Percentage - One Line Questions
1.
An item is sold for $120 after a 20% discount. What was the original marked price? —
$150
2.
The price of a TV is decreased by 25%. The new price is $15000. What was the original price? —
$20000
3.
If 15% of a salary is deducted for taxes and 5% for insurance, the remaining salary is $16000. What is the total salary? —
$20000
4.
If a price of an item is increased by 10%, and the original price was $50, what is the new price? —
$55
5.
What is 0.05 expressed as a percentage? —
5%
6.
If a quantity is increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%, what is the net percentage change? —
1% decrease
7.
What is 50% of 50% of 100? —
25
8.
What is 2.5% of 500? —
12.5
9.
If the population of a town increased from 10,000 to 12,000, what is the percentage increase? —
20%
10.
What is the percentage of 50 paise in 2 rupees? —
25%
11.
If the price of sugar increases by 20%, by what percentage should a household reduce its consumption so that the expenditure does not increase? —
16.67%
12.
If the radius of a circle is increased by 10%, its area is increased by approximately what percentage? —
11%
13.
A survey found that 60% of people like coffee, and 70% like tea. If 10% like neither, what percentage of people like both coffee and tea? —
20%
14.
A man invests $5000, which grows to $6000 in one year. What is the percentage increase in his investment? —
20%
15.
A person spends 70% of their income. If their income increases by 20% and they save 30% of the new income, what is the percentage change in their savings? —
No change
16.
What is 12.5% of 800? —
100
17.
If 40% of a number is 80, what is 60% of that number? —
120
18.
What is 150% of 80? —
120
19.
What is 1/4 expressed as a percentage? —
25%
20.
What is the percentage decrease if a value drops from 80 to 60? —
25%
21.
If A's income is 25% more than B's income, by what percentage is B's income less than A's income? —
20%
22.
What is the percentage of 750 grams in 3 kg? —
25%
23.
If the cost price of 10 articles is equal to the selling price of 8 articles, what is the profit percentage? —
25%
24.
Two numbers are 20% and 50% less than a third number. What is the ratio of the two numbers? —
4:5
25.
A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price and then offers a 20% discount. What is his profit percentage? —
30%
26.
If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20%, by what percentage must its consumption be increased to maintain the same expenditure? —
25%
27.
A man buys an article for $800 and sells it for $1000. What is his profit percentage? —
25%
28.
A candidate fails by 10 marks. If the pass percentage is 35% and they scored 200 marks, what is the maximum marks? —
2500
29.
What is 25% of 200? —
50
30.
If 20% of a number is 12, what is 50% of that number? —
30
31.
If a number is increased by 10% and then by 20%, what is the overall percentage increase? —
28%
32.
A mixture contains 20% water. If 10 liters of water are added, the percentage of water becomes 25%. What was the initial quantity of the mixture? —
40 liters
33.
What is 3/5 expressed as a percentage? —
60%
34.
In an election, one candidate got 40% of the total valid votes. 10% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes polled was 8000, how many votes did the other candidate get? —
4320
35.
What percentage of 5 kg is 200 grams? —
4%
36.
If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, what is the final percentage change? —
4% decrease
37.
If 60% of a number is 30, what is the number? —
50
38.
In a class, 60% are boys. If the number of girls is 24, how many students are there in the class? —
60
39.
If a number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%, what is the net percentage change? —
No change
40.
What is 3/4 as a percentage? —
75%
41.
If a number is divided by 5 and then increased by 20%, what is the net percentage change? —
60% increase
42.
In an examination, 30% of the total marks are required to pass. A student who gets 200 marks fails by 10 marks. What are the maximum marks for the examination? —
700
43.
A school has 1200 students. If 45% are girls, what is the number of boys? —
660
44.
If 30% of 'a' is equal to 20% of 'b', then what is 'a' as a percentage of 'b'? —
66.67%
45.
In a test, a student scored 36 marks out of 50. What is the percentage of marks scored? —
72%
46.
What is 0.75 expressed as a percentage? —
75%
47.
A student scored 40 marks out of 50. What is their percentage score? —
80%
48.
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width is decreased by 10%, what is the net percentage change in its area? —
8% increase
49.
A seller reduces the price of a product by 10%. To get back to the original price, by what percentage must the new price be increased? —
11.11%
50.
If the price of petrol increases by 10%, by what percentage should a person reduce their consumption to spend the same amount of money? —
9.09%