Practice Comparing two terms - quantitative aptitude Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   A's income is 25% more than B's income. B's income is what per cent of A's income ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let B's income be Rs. 100.

A's income = Rs. 125

Required percent = $(100/125 × 100)$ = 80%


Q-2)   Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. The per cent by which the second number is less than the first is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Third number = 100

First number = 70

Second number = 63

Required percentage = $7/70 × 100$ = 10


Q-3)   A number when reduced by 10% gives 30. The number is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let the number be x

then, $x × 90/100 = 30$

$x = 3000/90 = 100/3= 33{1}/3$


Q-4)   Which number is 40% less than 90 ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Required number = 60% of 90 = ${90 × 60}/100$ = 54


Q-5)   The difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 20, the larger number is :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let the larger number be x

According to question, x – 20 = 20% of x

or, x – 20 =$x/5$ or, x - $x/5$ = 20

or, 5x – x = 20 × 5 or, 4x = 20 × 5

x = 5 × 5 = 25


Q-6)   x is 5 times longer than y. The percentage by which y is less than x is :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Length of Y = 1 foot

Length of X = 5 feet

Required percent = $({5 – 1}/5) × 100 = 80%$


Q-7)   Two numbers are respectively 12$1/2$% and 25% more than a third number. The first number as percentage of second number is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

If the third number is 100, then the numbers are $100 + 25/2 = 225/2$ and 125 respectively.

First number as a percentage of the second = $225/{2×125}×100$ = 90

Using Rule 30,

If two numbers are respectively x% and y% more than a third number the first as a per cent of second is ${100 + x}/{100 + y}$ ×100%


Q-8)   B got 20% marks less than A. What per cent marks did A got more than B ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Using Rule 9,

Required percentage = $20/{100 - 20} × 100$ = 25%


Q-9)   How much 66$2/3$% of Rs. 312 exceeds Rs. 200?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to the question, Required difference

= Rs.$(312 × 200/3% - 200)$

= Rs.$(312 × 200/300 - 200)$

= Rs.(208 - 200)= Rs.8


Q-10)   If x is less than y by 25% then y exceed x by :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let y be 100.

x = 75

Required percentage = ${25×100}/75 = 100/3 = 33{1}/3$%

Using Rule 9,

If ‘x' is A% less than ‘y', then y is more than ‘x' by

Required% = $(A/{(100 - A)}×100)%$(increase)

Required percentage = $25/{(100 - 25)} × 100%$

= $25/75 × 100% = 33{1}/3$%