Problems on Percentage

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Problems on Percentage: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Percentage, Percentages when Total is Hundred, Percentage Change by Graphical Method & Product Constancy etc.

Important Questions on Problems on Percentage

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In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State?

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40% of a number when added to the square of the same number, then it is increased to 4040% of itself the actual number is:

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In a factory, producing parts of an automobile, the parts manufactured on the shop floor are required to go through quality checks, each conducted after a specific part of the processing on the raw material is completed. Only parts that are not rejected at one stage are put through subsequent stages of production and testing. If average rejection rates at these three testing stages during a month are 10%, 5% and 2% respectively, then what is the effective rejection rate for the whole plant?

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% of boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

The total number of boys passed is approximately what percent of the total number of girls in the class?

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In an examination of SSC 40% students failed in Mathematics and 30% failed in English, while 20% failed in mathematics and English both, what percentage of the students passed in both?

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

What is the ratio of the total number of girls to the number of boys who failed in the exam?

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The price of a Scooter and a Moped are in the ratio 9 : 5. If a Scooter costs 6800 more than a Moped, then find the price of a Scooter.

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% of boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

What is the difference between the number of boys who are passed and the number of girls who are failed?

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A student multiplied a number by 35 instead of 53. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

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Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks were 56% of the sum of their marks. Find the marks obtained by them.

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The length of a rectangle is reduced by  20%. By what percent would the width have to be increased to maintain the original area?

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The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. Find the average per cent increase of population per year.

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From a class, total 360 students appeared in an exam. Three fourth of these are boys. 40% boys failed in the exam, two-third of the girls are failed in the exam and the remaining passed.

What is the sum of the number of boys who failed and the number of girls who passed in the exam?

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If the price of an article is increased by 15% and the total number of articles sold in decreased by 10%, then the effect on gross receipt of the shop is:

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In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. the number of students above 8 years of age is 23 of the number of students of 8 years age which is 48. what is the total number of students in the school?

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A Restaurant chain is located in 12 different cities each of 20 outlets and each such outlet consists of 49 employees. This restaurant removed its outlets in few cities and after arranging their employees without firing anyone, the new number of outlets in each city is 21 with a number of employees per outlet being 70 . The percentage reduction in the number of cities is closest to:

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Investment of A is 25% less than B and A gets Rs. 5400 as profit share out of total profit of Rs. 10200. Find period of investment of B is what percent of that of A?

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A shopkeeper gives a discount of 28% on marked price of article P and selling price of article Q is 33 13% more than the selling price at article P, if shopkeeper made 20% profit on article Q and selling price of article P was Rs 200 less than cost price of article Q, then find the cost price of article P, which shopkeeper sold at profit of 20%?

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If circumference of a circle increases by 200% then area of the circle increases by

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Sunil went to market to purchase painting costing Rs 3780. The rate of GST being 8%. He asked the vendor to reduce the price of the painting to such an extent that he has to pay Rs 3780 including GST. Find the reduction that Sunil got?