Top 100+ Percentage Aptitude Questions with Answers - 2

 Question: 6

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

(A) 57%

(B) 60%

(C) 65%

(D) 90%

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Ans: A

Total number of votes polled = (1136 + 7636 + 11628)

                                          = 20400.

Therefore, Required percentage = (

11628

20400

×100)% = 57%.

Question: 7

12% of 5000 = ?

(A) 600

(B) 620

(C) 680

(D) 720

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Ans: A

12% of 5000 = (

12

100

×5000) = 600.

Question: 8

In a class of 65 students and 4 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets are there?

(A) 104

(B) 845

(C) 897

(D) 949

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Ans: D

Number of sweets obtained by each student = 20% of 65 = 13.

Number of sweets obtained t each teacher = 40% of 65 = 26.

Therefore, total number of sweets = 65 x 13 + 4 x 26 = 845 + 104 = 949.

Question: 9

280% of 3940 = ?

(A) 10132

(B) 11032

(C) 11230

(D) 11320

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Ans: B

280% of 3940 = (

280

100

×3940) = 11032.

Question: 10

An individual pays 30% income tax. On this tax he has to pay a surcharge of 10%. Thus the net tax rate, he has to pay is

(A) 27%

(B) 33%

(C) 40%

(D) 45%

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Ans: B

Let his taxable income be Rs. 100.

Then, income tax = 30% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 30.

Surcharge = 10% of Rs. 30 = Rs. 3.

Total tax paid = Rs. (30 + 3) = Rs. 33.

Therefore, Net tax rate = (

33

100

×100)% = 33%.