Percentages

Question 1

John earns 33.33% more than Peter. By what percentage is Peter\'s earning less than that of John\'s?

• 22 %
• 25 %
• 26 %
• 23 %

Question 2

Mary\'s salary is reduced by 10%. By what percentage must her new salary be increased in order to gain her old salary?

• 137⁄9 %
• 194⁄9 %
• 100/9 %
• 110⁄9 %

Question 3

The price of sugar is decreased by 10%. As a consequence, monthly sales is increased by 30%. Find out the percentage increase in monthly revenue.

• 17 %
• 19 %
• 18 %
• None of these

Question 4

Jack consumes 75% of his salary. Later his salary is increased by 20% and he increases his expenditures by 10%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.

• 51%
• 60%
• 50%
• 55%

Question 5

Mary buys an item at Rs 25 in a sale and saves Rs 5. Find out the percentage of her savings.

• 40/3 %
• 55/3 %
• 50/3 %
• None of these

Question 6

Barack spends Rs 6650 to buy some goods and gets a rebate of 6% on it. After this, he pays a sales tax of 10%. What is his total expenditure?

• Rs 6870.10
• Rs 6876.10
• Rs 6865.10
• Rs 6776.10

Question 7

Felix spends 66.66% of his salary and saves Rs 1200 every month. Calculate his monthly expenditure in Rupees.

• Rs 2402
• Rs 2400
• Rs 2401
• Rs 2405

Question 8

Jack and Robert appeared in an examination. Robert scored 9 marks less than Jack. Jack\'s score was 56% of the sum of their scores added together. Calculate their individual scores.

• 22 and 33
• 41 and 35
• 40 and 35
• 42 and 33

Question 9

Ram spends 20% of is salary on food, 15 % of remaining on cloths, and 400 on entertainment. If his salary is 10000, how much he spends on food?

• 2000
• 3000
• 1500
• 2500

Question 10

Ram spends 20% of is salary on food, 15 % of remaining on cloths, and 400 on entertainment. If his salary is 10000, how much he spends on cloths?

• 1100
• 1200
• 1500
• 1000