Fundamentals of Percentage
Fundamentals of Percentage
Questions
#### If the population of a city was 500,000 last year and is now 550,000, what is the percentage increase in the population?
1. [ ] 5%
2. [ ] 16%
3. [ ] 15%
4. [x] 10%
#### Nakul went to the market to buy groceries. He has some money with him, 20% of which he used to buy wheat flour, 25% of the remaining money is spent on cooking oils. If he is left with Rs. 900. then find out total amount of money that Nakul had.
1. [x]₹1500
2. [ ]₹200
3. [ ]₹1350
4. [ ]₹1800
#### Some students (only boys and girls) from different schools 80% appeared for an Olympiad exam. 20% of the boys and 15% of the girls failed the exam. The number of boys who passed the exam was 70 more than that of the girls who passed the exam. A total of 90 students failed. Find the number of students that appeared for the exam.
1. [ ]420
2. [ ]400
3. [x]500
4. [ ]350
#### The price of sugar is increased by 20%. A person wants to increase his expenditure by 8% only. By what percent should he decrease his consumption?
1. [x]10%
2. [ ]11%
3. [ ]9%
4. [ ]12%
#### In a government scheme, if an electricity bill is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 5% on the amount of the bill. Paying the bill before the due date, a person got a reduction of ₹20 . the amount of his electricity bill was?
1. [ ]₹440
2. [x]₹400
3. [ ]₹520
4. [ ]₹420
