1000+ Percentage Questions for Bank Exams - 8

 Question: 1

If A’s salary is 30% less than that of B, then how much percent is B’s salary more than that of A?

(A) 40

2

3

%.

(B) 41

2

3

%.

(C) 42

6

7

%.

(D) 44

6

7

%.

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Ans: C

Required percentage = [

30

(100−30)

×100]% = 

300

7

 = 42

6

7

%.

Question: 2

Out of a total of 85 children playing Badminton or Table Tennis or both, total number of girls in the group is 70% of the total number of boys in the group, the number of boys playing only Badminton is 50% of the number of boys and total number of boys playing Badminton is 60% of the total number of boys. Number of children only playing Table Tennis is 40% of the total number of children and a total of 12 children play both Badminton and Table Tennis. What is the number of girls playing only Badminton?

(A) 14

(B) 16

(C) 18

(D) 19

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Ans: A

Boys : Girls = 10 : 7

∴ Boys = 

10

17

×85 = 50

Girls = (85 - 50) = 35

Boys who play only badminton 50% of 50 = 

50×50

100

 = 25

Boys who play badminton = 

60×50

100

 = 30

Children who play only table tennis = 

85×40

100

 = 34

Children who play badminton and table tennis = 12

Boys who play only table tennis = 50 – 30 = 20

∴ Girls who play only table tennis = 34 – 20 = 14

Girls who play badminton and table tennis

= 12 – (30 – 25) = 12 – 30 + 25 = 37 – 30 = 7.

∴ Girls who play only badminton = 35 – 14 – 7 = 35 – 21 = 14.

Question: 3

76% of the students in a school are boys. If the number of girls is 204, then the total number of students is

(A) 760

(B) 850

(C) 860

(D) 900

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Ans: B

Let the total number of students be x.

Then, (100 – 76)% of x = 204

⇒ 24% of x = 204

⇒ 

24

100

x = 204 ⇒ x = (

204×100

24

) = 850.

Question: 4

A man’s wage was reduced by 50%. Again the reduced wage was increased by 50%. Find his loss in terms of percentage.

(A) Loss 25%

(B) Gain 25%

(C) Loss 50%

(D) Gain 50%

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Ans: A

Let original wage = Rs. 100.

New final wage = 150% of (50% of Rs. 100)

= Rs. (

150

100

×

50

100

×100) = Rs. 75.

∴ Loss = 25%.

Question: 5

The salary of a person was reduced by 10%. By what percent should his reduced salary be raised so as to bring it at par with his original salary?

(A) 10

1

2

%

(B) 11

1

9

%

(C) 13

3

6

%

(D) 14

1

9

%

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Ans: B

Let the original salary be Rs 100.

New salary = Rs. 90.

Increase on 90 = 10.

Increase on 100 = (

10

90

×100)% = 11

1

9

%.