1. If p% of p is 36, then p is equal to ?

3600

600

60

15

Answer: 60

Explanation:


2. What is 20% of 25% of 300 ?

150

60

45

15

Answer: 15

Explanation:


3. Half of 1 per cent, written as a decimal, is ?

0.2

0.02

0.005

0.05

Answer: 0.005

Explanation:


4. If 60% of A’s income is equal to 75% of B’s income, then B’s income is equal to x% of A’s income. The value of x is ?

70

60

80

90

Answer: 80

Explanation:


5. If the total monthly income of 16 persons is 80,800 and the income of one of them is 120% of the average income, then his income is ?

5,050

6,060

6,160

6,600

Answer: 6,060

Explanation:


6. The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a per cent equals ?

125%

80%

40%

12.5%

Answer: 125%

Explanation:


7. In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil rose by 25%. By how much per cent must a person reduce his consumption of kerosene oil so that his expenditure on it does not increase ?

20%

25%

50%

40%

Answer: 20%

Explanation:


8. If the price of rice be raised by 25%, the percent by which a house-holder must reduce his consumption of rice so as not to increase his expenditure on rice is ?

225%

25.75%

25%

20%

Answer: 20%

Explanation:


9. In an examination there were 640 boys and 360 girls. 60% of boys and 80% of girls were successful. The percentage of failure was ?

20%

60%

30.5%

32.8%

Answer: 32.8%

Explanation:


10. When the price of an article was reduced by 20% its sale increased by 80%. What was the net effect on the sale ?

44% increase

44% decrease

66% increase

75% increase

Answer: 44% increase

Explanation: