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Percentage
Series: DM CE M 1

Calculation Based

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1. What percentage is equivalent to 5 ?
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(a) 525% (b) 425% (c) 625% (d) None of these
2. What per cent of 12 is 84?
(a) 800% (b) 600% (c) 700% (d) None of these
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3. What per cent of is ?
7 35
(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 10% (d) None of these
4. 20% of 30% of 20% of Rs. 850 is
(a) Rs. 9.50 (b) Rs. 10.20 (c) Rs. 10.50 (d) None of these
5. If A’s income is 25% less than that of B, then how much per cent is B’s income more
than that of A?
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(a) 33 % (b) 66 % (c) 11 % (d) None of these
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6. If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is:
(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 80

Application Based

7. Ramesh loses 20% of his pocket money. After spending 25% of the remainder he has Rs.
480 left. What was his pocket money?
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 800 (c) Rs. 900 (d) None of these
8. For a rectangle, the length and breadth are increased by 10% and 20%, respectively. The
percentage increase in area is
(a) 24% (b) 48% (c) 32% (d) None of these
9. The population of a city increases at the rate of 10% annually. Its present population is
90.51 lacs. The population 3 years ago was nearly
(a) 72 lacs (b) 68 lacs (c) 80 lacs (d) None of these
10. A man’s wages were decreased by 50%. Again the reduced wages were increased by
50%. He has a loss of
(a) 35% (b) 25% (c) 20% (d) None of these
11. On decreasing the price of a colour TV by 30%, its sale is increased by 20%. The effect
on the revenue is
(a) 16% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) None of these
12. In an examination, there were 2000 candidates, out of which 900 candidates were boys
and rest were girls. If 32% of the boys and 38% of the girls passed, then the total
percentage of failed candidates is
(a) 35.3% (b) 64.7% (c) 68.5% (d) 70%

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Application in DI

Percentage of Money Spent on Various Items and Savings by a Family during 2001

13. Maximum expenditure of the family was on

(a) Food (b) Housing (c) Education of Children (d) Other items
14. The total savings of the family for the year were equal to the expenditure on
(a) Food (b) Clothing
(c) Housing (d) Other items including transport
15. What per cent of the income was spent on transport and other items together?
(a) 25% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 32%
16. If the total income of the family was Rs.100000, how much money was spent on the education
of children?
(a) Rs.10000 (b) Rs.12000 (c) Rs.15000 (d) Rs.23000
17. If the total income for the year was Rs.100000, the difference of the expenses (in rupees)
between housing and transport was
(a) 15000 (b) 12000 (c) 7000 (d) 10000

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Solution

1. Ans. (a)
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Solution 5 = = ×100 = 525%.
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2. Ans. (c)
x 84 ×100
Solution Let x% of 12 = 84 ⇒ ×12 = 84 ⇒ x = = 700
100 12
∴700% of 12 is 84.
3. Ans. (c)
2 1 100 × 7
=
Solution Let x% of ⇒x =
7 35 2 × 35
∴10% of 72 is 35
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4. Ans. (b)
20 30 20 1020
Solution 20% of 30% of 20% of 850 = × × ×850 = = Rs. 10.20.
100 100 100 100
5. Ans. (a)
Solution Here, x = 25.
∴Required answer =  100 − x ×100 % =  100 + 25 ×100 %
x 25 1
= 33 %
    3
6. Ans. (d);
Solution. Let the number be x. Then, 50% of x – 35% of x = 12
7. Ans. (b)
Solution Let Rs. A be the pocket money.
 x  y 
Then, A 1 + 1 +  = 480 (Given)
 100  100 
Here, x = -20 and y = -25.
×100 ×100
∴A 1 − 100 1 − 100  = 480 ⇒ A = 480 80
20 25
= Rs. 800
   × 75
8. Ans. (c)
Solution Since side1 × side2 = area
10 × 20 
∴Net % change in area =  x + y + 100 % = 10 + 20 +
xy
% = 32%
   100 
∴The area of the rectangle increases by 32%.
9. Ans. (b)
Solution We have, P = 90.51, r = 10 and n = 3.
P 90 .51 9051 100 100 100
= = × × ×
∴The population 3 years ago = 
1 +
r 

n

1 +
10 

3
100 110 110 110 = 68
 100   100 
lacs
10. Ans. (b)
Solution Here, x = - 50 and y = 50.

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50 × 50
∴The net % change in wages =  x + y + 100 % =  − 50 + 50 − 100 % or -25%.
xy
   
Since the sign –ve, he has a loss of 25%
11. Ans. (a)
 xy   30 × 20 
Solution Net % change in revenue =  x + y + % =  − 30 + 20 + %
 100   100 
Here, x = -30 and y = 20; = -16%.
12. Ans. (b)
Solution Boys = 900, Girls = 1100
Passed = (32% of 900) + (38% of 1100) = 288 + 418 = 706
Failed = 2000 – 706 = 1294
 1294 
Failed % =  ×100  % = 64.7%
 2000 
13. Ans. (c);
14. Ans. (a);
15. Ans. (d);
16. Ans. (a);
17. Ans. (d);

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