Practice Questions Level 2: Percentage - 1

Try yourself: If p, q, r and s are four numbers such that q is 20% more than p, r is 25% less than q, s is 40% more than r, and s is k% higher than p, then what is the value of k?  

Try yourself: There is an increase of 30% in the production of milk chocolates in Amul Dairy in one month. If the present production is 9100 milk chocolates per month, what was the figure one month ago?  

Try yourself: A and B are two numbers such that, B – A = P (where P ≠ 0) and B = P% more than A. Find B.  

Try yourself: The rate of inflation is 2000%. If the price of an object is Rs. 3 today, what will be its price after 2 years?  

Try yourself: A student who gets 20% marks in an exam fails by 10 marks, but another student who gets 58% marks in the exam gets 28 marks more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.  

Try yourself: Due to inflation, the price of an item is increased by 25%, but at the end of the year, it decreased by 20% and became the same. What was the original price?  

Try yourself: In a fraction X, if thrice the denominator is decreased by 30% and twice the numerator is increased by 10%, then the resultant fraction is 22% of 26/21. Find the fraction X.

Try yourself: Mr. Raj was throwing a party to his friends and he required 37 kg of sweets for that. Assuming 19% wastage and knowing that the sweets were available in 2 kg packets only, what would be the approximate cost of the sweets purchased if one packet cost Rs. 150?  

Try yourself: A man sells an article at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 132 less, he would have still gained 10%. The cost price of the article is  

Try yourself: In an examination, A gets 40% of the total marks and B gets 80% of that of A. C gets 60% of A's and B's marks taken together. D gets 45% of A's and C's marks taken together. If the required passing marks are 36%, how many of these four students passed the examination?