percentage Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc steno grade c d 2024

Question :16

The ratio of salary of a worker in July to that in June was $2{1}/2 : 2{1}/4$ , by what % the salary of July more than salary of June. Also find by what %, salary of June was less than that of July.

Answer: (c)

Let the salary of July be Rs. $5/2x$

and the salary of June be Rs. $9/4x$

Required percentages

= ${5/2x - 9/4x}/{9/4x} × 100$ and ${5/2x - 9/4x}/{5/2x} × 100$

= $100/9 % \text"and" 100/10 % = 11{1}/9 % \text"and" 10 %$

Question :17

The owner of a boutique decides to calculate the percentage of customers who purchase hats. If 40 per cent of the store’s customers decide to purchase items, and of those customers 15 percent purchase hats, then what per cent of the store’s customers purchase hats ?

Answer: (a)

15% of 40 = 6

or Let the total customers be 100

40% of them = 40 purchase items and

15% of 40% = $15/100$ × 40 = 6 purchase hats

Question :18

After three successive equal percentage rise in the salary the sum of 100 rupees turned into 140 rupees and 49 paise. Find the percentage rise in the salary.

Answer: (b)

Solve through trial and error using the options.

12% (option (a)) is the only value that fits the situation.

Question :19

64% of (?) – 96% of 1120 = 499.2

Answer: (b)

${? × 64}/100 - {1120 × 96}/100 = 499.2$

or $? × 64/100 - 1075.2 = 499.2$

or $? ×64/100 = 499.2 + 1075.2$

or $? ×64/100 = 1574.4$

? = ${1574.4 × 100}/64 = 2460$

Question :20

A invested 10% more than B. B invested 10% less than C. If the total sum of their investment is Rs. 14450. how much did C get?

Answer: (b)

Let the investment of C = Rs. 100

Then B's investment = Rs. 90 and A's investment = Rs. 99

Sum of investment = Rs. (100 + 90 + 99) = Rs. 289

Hence, C's actual investment

= Rs. $({14450 × 100}/289)$ = Rs. 5000

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