1. The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By how much per cent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol so that the expenditure on petrol would not be increased ?

25%

30%

50%

20%

Answer: 20%

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2. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is ?

56

78

70

80

Answer: 78

Explanation:


3. If A exceeds B by 60% and B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is ?

32 : 25

25 : 32

8 : 5

4 : 5

Answer: 32 : 25

Explanation:


4. If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is ?

28 : 25

26 : 25

3 : 2

3 : 1

Answer: 28 : 25

Explanation:


5. P’s salary is 25% higher than Q, what percentage is Q’s salary lower than that of P ?

20

29

31

33 and 1/3

Answer: 20

Explanation:


6. A's salary is 25% more than B's salary. B's salary is how much less than A's salary ?

20 %

24 %

25 %

27.5 %

Answer: 20 %

Explanation:


7. The percentage change in a number when it is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10% is ?

0.1 % increase

1 % decrease

0.1 % decrease

No changes

Answer: 1 % decrease

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8. If A is equal to 20% of B and B is equal to 25% of C; then what percent of C is equal to A ?

10

15

5

20

Answer: 5

Explanation:


9. If A earns 25% more than B then how much percent does B earns less than A : ?

15%

20%

25%

30%

Answer: 20%

Explanation:


10. 51% of a whole number is 714. 25% of that number is ?

350

450

550

250

Answer: 350

Explanation: