Free Practice Questions for Percentage in Maths

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Question 1:

In an election $15 \%$ voters could not caste their votes $20 \%$ caste votes become invalid. If winner secured $40 \%$ of total votes and he had won by 9,600 votes. Find number of votes which did not caste:

Question 2:

If $x \%$ of 240 is equal to $60 \%$ of $(x+450)$, then $20 \%$ of $(x+50)$ is what percentage less than $40 \%$ of $x$ ?

Question 3:

Rakesh got $40 \%$ marks in an examination and failed by 30 marks. Aditya got $45\%$ marks and got 40 marks more than the marks required to pass. What is the percentage of marks required to pass?

Question 4:

In an election, 60% of voters cast their vote. 25% of the casted votes were invalid. 60% of the valid votes were secured by BJP and he won the Election by 18000 votes. Find the number of voters who could not cast their votes?

Question 5:

Population of Aligarh is increased by $30 \%$ in 2018. In the next year i.e., $2019,25 \%$ populatiion left from Aligarh and in $2020,20 \%$ of the population die due to Corona. If present population of Aligarh is $3,90,000$, then find initial population.

Question 6:

If 20% of 50% of x is twice the value of 50% of 25% of y, then x is what percent more or less than y ?

Question 7:

A saves $35 \%$ of his income. If his income increases by $20.1 \%$ and his expenditure increases by $20 \%$, then by what percentage do his savings increase or decrease? (correct to one decimal place)

Question 8:

When the price of an item was reduced by $20 \%$, its sale increased by $x \%$. If there is an increase of $25 \%$ in receipt of the revenue, then the value of $x$ is:

Question 9:

40 liters of milk contains $10 \%$ water. How much water should be added to the mixture so that the water in the mixture becomes $20\%$?


Question 10:

Rate of rice reduced by $20 \%$, then consumption got increased by $15 \mathrm{~kg}$ to make the expenditure constant. If the expenditure is Rs. 450 , find the initial rate?

Question 11:

In an election A received $11 \%$ of the votes and $B$ received 145680 votes. $69 \%$ of the candidates didn't cast their vote to any of the party. Find the total percentage of votes that $B$ received.

Question 12:

$10 \%$ of a number $\mathrm{A}$ is equal to $30 \%$ of a number $\mathrm{B}$. The number $\mathrm{B}$ is equal to $25 \%$ of the third number $\mathrm{C}$. If the value of $\mathrm{C}$ is 6000, then what is the sum of $60 \%$ of $\mathrm{A}$ and $20 \%$ of $\mathrm{B}$?

Question 13:

Aman spends 75% of his income. If his expenditure increases by 40% and savings increase by 30%, then by what percentage will his income increase?

Question 14:

The reduction of 25% in the price of salt enables a person to buy 5 kg more for ₹ 275 . The reduced price of salt per kg (in ₹) is:

Question 15:

"Two varieties of wheat have been mixed. In 60 kg of wheat, 40% wheat is of A quality and 60% wheat is of B quality. How much wheat of A quality should be further added to the mixed wheat so that there is only 40% of B quality wheat?

Question 16:

The average attendance at a football club fell by 11 % in 2015 in comparison to the previous year. If 3190 fewer people went to see the matches, how many went in 2014 ?

Question 17:

In an election between two candidates, 8 % of the votes were invalid. The winning candidate got 60 % of the total valid votes and won the election by 5888 votes. How many voters were registered?

Question 18:

Class X has 5 sections which have 40,50,50,60 and 60 students, respectively. The pass percent of these sections are 80%, 76%, 64%, 65% and 70%, respectively. The pass per cent of the entire class X (correct to two decimal places) is:

Question 19:

The pass percentage in an examination 35% of the total marks. A student scored 390 marks and was declared a failure with 65 marks. The total marks of the examination must be

Question 20:

The boys and girls in a school are in the ratio 7:5. If 60% of the boys and 40% of the girls are aged 14 years and below the age of 14 years and the number of students above the age of 14 years is 870 , then the total number of students in the school is:

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