Percentage Worksheet-9

Percentage Worksheet-9

1. 60% of 264 is the same as:

(a) 10% of 44                                 (b) 15% of 1056

(c) 30% of 132                               (d) None of these

2. 270 candidates appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. The pass percentage is:

(a) 80%              (b)          (c)          (d)

3. 5 out of 2250 parts of earth is sulphur. What is the percentage of sulphur in earth?

(a)                  (b)                  (c)                 (d)

4. What percent of 7.2 kg is 1.8 kg?

(a) .025%           (b) .25%           (c) 2.5%             (d) 25%

5. 0.01 is what percent of 0.1?

(a)               (b)                (c) 10                  (d) 100

6. What percent of Rs. 2650 is Rs. 1987.50?

(a) 60%              (b) 75%             (c) 80%              (d) 90%

7. What percent of a day is 3 hours?

(a)           (b)           (c)           (d)

8. It costs Re. 1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2% discount is allowed on all photocopies done after first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to copy 5000 sheets of paper?

(a) Rs. 3920      (b) Rs. 3980     (c) Rs. 4900      (d) Rs. 4920

9. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction?

(a) 8%                (b) 9%                (c) 10%               (d) 11%

10. How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution?

(a) 1.4                 (b) 1.5                 (c) 1.6                 (d) 2.4

11. Rajeev buys goods worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

(a) Rs. 6876.10                             (b) Rs. 6999.20

(c) Rs. 6654                                   (d) Rs. 7000

12. Which one of the following shows the best percentage?

(a)               (b)              (c)               (d)

13. 5% of (25% of Rs. 1600) is

(a) Rs. 5             (b) Rs.  17.50    (c) Rs. 20           (d) Rs. 25

14. 0.15% of of Rs. 10,000 is

(a) Rs. 0.05       (b) Rs. 5             (c) Rs. 105         (d) Rs. 150

15. 30% of 28% of 480 is the same as

(a) 15% of 56% of 240                 (b) 60% of 28% of 240

(c) 60% of 56% of 240                (d) None of these

Answer Key:

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