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Page 2 Question:25 Tick ? the correct answer: 0.8% when expressed as a decimal, is a 0.08 b 0.008 c 8 d 0.8 Solution: b 0.008 0. 8 % = 0.8 100 = 0. 008 Question:26 Tick ? the correct answer: 6 : 5 when expressed as a percentage, is a 83 1 3 % b 90% c 120% d 6.5% Solution: c 120% 6: 5 = 6 5 = 6 5 ×100 % = 120 % Question:27 Tick ? the correct answer: 5% of a number is 9. The number is a 45 b 90 c 135 d 180 Solution: d 180 Let x be the required number. Then, we have: 5 % of x = 9 ? x × 5 100 = 9 ? 5x 100 = 9 ? x = 9 × 100 5 ? x = 180 Question:28 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 92 is 120? a 75% b 33 1 3 % c 133 1 3 % d none of these Solution: c 133 1 3 % Required percentage = 120 90 ×100 % = 133 1 3 % Question:29 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 10 kg is 250 g? a 25% ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Page 3 Question:25 Tick ? the correct answer: 0.8% when expressed as a decimal, is a 0.08 b 0.008 c 8 d 0.8 Solution: b 0.008 0. 8 % = 0.8 100 = 0. 008 Question:26 Tick ? the correct answer: 6 : 5 when expressed as a percentage, is a 83 1 3 % b 90% c 120% d 6.5% Solution: c 120% 6: 5 = 6 5 = 6 5 ×100 % = 120 % Question:27 Tick ? the correct answer: 5% of a number is 9. The number is a 45 b 90 c 135 d 180 Solution: d 180 Let x be the required number. Then, we have: 5 % of x = 9 ? x × 5 100 = 9 ? 5x 100 = 9 ? x = 9 × 100 5 ? x = 180 Question:28 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 92 is 120? a 75% b 33 1 3 % c 133 1 3 % d none of these Solution: c 133 1 3 % Required percentage = 120 90 ×100 % = 133 1 3 % Question:29 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 10 kg is 250 g? a 25% ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) b 5% c 10% d 2.5% Solution: d 2.5% Required percentage = 250 (10×1000) ×100 % = 2. 5 % Question:30 Tick ? the correct answer: 40% of ? = 240 a 60 b 600 c 6000 d 960 Solution: b 600 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: 40 % of x = 240 ? x × 40 100 = 240 ? 40x 100 = 240 ? x = 240 × 100 40 ? x = 600 Question:31 Tick ? the correct answer: ?% of 400 = 60 a 6 b 12 c 15 d 20 Solution: c 15 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: x % of 400 = 60 ? 400 × x 100 = 60 ? 400x 100 = 60 ? 4x = 60 ? x = 60 4 ? x = 15 Question:32 Tick ? the correct answer: 180 ÷ 2 = 504 a 400 b 480 c 600 d 560 Solution: d 560 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: (180 % of x)÷2 = 504 ? x × 180 100 ÷2 = 504 ? 180x 100 ÷2 = 504 ? 180x 100 × 1 2 = 504 ? 9x 10 = 504 ? x = 504 × 10 9 ? x = 560 Question:33 Tick ? the correct answer: 20% of Rs 800 = ? a Rs 160 b Rs 16 c Rs 1600 d none of these Solution: a Rs 160 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Page 4 Question:25 Tick ? the correct answer: 0.8% when expressed as a decimal, is a 0.08 b 0.008 c 8 d 0.8 Solution: b 0.008 0. 8 % = 0.8 100 = 0. 008 Question:26 Tick ? the correct answer: 6 : 5 when expressed as a percentage, is a 83 1 3 % b 90% c 120% d 6.5% Solution: c 120% 6: 5 = 6 5 = 6 5 ×100 % = 120 % Question:27 Tick ? the correct answer: 5% of a number is 9. The number is a 45 b 90 c 135 d 180 Solution: d 180 Let x be the required number. Then, we have: 5 % of x = 9 ? x × 5 100 = 9 ? 