1. A student scored 32% marks in science subjects out of 300. How much should he score in language papers out of 200 if he is to get overall 46% marks ?

72%

67%

66%

60%

Answer: 67%

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2. If the income of Mohan is 150% higher than that of Mahesh, then by what percent the income of Mahesh is less than that of Mohan ?

40%

50%

60%

45%

Answer: 60%

Explanation:


3. In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both of these subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in both the subjects, the number of candidates who appeared at the examination was ?

3000

3500

4000

5000

Answer: 5000

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4. In an examination in which full marks were 500, A got 10% less than B. B got 25% more than C. C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D ?

90%

80%

50%

60%

Answer: 80%

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5. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 90 marks and fails by 10 marks. Maximum marks are ?

200

225

250

275

Answer: 250

Explanation:


6. In an examination, there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60% of the boys and 50% of the girls passed. Find the percent of the candidates failed ?

46.4%

48.4%

44.4%

49.6%

Answer: 44.4%

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7. A number is decreased by 10% and the resulting number is again decreased by 20%. What is the final percentage of decrease ?

25%

26%

27%

28%

Answer: 28%

Explanation:


8. The difference between the value of the number increased by 20% and the value of the number decreased by 25% is 36. Find the number ?

7.2

0.8

720

80

Answer: 80

Explanation:


9. If the income tax is increased by 19%, the net income is reduced by 1%. The rate of income tax is ?

6%

4%

5%

7.2%

Answer: 5%

Explanation:


10. A number reduced by 25% becomes 225. What per cent should it be increased so that it becomes 375 ?

25%

30%

35%

75%

Answer: 25%

Explanation: