Practice Percentage Questions and Answers

• A student has to obtain 35% of the total marks to pass. He got 214 marks and failed by 31 marks. What are the maximum marks?
• In a ward member election, a candidates secure 67% of the votes and is elected by majority of 5100 votes. The total number of votes polled is?
• The ratio of the number of males and females in an apartment is 14:11. If 25% of the males and 25% of the females read newspapers out of 200 persons, the p...
• Preeti spends 35% of her monthly income on consumable items. Her annual income is Rs. 5.4 lac. What is the total amount that Preeti spends on consumable it...
• The difference between 7/10 of a number and 38% of the number is 112. What is 20% of the number? ...
• The monthly income of Vivek and Sohan together is Rs. 46000. The income of Vivek and Sohan is increased by 20% and 30% respectively. The new income of Soha...
• The monthly salary of Harshita and Himani together is Rs.72225. The salary of Harshita and Himani is increased by 15% and 20% respectively then the new sal...
• Teena decided to donate 10% of her salary as a charity. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated Rs 3680 which was 92% of what she had decid...
• Heena decided to save 15% of her salary as fixed deposit. Later, she changed her mind and saved Rs 4800 which was 80% of what she had decided earlier. How ...
• If a girl obtained 55% in the first paper, 60% in the second, and 62.5% in the third, what percent did he obtain overall if it is given that the maximum ma...
• Hari scored 70 marks in English. He scored 64% marks in Hindi and X marks in Maths. The maximum marks for each subject is 175. The overall percentage of ma...
• Ravi scored 80 marks in English. He scored 66% marks in Hindi and X marks in Maths. The maximum marks for each subject is 200. The overall percentage of ma...
• The marks scored by a student in three subjects are in the ratio 3 : 6 : 2. Student scored an overall aggregate of 55% in the exam. If the maximum marks in...
• Two persons A and B started working for a company in similar jobs on January 1, 1990. A's initial monthly salary was Rs 400, which increases by Rs 50 after...
• A candidate just passed by getting 15 answers correct by attempting 25 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a c...
• A candidate just passed by getting 100 answers correct by attempting 200 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a...
• A candidate just passed by getting 50 answers correct by attempting 75 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a c...
• A candidate just passed by getting 66 answers correct by attempting 100 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a ...
• A candidate just passed by getting 150 answers correct by attempting 225 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a...
• A candidate just passed by getting 25 answers correct by attempting 60 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a c...
• A candidate just passed by getting 30 answers correct by attempting 60 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a c...
• A candidate just passed by getting 30 answers correct by attempting 65 of the total questions. Find the total number of questions in the examination if a c...
• Suresh’s monthly salary is equal to 30% of Mahesh’s monthly salary. Mahesh’s monthly salary is Rs. 28000 less than Mohit’s monthly salary. If Mohit...
• Chetan’s monthly salary is equal to 36% of Chintu’s monthly salary. Chintu’s monthly salary is Rs. 32000 less than Chirag’s monthly salary. If Chir...
• The price of sugar has increased by 30%. Sachin has decided to spend only 17% more than what he initially did on buying sugar. What is the percentage decre...
• The price of wheat has increased by 45%. Mohit has decided to spend only 16% more than what he initially did on buying wheat. What is the percentage decrea...
• The price of wheat has increased by 65%. Rohit has decided to spend only 32% more than what he initially did on buying wheat. What is the percentage decrea...
• In a department 20% of the employees are females. 40% of the male employees know Hindi. The total number of employees who know Hindi is 46%. Find the perce...
• In a department 20% of the employees are females. 45% of the male employees know English. The total number of employees who know English is 52%. Find the p...
• A Sales Executive gets a commission on total sales at 8%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as a bonus of 4% on the excess...
• A Sales Executive gets a commission on total sales at 6%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.18,000 he gets an additional commission as a bonus of 3% on the excess...
• The cost of packaging of the oranges is 25% the cost of fresh oranges themselves. The cost of oranges increased by 30% but the cost of packaging decreased ...
• A seller calculated his intended selling price at 6% profit on the cost of a product. However, owing to some mistake while selling, the units and tens digi...
• A seller calculated his intended selling price at 6% profit on the cost of a product. However, owing to some mistake while selling, the units and tens digi...
• Z spends 60% of his salary and saves the remaining. After his salary is increased by 30%, he saves 55% of the increased amount besides the amount he used t...
• A bag contains 300 coins of 25p denomination and 600 coins of 50p denominations. If 10% of 25p coins and 20% of 50p coins are removed, the percentage of mo...
• A bag contains 400 coins of 25p denomination and 800 coins of 50p denominations. If 14% of 25p coins and 28% of 50p coins are removed, the percentage of mo...
• A bag contains 500 coins of 25p denomination and 1000 coins of 50p denominations. If 15% of 25p coins and 30% of 50p coins are removed, the percentage of m...
• A bag contains 700 coins of 25p denomination and 1400 coins of 50p denominations. If 17% of 25p coins and 34% of 50p coins are removed, the percentage of m...
• A bag contains 350 coins of 25p denomination and 700 coins of 50p denominations. If 16% of 25p coins and 32% of 50p coins are removed, the percentage of mo...