Practice Simple percentage - quantitative aptitude Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   2 is what percent of 50?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let 2 be x% of 50

x% of 50 = 2

$x/100$× 50 = 2⇒ $x/2$ = 2

x = 4


Q-2)   If 120% of a is equal to 80% of b, then $\text"b + a"/ \text"b - a"$ is equal to

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

a × $120/100 = b × 80/100$

$b/a = 120/80 = 3/2$

${b + a}/{b - a} = {b/a + 1}/{b/a - 1} = {3/2 + 1}/{3/2 - 1} = {5/2}/{1/2} = 5$


Q-3)   If 50 % of P = 25% of Q, then P = x% of Q. Find x.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

P × $50/100 = Q × 25/100$

P × 50 = Q × 25

P = ${Q × 25}/50 ⇒ P = Q/2$

P = Q x %

Q × $x/100 =Q/2$

x = $100/2$ = 50


Q-4)   What is 20% of 25% of 300?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

20% of 25% of 300 =$20/100 × 25/100 × 300$

= $1/5 × 1/4 × 300$= 15


Q-5)   If three-fifth of sixty per cent of a number is 36, the number is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let the number be x.

$3/5 × 60/100 × x = 36$

$x = {36 × 5 × 5}/{3 × 3}$ = 100


Q-6)   If 50% of (P – Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% of P, then the value of x is :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

${P – Q}/2 = (P + Q) × 30/100$

5(P - Q) = (P + Q) × 3

5P - 3P = 5Q + 3Q

2P = 8Q

P = 4Q = 4 × ${P × x}/100$

${4x}/100$= 1 ⇒ x = 25


Q-7)   What is to be added to 15% of 160 so that the sum may be equal to 25% of 240 ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Required number = ${240 × 25}/100 - {160 × 15}/100$

= 60 – 24 = 36


Q-8)   If p% of p is 36, then p is equal to :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

p% of p = 36

$p/100$× p = 36

$p^2$ = 3600

p = 60


Q-9)   Out of two numbers, 40% of the greater number is equal to 60% of the smaller. If the sum of the numbers is 150, then the greater number is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let greater number be x.

Smaller number = 150 - x

According to the question,

${40 ×x}/100 = {60(150 - x)}/100$

2x = 3 × 150 - 3x

5x = 3 × 150

x = 90


Q-10)   What percent of 3.5 kg is 70 gms ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Required percentage = $70/{3.5 × 1000} × 100$ = 2%