Language of Percentage

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What Is $25\%$ of $30\%$ Of $400$?

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Find $10\%$ of $60kg$

Q. 40 kg of wheat flour is needed for a family of 4 members. How many kgs of the same will be required if the number of members increases by 10.

1. 140 kg
2. 120 kg
3. 160 kg
4. 100 kg

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The cost of one dozen eggs is $Rs.48$. A man bought eggs worth $Rs.36$. What percentage of a dozen did he buy?

1. $45\%$

2. $80\%$

3. $75\%$

4. $60\%$

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An alloy of copper and zinc contains $45\%$ copper and the rest is zinc$.$ Find the weight of zinc in $2kg$ of the alloy$.$

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An alloy is made of $30\%$ copper$,$ $45\%$ nickel and the rest of zinc$.$ Find the mass of zinc in $640gm$ of the alloy$.$

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An alloy contains 17% zinc, 28% tin and the rest is iron. Find the quantity of iron in 2 kg of this alloy

1. 1.2 kg

2. 1.1 kg

3. 1 kg

4. 0.9 kg

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80% of 200 multiplied by 60% of 300 gives :

1. 29000

2. 28000

3. 30800

4. 28800

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In an election between 2 parties, a candidate secured 48% of the votes and lost the election by 40 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.

1. 1200

2. 800

3. 1000

4. 550

Q. Aju read a fact that bronze contains 88% copper and 12% tin. So, there will be ____ gms of copper in 200 gms of bronze.

1. 186 gms
2. 148 gms
3. 156 gms
4. 176 gms

Q. Question 3 (iii)
Estimate what part of the figures is colored and hence find the per cent which is colored.
iii)

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7 out of 42 students in a class are absent. Express this statement as a %.

1. 16.66%

2. 18%

3. 20%

4. 11%

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$Inanentranceexamtherewerefoursectionseachof50marks.MarkssecuredbySatyamineachsectionisshownbelow$$$\begin{array}{ccccc}Subject& Aptitude& GeneralMathematics& GeneralAwareness& English\\ Marks& \text{45}& \text{40}& \text{35}& \text{40}\end{array}$$

What is the percentage marks scored by him in each section?

1. 95%, 80%, 70%, 80%

2. 95%, 85%, 75%, 85%

3. 90%, 80%, 70%, 80%

4. 95%, 85%, 70%, 85%

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A mixture of sugar and salt contains 30% sugar. Find the weight of salt in 20kg of the mixture.

1. 7 kg

2. 14 kg

3. 10 kg

4. 17 kg

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Which of the following represents 50% as a fraction?

1. $\frac{1}{4}$

2. $\frac{1}{8}$

3. $\frac{1}{3}$

4. $\frac{1}{2}$

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The cost of one dozen eggs is ₹ 48. A man bought eggs worth ₹ 36. What percentage of a dozen did he buy?

1. 45%

2. 65%

3. 75%

4. 80%

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How to get a Percentage?

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A man got a 10% increase in his salary. If his new salary is ₹ 1, 54, 000, find his original salary.

Q. $A\mathrm{student}\mathrm{multiplied}a\mathrm{number}\mathrm{by}\frac{3}{5}\mathrm{instead}\mathrm{of}\frac{5}{3}.\mathrm{What}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{percentage}\mathrm{error}\mathrm{in}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{calculation}?$

Q. In the given figure, unshaded part of the grid represents

1. 25 %
2. 75 %
3. 65 %

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In a combined test in Maths and Science 8% failed in both subjects and 12% passed in both subjects. If the total number of students who gave the exam is 500, then number of students who passed in both subjects is ___ and the number of students who failed in both subjects is ___

1. 60, 40

2. 40, 60

3. 50, 60

4. 50, 70

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There are 100 eggs in a box. If 10% of the eggs are rotten, then the number of rotten eggs are ____.

1. 10
2. 1
3. 25
4. 20

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What is 62% of 600?

1. 372

2. 327

3. 360

4. 362

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5% of apples in a basket were rotten and another 10% were discarded by the fruit vendor. If 1700 apples remain in the basket, then the original number of apples in the basket was ___

Q. According to a survey conducted in a city, 25% were doctors, 30% engineers, 15% businessmen and rest were illiterates. What is the number of illiterates if the total population of the city is 5000?

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In an examination, first division mark is 60% of the total. Gaurav scored 468 and missed the first division by 12 marks. Find the total marks of the examination.

1. 800

2. 700

3. 900

4. 650

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In a class of 25 students, there are 15 boys. What is the percentage of girls in this class?

1. 40%

2. 80%

3. 20%

4. 50%

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In a class of 25 students, there are 15 boys. What is the percentage of girls in this class?

1. 40%

2. 80%

3. 20%

4. 50%

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What will be the fraction of 80%?

1. $\frac{8}{10}$

2. $\frac{7}{6}$

3. $\frac{4}{5}$

4. $\frac{6}{7}$

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5% of apples in a basket were rotten and another 10% were discarded by the fruit vendor. If 1700 apples remain in the basket, then the original number of apples in the basket was ___

1. 2000

2. 1000

3. 500

4. 850