Elections and Finances A Percentage Perspective

Elections and Finances A Percentage Perspective

#### If a political candidate receives 4,500 votes and there are a total of 12,000 votes cast in an election, what percentage of the votes did the candidate receive? 1. [ ] 25% 2. [ ] 35% 3. [x] 37.5 4. [ ] 45% #### If a company has a budget of Rs. 250,000 and allocates 15% of its budget to marketing, how much money is allocated to marketing? 1. [ ] Rs. 25,000 2. [ ] Rs. 35,000 3. [x] Rs. 37,500 4. [ ] Rs. 45,000 #### In an election with 10,000 voters, 60% of the votes were for Candidate A, and the remaining votes were split equally between two other candidates. What percentage of the votes did each of the other candidates receive? 1. [x] 20% 2. [ ] 15% 3. [ ] 10% 4. [ ] 5% #### A political party received 45% of the votes in an election. If there were 20,000 votes cast, how many votes did the party receive? 1. [ ] 6,000 2. [ ] 7,000 3. [x] 9,000 4. [ ] 10,000 #### If a company has Rs. 500,000 in assets and owes Rs. 150,000 in liabilities, what is the company's net worth as a percentage of its assets? 1. [ ] 30% 2. [ ] 60% 3. [x] 70% 4. [ ] 80% #### A company's revenue is Rs. 1,000,000 and its expenses are Rs. 600,000. What percentage of its revenue does the company have left after expenses? 1. [ ] 20% 2. [x] 40% 3. [ ] 60% 4. [ ] 80% #### In an election, Candidate A received 55% of the votes, and Candidate B received 45% of the votes. If there were 15,000 votes cast, how many votes did Candidate B receive? 1. [ ] 5,000 2. [ ] 6,000 3. [ ] 7,000 4. [x] 6,500