61.The difference to two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is:
[A] 25
[C] 50
[B] 45
[D] 80
62.Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to be increased by 29.7%?
[A] 1.297
[C] 129.7
[B] 12.97
[D] 1297
63. | In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was: |
A. | 2700 | B. | 2900 | C. | 3000 | D. | 3100 | |
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| | 64.65% of ? = 20% of 422.50 [A] 84.5 [C] 139.425 [B] 130 [D] 200
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65. | Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get? |
A. | 57% | B. | 60% | C. | 65% | D. | 90% | |
66.What percentage of 7.2 kg is 18 gms?
[A] .025%
[C] 2.5%
[B] .25%
[D] 25%
67. | A textile manufacturing firm employees 50 looms. It makes fabrics for a branded company. The aggregate sales value of the output of the 50 looms is Rs 5,00,000 and the monthly manufacturing expenses is Rs 1,50,000. Assume that each loom contributes equally to the sales and manufacturing expenses are evenly spread over the number of looms. Monthly establishment charges are Rs 75000. If one loom breaks down and remains idle for one month, the decrease in profit is: |
| A. | Rs 13,000 |
| B. | Rs 10,000 |
| C. | Rs 7,000 |
| D. | Rs 5,500
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68. | Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week? |
A. | Rs. 200 | B. | Rs. 250 | C. | Rs. 300 | D. | None of these | |
69.A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :
[A] 300
[C] 800
[B] 500
[D] 1000
70. | A salesman sells two kinds of trousers: cotton and woollen. A pair of cotton trousers is sold at 30% profit and a pair of woollen trousers is sold at 50% profit. The salesman has calculated that if he sells 100% more woollen trousers than cotton trousers, his overall profit will be 45%. However he ends up selling 50% more cotton trousers than woollen trousers. What will be his overall profit? |
| A. | 37.5% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 41% |
| D. | 42.33%
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Title : Percentage Practice Test 7
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