QUANT HANDOUT

(Percentage, Profit, Loss)

QAPPL – 01
Directions for questions 1 to 30: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.
1. If 3/5 of 240 = x% of 120, then find x. 10. If 20% of the Weight of A is equal to 15% of the weight
(a) 180 (b) 90 of B, then the weight of A is what percentage of the
(c) 120 (d) 150 weight of B?
2. A man gets 20% of his earnings through commission. If (a) 80% (b) 75%
the commission is Rs. 500, the earnings of the man are
(a) Rs. 9000 (b) Rs. 6000 2
(c) 60% (d) 66 %
(c) Rs. 2500 (d) Rs. 7200 3
3. In a class, the number of girls is 60% of the number of 11. B's salary is 20% less than A's salary and C's salary is
boys. The total number of students in the class is 168. 50% more than B's salary. By how much percentage is
Find the number of boys in the class. A's salary less than C's salary?
(a) 42 (b) 105 2
(c) 84 (d) 63 (a) 20% (b) 16 %
4. In an election, there were only two contestants. The 3
loser got 30% of the total votes. He was defeated by 1
(c) 15% (d) 13 %
360 votes. Find the total numbers of votes polled if all 3
the votes polled are valid.
12. If the price of a commodity is increased by 80%, then
(a) 600 (b) 1200
by what percentage should its consumption be
(c) 900 (d) 1800
decreased such that the expenditure remains the same?
5. If the salary of X was Rs. 12000 in 2006 and increased
to Rs. 17000 in 2007, then what is the percentage 2 5
(a) 66 % (b) 55 %
increase in the salary of X from 2006 to 2007? 3 9
(a) 25% (b) 331/3% 4 1
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(c) 37 /2% (d) 412/3% (c) 44 % (d) 33 %
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6. The price of a product becomes Rs. 54 after its price is
increased by 35%. What was the original price of the 13. When the price of a commodity is increased by 50%,
product? then by how much percentage its consumption should
(a) Rs. 30 (b) Rs. 36 be decreased such that the expenditure on the
(c) Rs. 40 (d) Rs. 45 commodity increases by 20%?
7. The strength of St. Paul's Model High School increased 1
by 10% this year. By what percent was the strength less (a) 30 (b) 33
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last year, when compared to this year?
(c) 25 (d) 20
(a) 10% (b) 11%
1 1 14. When the price of an article is increased by 25% its
(c) 11 % (d) 9 % sales decreases by 24%. What is the percentage change
9 11 in the sales revenue of the article?
8. A number is increased by 12.5%. By what percentage
(a) 1 % increase (b) 5% decrease
should the number be decreased to bring it back to its
original value? (c) 4% decrease (d) 6% increase
1 15. The length of a rectangle is increased by 20% whereas
(a) 10% (b) 9 % the breadth is decreased by 10%. Find the percentage
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change in the area of the rectangle.
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(c) 11 % (d) 12.5% (a) 12% increase (b) 8% increase
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(c) 10% increase (d) 12% decrease
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9. If the weight of A is 33 % more than that of B, then 16. Student A scores 30% of the maximum marks in an
3 examination and fails by 30 marks. Student B scores
by what percentage, the weight of B is less than that of 50% of the maximum marks and gets 30 marks more
A? than the pass marks. Find the marks scored by student
2 A.
(a) 16 (b) 20
3 (a) 90 (b) 120
(c) 25 (d) 30 (c) 180 (d) 60
17. The ratio of the salaries of A and B is 8: 5. A spends 24. Due to an increase in the price of sugar by 20%, Anand
50% of his income. If the expenditures of A and B are is able to purchase 4 kg less for Rs. 120. What is the
equal then what percentage of B's income is the savings original price of sugar per kg?
of B? (a) Rs. 6 (b) Rs. 5
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) Rs. 4 (d) Rs. 7
(c) 40 (d) 50 25. in a town, 45% of the population are minors, 35% of
the minors are educated, 40% of the majors are
18. A man spends 20% of his income on rent, 23% on
uneducated. The total educated population is 23400.
education, 16% on food and 11% on others. If he saves
What is the population of the town?
remaining Rs. 2,100, find his income.
(a) 48000 (b) 64000
(a) Rs. 6,000 (b) Rs. 6,400
(c) 84000 (d) 180000
(c) Rs. 7,000 (d) Rs. 7,200
26. Raju wrote six exams where the maximum marks for
19. A person spends 30% of his salary on rent, 40% of the each subject are the same. The ratio of the marks
remaining amount on food and 20% of the further obtained by him in these exams is 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8. if
remaining amount on petrol. If he is now left with Rs. he got 60% of the total maximum marks, in how many
1092, then what is his salary? subjects did he score more than 50% of the maximum
marks for each of those subjects?
(a) Rs. 3250 (b) Rs. 6500
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) Rs. 10920 (d) Rs. 8400
(c) 5 (d) 2
20. In a class, 30% of the students are boys. If in an 27. The length and the breadth of a rectangle are increased
examination,.'40% of the boys and 70% of the total by 20% and 10% respectively. Which of the following
students have passed, then what percent of the girls cannot be the percentage increase In its perimeter?
have passed?
(a) 17 (b) 13
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(a) 82 % (b) 58% (c) 15 (d) 16
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28. Mahesh spends 20% of his income on house rent. 30%
1 1 of the remaining on food, 40% of the remaining on
(c) 62 % (d) 72 %
5 7 education, 50% of the remaining on miscellaneous and
21. In an examination, 58% of students failed in English, saves the remaining amount every month. What
38% in Mathematics and 15% in both. What is the percent of the total income does he save every month?
percentage of the students who passed in both the (a) 15.2% (b) 16.8%
subjects? (c) 19.8% (d) 18.2%
(a) 19 (b) 29 29. A hockey team has won 24 of the 45 matches it played.
(c) 39 (d) 24 If it wants to win 60% of the total matches played by
the end of the year, how many matches does it have to
22. In a class, 60% of the students donated ?800 each and win from the remaining 30 matches to be played in that
hence contributed 75% of the total donations. What is year?
the average donation of the remaining students?
(a) 45 (b) 39
(a) Rs. 400 (b) Rs. 500 (c) 21 (d) 27
(c) Rs. 600 (d) Rs. 300 30. In an examination, 40% of the total students appeared
have failed. If 20 more students fail, then the number
23. In an election, there were only two contestants X and
of students failed will be equal to the number of
Y. It is found that 35% of total votes are invalid. If X
secured 60% more valid votes than Y, then find the students passed. How many students appeared for the
examination?
percentage of the total votes secured by X.
(a) 100 (b) 200
(a) 30% (b) 35%
(c) 150 (d) 300
(c) 40% (d) 45%