Percentage For SBI PO : Set -14

1) 59% of 245 – 21.5% of 145 = ?

a) 100

b) 113

c) 140

d) 150

e) 175

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b)

59% of 245 – 21.5% of 145

= 144.55 – 31.175

= 113.375

2) (252% of 715) + 212.5= ?% of 2400 + 272

a) 16.185

b) 72.5

c) 48.5

d) 96.5

e) 52.325

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b)

252% of 715 + 212.5 = % of 2400 + 272

1801.8 + 212.5 – 272 = % of 2400

3) 15% of 60% of a number is 315. What is 16% of that number?

a) 48

b) 56

c) 64

d) 72

e) 560

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e)

4) One-fourth of a number is 8.5. What will 62% of that number be?

a) 52.48

b) 48.64

c) 35.24

d) 21.08

e) 18.36

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d)

5) The difference between 45% of a number and 25% of the same number is 16 what is 7.5% of that number?

a) 12

b) 9

c) 7

d) 6

e) None of these

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d)

6) If 12% of 75% is greater than 5% of a number by 75, the number is

a) 1875

b) 1890

c) 1845

d) 1860

e) None of these

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a)

= 12/100(75/100(x))-(5/100(x))=75

9/100(x)-5/100(x)=75

= 4/100(x)=75

X = 1875

7) If 75% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 310, the number of boys is

a) 860

b) 720

c) 650

d) 930

e) None of these

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d)

In a school 75% are boys

So girls percentage is = 25%

Number of girls = 310

25% of (x) = 310

X = 1240

Number of boys = 1240 – 310 = 930

8) If 50% of a number is added to 50, the result is the number itself, then the number is

a) 60

b) 80

c) 40

d) 100

e) 90

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d)

50% (x) + 50 = x

50 = x – ½ (x) => 50

X= 50 + 50

X = 100

9) A number on subtracting 14 from it, reduces to 90% of the same number. What is the number?

a) 145

b) 134

c) 140

d) 118

e) 110

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c)

x-14=90/100(x)

x=140

10) A number decreased by 25% gives 10.8. The number is

a) 19.6

b) 18.5

c) 17.4

d) 16.3

e) 14.4

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e)

Decreased 25% so we take

75% of (x) = 10.8=>75/100(x)=10.8

X = 14.4