5x 100 = 9 ? x = 9 × 100 5 ? x = 180 Question:28 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 92 is 120? a 75% b 33 1 3 % c 133 1 3 % d none of these Solution: c 133 1 3 % Required percentage = 120 90 ×100 % = 133 1 3 % Question:29 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 10 kg is 250 g? a 25% ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) b 5% c 10% d 2.5% Solution: d 2.5% Required percentage = 250 (10×1000) ×100 % = 2. 5 % Question:30 Tick ? the correct answer: 40% of ? = 240 a 60 b 600 c 6000 d 960 Solution: b 600 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: 40 % of x = 240 ? x × 40 100 = 240 ? 40x 100 = 240 ? x = 240 × 100 40 ? x = 600 Question:31 Tick ? the correct answer: ?% of 400 = 60 a 6 b 12 c 15 d 20 Solution: c 15 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: x % of 400 = 60 ? 400 × x 100 = 60 ? 400x 100 = 60 ? 4x = 60 ? x = 60 4 ? x = 15 Question:32 Tick ? the correct answer: 180 ÷ 2 = 504 a 400 b 480 c 600 d 560 Solution: d 560 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: (180 % of x)÷2 = 504 ? x × 180 100 ÷2 = 504 ? 180x 100 ÷2 = 504 ? 180x 100 × 1 2 = 504 ? 9x 10 = 504 ? x = 504 × 10 9 ? x = 560 Question:33 Tick ? the correct answer: 20% of Rs 800 = ? a Rs 160 b Rs 16 c Rs 1600 d none of these Solution: a Rs 160 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 20 % of Rs 800 = Rs 800 × 20 100 = Rs 160 Question:34 Tick ? the correct answer: In an examination, Nitin gets 98 marks. This amounts to 56% of the maximum marks. What are the maximum marks? a 75 b 150 c 175 d 225 Solution: c 175 Let the maximum marks be x. Then, we have: 56 % of x = x × 56 100 = 56x 100 Now, 56x 100 = 98 ? x = 98 × 100 56 ? x = 175 Question:35 Tick ? the correct answer: A number is first increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. The number a does not change b decrease by 1 % c increases by 1 % d none of these Solution: b decrease by 1 % Let x be the number. A 10 % increase will give a new number, 110 100 x = 11 10 xThe number is then reduced by 10 %. The new number will be 90 100 11 10 x = 990 1000 x = 99 100 xDifference = x - 99 100 x = 1 100 x Question:36 Tick ? the correct answer: A period of 4 hours 30 min is what per cent of a day? a 18 3 4 % b 20% c 16 2 3 % d 19% Solution: a 18 3 4 % 4 h 30 min = (4 ×60 ×60)+(30 ×60) = 16200 sec 24 h = (24 ×60 ×60) = 86400 sec Now, 16200 86400 ×100 % = 18 3 4 % Question:37 Tick ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Page 5 Question:25 Tick ? the correct answer: 0.8% when expressed as a decimal, is a 0.08 b 0.008 c 8 d 0.8 Solution: b 0.008 0. 8 % = 0.8 100 = 0. 008 Question:26 Tick ? the correct answer: 6 : 5 when expressed as a percentage, is a 83 1 3 % b 90% c 120% d 6.5% Solution: c 120% 6: 5 = 6 5 = 6 5 ×100 % = 120 % Question:27 Tick ? the correct answer: 5% of a number is 9. The number is a 45 b 90 c 135 d 180 Solution: d 180 Let x be the required number. Then, we have: 5 % of x = 9 ? x × 5 100 = 9 ? 5x 100 = 9 ? x = 9 × 100 5 ? x = 180 Question:28 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 92 is 120? a 75% b 33 1 3 % c 133 1 3 % d none of these Solution: c 133 1 3 % Required percentage = 120 90 ×100 % = 133 1 3 % Question:29 Tick ? the correct answer: What per cent of 10 kg is 250 g? a 25% ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) b 5% c 10% d 2.5% Solution: d 2.5% Required percentage = 250 (10×1000) ×100 % = 2. 