Percentage Worksheet-2

Percentage Worksheet-2

Gaurav spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18,400, how much money does he save every month?

(a) Rs. 3624 (b) Rs. 3864 (c) Rs. 4264 (d) Rs. 5888

A spider climbed of the height of the pole in one hour and in the next hour it covered of the remaining height. If the height of the pole is 192 m, then distance climbed in second hour is:

(a) 3 m (b) 5 m (c) 7 m (d) 9 m

A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with?

(a) 8% (b) 10% (c) 12% (d) 14%

From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 20% of the rest, he spends on conveyance, 20% of the rest he pays as income tax and 10% of the balance,, he spends on clothes. Then, he is left with Rs. 15,552. Find his total salary.

(a) Rs. 25,000 (b) Rs. 30,000

Aman gave 40% of the amount he had to Rohan. Rohan in turn gave one-fourth of what he received from Aman to Sahil. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount he got from Rohan, Sahil now has Rs. 600 left with him. How much amount did Aman have?

(a) Rs. 4000 (b) Rs. 8000 (c) Rs. 12,000 (d) Data inadequate

Sameer spends 24% of his monthly income on food and 15% on the education of his children. Of the remaining salary, he spends 25% on entertainment and 20% on conveyance. He is now left with Rs. 10,736. What is the monthly salary of Sameer?

(a) Rs. 27,600 (b) Rs. 28,000

405 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive?

(a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 45

The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is:

(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 90

In an examination of n questions, a student replied 15 out of the first 20. questions correctly. Of the remaining questions, he answered one-third correctly. All the questions have the same credit. If the student gets 50% marks, the value of n is:

(a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 100

The salaries of A and B together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B, 85% of his. If now, their savings are the same, what is A's salary?

(a) Rs. 750 (b) Rs. 1250 (c) Rs. 1500 (d) Rs. 1600

A's marks in Biology are 20 less than 25% of the total marks obtained by him in Biology, Maths and Drawing. If his marks in Drawing be 50, what are his marks in Maths?

(a) 40 (b) 45

A salesman is allowed discount on the total sales made by him plus a bonus of on the sales over Rs. 10,000. If his total earnings were Rs. 1990, then his total sales (in Rs.) were:

(a) 30,000 (b) 32,000 (c) 34,000 (d) 35,000

In an examination, there are three papers and a candidate has to get 35% of the total to pass. In one paper, he gets 62 out of 150 and in the second 35 out of 150. How much must he get, out of 180, in the third paper to just qualify for a pass?

(a) 60.5 (b) 68 (c) 70 (d) 71

In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class?

(a) 65.5 (b) 72.5 (c) 75 (d) 85

A scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. B scored 40% marks and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. The pass percentage is:

(a) 33% (b) 38% (c) 43% (d) 46%

Answer Key:

(1)-b; (2)-d; (3)-a; (4)-b; (5)-b; (6)-d; (7)-a; (8)-c; (9)-c; (10)-c; (11)-d; (12)-c; (13)-d; (14)-c; (15)-a