Percent and Ratios: Practice Questions NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.

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  1. What is 35% of a number if 12 is 15% of a number?
    1. 5
    2. 12
    3. 28
    4. 33
    5. 62
    • Answer: c
  2. A computer is on sale for $ 1600, which is a 20% discount off the regular price. What is the regular price?
    1. $ 1800
    2. $ 1900
    3. $ 2000
    4. $ 2100
    5. $ 2200
    • Answer: c
  3. A car dealer sells a SUV for $ 39,000, which represents a 25% profit over the cost. What was the cost of the SUV to the dealer?
    1. $ 29,250
    2. $ 31,200
    3. $ 32,500
    4. $ 33,800
    5. $ 33,999
    • Answer: b
  4. After having to pay increased income taxes this year, Edmond has to sell his BMW. Edmond bought the car for $ 49,000, but he sold it for a 20% loss. What did Edmond sell the car for
    1. $ 24,200
    2. $ 28,900
    3. $ 35,600
    4. $ 37,300
    5. $ 39,200
    • Answer: e
  5. At a company fish fry, in attendance are employees. Employees՚spouses are of the attendance. What is the percentage of the people in attendance who are not employees or employee spouses?
    1. 10.5%
    2. 16.7%
    3. 25%
    4. 32.3%
    5. 38%
    • Answer: b
  6. If 6 is 24% of a number, what is 40% of the same number
    1. 8
    2. 10
    3. 15
    4. 20
    5. 25
    • Answer: b
  7. 25% of 400 =
    1. 100
    2. 200
    3. 800
    4. 10,000
    5. 12,000
    • Answer: a
  8. 22% of $ 900 =
    1. 90
    2. 198
    3. 250
    4. 325
    5. 375
    • Answer: b
  9. Which of the following percentages is equal to 0.45?
    1. 0.045%
    2. 0.45%
    3. 4.5%
    4. 45%
    5. 0.0045%
    • Answer: d
  10. Which of these percentages equals 1.25?
    1. 0.125%
    2. 12.5%
    3. 125%
    4. 1250%
    5. 1250.5%
  • Answer: c