5 % Question:30 Tick ? the correct answer: 40% of ? = 240 a 60 b 600 c 6000 d 960 Solution: b 600 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: 40 % of x = 240 ? x × 40 100 = 240 ? 40x 100 = 240 ? x = 240 × 100 40 ? x = 600 Question:31 Tick ? the correct answer: ?% of 400 = 60 a 6 b 12 c 15 d 20 Solution: c 15 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: x % of 400 = 60 ? 400 × x 100 = 60 ? 400x 100 = 60 ? 4x = 60 ? x = 60 4 ? x = 15 Question:32 Tick ? the correct answer: 180 ÷ 2 = 504 a 400 b 480 c 600 d 560 Solution: d 560 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: (180 % of x)÷2 = 504 ? x × 180 100 ÷2 = 504 ? 180x 100 ÷2 = 504 ? 180x 100 × 1 2 = 504 ? 9x 10 = 504 ? x = 504 × 10 9 ? x = 560 Question:33 Tick ? the correct answer: 20% of Rs 800 = ? a Rs 160 b Rs 16 c Rs 1600 d none of these Solution: a Rs 160 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 20 % of Rs 800 = Rs 800 × 20 100 = Rs 160 Question:34 Tick ? the correct answer: In an examination, Nitin gets 98 marks. This amounts to 56% of the maximum marks. What are the maximum marks? a 75 b 150 c 175 d 225 Solution: c 175 Let the maximum marks be x. Then, we have: 56 % of x = x × 56 100 = 56x 100 Now, 56x 100 = 98 ? x = 98 × 100 56 ? x = 175 Question:35 Tick ? the correct answer: A number is first increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. The number a does not change b decrease by 1 % c increases by 1 % d none of these Solution: b decrease by 1 % Let x be the number. A 10 % increase will give a new number, 110 100 x = 11 10 xThe number is then reduced by 10 %. The new number will be 90 100 11 10 x = 990 1000 x = 99 100 xDifference = x - 99 100 x = 1 100 x Question:36 Tick ? the correct answer: A period of 4 hours 30 min is what per cent of a day? a 18 3 4 % b 20% c 16 2 3 % d 19% Solution: a 18 3 4 % 4 h 30 min = (4 ×60 ×60)+(30 ×60) = 16200 sec 24 h = (24 ×60 ×60) = 86400 sec Now, 16200 86400 ×100 % = 18 3 4 % Question:37 Tick ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ? the correct answer: In an examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is a 500 b 1000 c 1200 d 1625 Solution: c 1200 Let x be the total number of examinees. Percentage of the examinees passed = 65 %Percentage of the examinees failed = 35 %Number of the examinees failed = (35 % of x) = x × 35 100 = 35x 100 Now, 35x 100 = 420 ? x = 420 × 100 35 ? x = 1200 Question:38 Tick ? the correct answer: A number exceeds 20% of itself by 40. The number is a 50 b 60 c 80 d 320 Solution: a 50 Let x be the required number. Then, we have: 20 % of x +40 = x ? x × 20 100 +40 = x ? 20x 100 +40 = x ? 20x 100 -x = -40 ? -80x 100 = -40 ? x = 40 × 100 80 ? x = 50 Question:39 Tick ? the correct answer: A number decreased by 27 1 2 % gives 87. The number is a 58 b 110 c 120 d 135 Solution: c 120 Let the required number be x. Then, we have: x - 27 1 2 % of x = 87 ? x - 55 2 % of x = 87 ? x - x × 55 2 × 1 100 = 87 ? x - 11x 40 = 87 ? 29x 40 = 87 ? x = 87 × 40 29 ? x = 120 Question:40 Tick ? the correct answer: 0.05 is what per cent of 20? a 25% b 2.5% c 0.25% d 0.025% Solution: c 0.25% Required percentage = 0.05 20 ×100 % = 0. 25 % Question:41 Tick ? the correct answer: One-third of 1206 is what per cent of 134? a 3% b ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )Read More
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