Percentage Worksheet-11

Percentage Worksheet-11

1. If 15% of 40 is greater than 25% of a number by 2, then the number is:

(a) 12                  (b) 16                  (c) 24                  (d) 32

2. Subtracting 40% of a number from the number, we get the result as 30. The number is:

(a) 28                 (b) 50                 (c) 52                  (d) 70

3. If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is:

(a) 40                 (b) 50                 (c) 60                  (d) 80

4. The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is:

(a) 50                  (b) 52                  (c) 58                  (d) 60

5. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?

(a) 1                     (b) 14                  (c) 20                  (d) 21

6. By how much percent is four-fifth of 70 lesser than five-seventh of 112?

(a) 24%              (b) 30%              (c) 36%              (d) 42%

7. If a number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then x is equal to:

(a) 123.75          (b) 140.55          (c) 143                (d) 150

8. If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is:

(a) 50                  (b) 60                 (c) 300               (d) 400

9. A number, when 35 is subtracted from it, reduces to its 80 percent. What is four-fifth of that number?

(a) 70                  (b) 90                 (c) 120                (d) 140

10. Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to be increased by 29.7%?

(a) 1.297            (b) 12.97            (c) 129.7             (d) 1297

11. The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other, then the numbers are:

(a) 989, 1501                                 (b) 1011, 1479

(c) 1401, 1089                               (d) 1411, 1079

12. The sum of two numbers is of the first number. The second number is what percent of the first?

(a) 12%               (b) 14%               (c) 16%               (d) 18%

13. If 25% of a number is subtracted from a second number, the second number reduces to its five-sixth. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number?

(a) 1 : 3               (b) 2 : 3              (c) 3 : 2              (d) Data inadequate

14. The difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is:

(a) 25                  (b) 45                  (c) 50                  (d) 80

15. When any number is divided by 12, then dividend becomes th of the other number. By how much percent first number is greater than the second number?

(a) 150                (b) 200               (c) 300               (d) Data inadequate

Answer Key:

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