Percentage Problems Arithmetic for IBPS POs | SBI Clerks

1. Convert 7/8 fraction into a percentage ?
A) 87 (1/2)%
B) 7/8%
C) 8/7 %
D) 7/800

2. Convert 8(8/9)%  into a fraction
A) 80/9
B) 9/80
C) 8/90
D) 90/8

3. 80% of 90% of a number is 72, the number is ?
A) 50
B) 72
C) 100
D) 72 x 72

4. The salary of a person was first raised by 20% and then reduced by 20%. The effect on salary?
A) It Increased 4%
B) It increased 40%
C) It decreased 4%
D) No change

5. The price of chair and table are in the ratio 2:3. If the price of chair increased by 20% and table by 40%, the new ratio is ?
A) 3:2
B) 12:21
C) 14:13
D) 13:14

6. A student multiply a number by instead 7/8 instead of 3/4 Find the percentage of error. ?
A) 14(2/7)%
B) 7(1/7)%
C) 7 (3/4)%
D) 7 (2/7)%

7. B's income is 50% more than that of A.  How much percent is A's income less than that of B ?
A) 33(1/3)%
B) 66(2/3)%
C) 50%
D) 75%

8. 30% of number is added to 20 the result is same number . The number is ?
A) 100
B) 110
C) 120
D) 130

9. A dishonest shopkeeper sell his goods at the cost price but uses a false weight of 800 gms for 1 Kg. What is gain percentage?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 25%

10. Two numbers are 20% and 30% less than a third number. How much percent is recond number less than the first?
A) 12(1/2)%
B) 22(1/2)%
C) 25%
D) 32(1/2)%

11. A candidate got 40% of votes. He lost to his rival by 1840 votes. How many votes were cast?
A) 2300
B) 4600
C) 9200
D) 18400

12. A student gets 28% marks and fails by 84 marks and another student who get 31% of marks fails by 63. The maximum marks?
A) 500
B) 550
C) 650
D) 700

13. If price of Rice is fallen by 10%, a man can buy 120 Kg. The quantity of rice buying originally.?
A) 102 Kg
B) 108 Kg
C) 116 Kg
D) 118 Kg

14. The price of an article has been reduced by 20% to get the original price the new price must be increased by?
A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 35%
D) 40%

15. 2 litre of water is evaporated from 12 litre of a solution containing 10% Alcohol. The percentage of alcohol in remaining solution.?
A) 12%
B) 14%
C) 16%
D) 18%

16. on decreasing the price of a coat by 18%, It becomes 5904. What was its original price.?
A) 7200
B) 8200
C) R9200
D) R9202

17. If 20% of A 30% of B 40% of C then A : B : C ?
A) 3 : 4 : 5
B) 3 : 4 : 6
C) 5 : 4 : 3
D) 6 : 4 : 3

18. The ratio of boys and girls in a class 4 3. If 20% of boys and 15% of girls failed in an examination, the percentage of passed students ?
A) 64 (1/3)%
B) 82(6/7)%
C) 71 (1/7)%
D) 65%

19. A man spends 20% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on education, 40% of the rest of commodities. Now he has Rs. 2400 then his income is ?
A) 4400
B) 5200
C) 6250
D) 6275