Percentage

Percent is made up of two words ‘per’ and ‘cent’ its means per 100.

Percentage = (Number whose percentage we want to find / Number with which we are comparing) * 100

Following are the first 3 questions on this topic:

Q1: Jessica scored 40% marks in the National Talent Exam and failed by 4 marks. Her friend Jude scored 50% marks and passed by 20 marks. What was the passing mark?

A). 110

B). 100

C). 115

D). 120

Q2: The income of Amala is 20% more than that of Bimala and 20% less than that of Kamala. If Kamala’s income goes down by 4% and Bimala’s goes up by 10%, then the percentage by which Kamala’s income would exceed Bimala’s is nearest to

A). 31%

B). 28%

C). 32%

D). 29%

Q3: 11.11%  decrease in the price of sugar enabled a dealer to buy 50kg more sugar for 18000. Find the original price of sugar.

 

A). Rs.60 per kg

B). Rs 55 per kg

C). Rs 45 per kg

D). None of these

 

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