase in A's salary if it is increased to equal B's?

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