Percent and Ratios: Practice Questions NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.
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- If a discount of 20% off the retail price of a table saves Mark $ 45, how much did he pay for the table?
- $ 145
- $ 160
- $ 180
- $ 210
- $ 215
- Answer: c
- A customer pays $ 1,100 in state taxes on a newly purchased racing car. What is the value of the racing car if state taxes are 8.9% of the value?
- $ 9.765. 45
- $ 10,876.90
- $ 12,359.55
- $ 14,345.48
- $ 15,745.45
- Answer: c
- How many years does Ben need to invest his $ 3,000 at 7% to earn $ 210 in simple interest?
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- Answer: a
- Sina՚s boss state that she will increase Sabrina՚s salary from $ 12,000 to $ 14,000 per year if she enrolls in business courses at a local community college. What percent increase in salary will result from Sina taking the business courses?
- 15%
- 16.7%
- 17.2%
- 85%
- 117%
- Answer: b
- 35% of what number is 70?
- 100
- 110
- 150
- 175
- 200
- Answer: e
- What number is 5% of 2000?
- 50
- 100
- 150
- 200
- 250
- Answer: b
- What percent of 90 is 27?
- 15%
- 20%
- 30%
- 33%
- 41%
- Answer: c
- Jack works for $ 15.50 per hour for a health care facility. He is supposed to get a 75 cent per hour raise at one year of service. What will his percent increase in hourly pay be?
- 2.7%
- 3.3%
- 133%
- 4.8%
- 105%
- Answer: d
- If 45 is 120% of a number, what is 80% of the same number?
- 30
- 32
- 36
- 38
- 41
- Answer: a
- How long will Lily have to wait before for her $ 2,500 invested at 6% earns $ 600 in simple interest?
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- Answer: c