CUET General Test Arithmetic > Percentages PYQs

A man's wage was reduced by 50%. Again, the reduced wage was increased by 50%. Find his loss in terms of percentage:

Arrange the following in decreasing order. (A) 24% of 25 (B) 18% of 30 (C) 11% of 55 (D) 16% of 50 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange the following in ascending order. (A) 12.5% of 1960 (B) 5% of 6000 (C) 9% of 3000 (D) 11% of 2000 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) 17% of 1200 | (I) 198 | | (B) 18% of 1100 | (II) 204 | | (C) 19% of 1000 | (III) 200 | | (D) 40% of 500 | (IV) 190 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

In an election contested by only two candidates, one candidate got 30% of the total votes cast and lost by 500 votes. Determine the total number of votes that were cast in the elections?

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) 37.5% of 64 | (I) 7 | | (B) 14% of 50 | (II) 54 | | (C) 65% of 80 | (III) 24 | | (D) 75% of 72 | (IV) 52 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If the difference between 62% and 80% of a number is 198, then the difference between 92% and 56% of the number will be:

(A) If a product's price is decreased by 25 % and then increased by 20 %, then the net change in the price of the product, is : decrease by 10% (B) If a product's price is increased by 15 % and then again increased by 20 %, then the net change in the price of the product, is : Increase by 38 % Choose the correct option(s):

A female deposit 10% of her salary in PF. She saves 30% of the remaining. The ratio of her expense on medicine and groceries is 3/4 of the remaining salary after saving. If her expenses on the medicine is Rs 2700, find the monthly salary.

In an examination, out of 480 students, 85 % of girls and 70 % of boys pass. How many boys appeared for the examination, if the total pass percentage of the examination is 75 %?

In an examination, it is required to get 300 marks to pass. A student gets 225 marks and is declared fail by 10% marks. What are the maximum marks of the examination ?

A monthly bus ticket costs 20 percent more than a single ticket. A week's extension can be had for the former by paying 10% of the monthly ticket's cost. If the money paid for the monthly ticket (with extension) is Rs 660, then the price of the single ticket is :

The price of rice increases by 30%. A family reduced its consumption so that the expenditure of the rice is up only by 10%. If the total consumption of the rice before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then the consumption of rice per month at present (in kg) is:

In pie-chart shown here, what are the expenditures on food and house rent (in rupees), if total monthly expenditure is Rs. 50,000? <img src="https://balti.afterboards.in/pWmBTGG7gzmR4OA" width="400px"/>

A's weight is 25 % of that of B and 40 % of that of C. What percentage of C's weight is B's weight?

Two years ago, population of a city was 16,52,600 which increased by 10% in the first year and by 15% in the second year. Find the present population of the city.

What percent of 3 minutes is 15 seconds ?

44% of a number is 2288. What will be 87% of the number?

X got 98 marks in his exam which is 56% of the total marks. What is the maximum marks of the exam?

Find a single equivalent increase if the number is successively increased by 20%, 25% and 30%?

Consider the Diagram. 500 Candidates appeared in an Examination comprising test in English, Hindi and Maths. The Diagram gives number of students who failed in different tests. What is the % percentage of student who failed at least two subjects? <img src="https://balti.afterboards.in/61Qz5ILe4NNEtTA" width="300px"/>

If the sugar price is increased by 25% by how much percent consumption should be reduced that expense remains same.

If 60% of 80 = x% of 96, then x is.

While purchasing one item costing Rs. 600 , I had to pay the sales tax at 6% and on another costing Rs. 16000, the sales tax was 10%. What percent of the sales tax I had pay, taking the two items together on an average?

10% of 5% of Rs.100 is :

If 30% of P = Q, then Q% of 30 is the same as :

A town has population of 20,000 in 1980. In one year i.e. by 1981 it increased by 25%. Next year i.e. in 1982, it decreased by 20%. The next year in 1983 there was an increase of 30%. What is the population at end of 1983?

The price of cooking gas has increased by 25 %. By what percent should a family reduce the use of cooking gas so as not to increase the expenditure in this account ?

What is the value of 70% of 420 + 30% of 280

2.56 expressed as a percent of 1.6 is.

If P = x% of Y and Q = y% of x, then which of following is true?

A boy secures 70%, 40% and 60% marks in test papers with 100, 50 and 150 respectively as maximum marks. The percentage of his aggregate is

What percent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel the 20 percent increase?

If 20% of a number is 30, then the number is: