Percentage problems
- 1. In an election between two candidates 70% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 7203 votes which was 60% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.
Options- A. 18050
- B. 17500
- C. 17000
- D. 7203 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 17500
Explanation:
Let total number of votes enrolled = x
No. of voted cast = 70% of x = 0.7x
Valid votes = 98% of 0.7x
? 60% of total valid votes = 7203 = 60% of 98% of 0.7x
? 0.6 X 0.98 X 0.7x = 7203
? x = 7203 / (0.6 X 0.98 X 0.7)
? x = 17500
- 2. 75 pupils from a school appeared for an examination and 80% of them passed. Another school entered 10 more pupils than the first school and five pupils less than the first school passed. The pass % of in the second school was :
Options- A. 75%
- B. 84%
- C. 72%
- D. 64.7% Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 64.7%
Explanation:
no of pupils pupil from first school for examination= 75
No. of pupil passed = 80% of 75 = 60
No. of pupil from second school = 85
No .of pupil passed from 2nd school = 55
Pass % from second school = 55/85 X 100 = 64.70%
- 3. A person scores 45% of the total marks in the exam and still fails by 40 marks. The passing percentage of the exam is 55%. What is the maximum marks of the exam?
Options- A. 300
- B. 400
- C. 350
- D. 550 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 400
- 4. If the simple interest on Rs. 400 for 10 years is Rs. 280, then rate of interest per annum is
Options- A. 7%
- B. 712%
- C. 714%
- D. D) Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 7%
- 5. By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?
Options- A. 28
- B. 30
- C. 32
- D. 40 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 40
- 6. A, B and C are three students. A got 18% more marks than B and 12% less than C. If B got 220 marks, then how much marks C has got?
Options- A. 295
- B. 230
- C. 224
- D. 245 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 295
- 7. If two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given, then what is the net discount (in %)?
Options- A. 40
- B. 44
- C. 56
- D. 60 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 44
- 8. After two successive discounts of 20% and 12% an article is sold for Rs 16896. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?
Options- A. 21500
- B. 23800
- C. 22000
- D. 24000 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 24000
- 9. A person while buying a dress on sale spends Rs. 45 and saves Rs. 5, what is the percentage of his savings?
Options- A. 5%
- B. 10%
- C. 15%
- D. 20% Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 10%
- 10. 2 litre of pure alcohol is added to 6 litre, 40% alcohol solution. The percentage of water in the solution is _____ .
Options- A. 65%
- B. 45%
- C. 55%
- D. 60% Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 45%
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