Percentage Questions

• A, B and C are three students. A got 36% less marks than B and 16% more marks than C. If B got 145 marks, then what are the marks got by C?
• If on a Sale there is 40% discount on the marked price of Rs 1000, but the sale is done at Rs 510 only then what additional discount (in %) did the customer get?
• If 1 shirt is offered free on purchase of 4 shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each shirt?
• If 35% of (x + y) = 40% of (x – y), then x is what percentage of y?
• If the radius of a circle is increased by 15% its area increases by _____.
• Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 600. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 17 adults and 7 children what is the discount the group gets?
• If a retailer offers a discount of 20% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % mark up?
• The population of a town increases by 5% in the first year, by 6% in the second year and by 8% in third year. The present population of town is 120204. What was the population of the town 3 years ago?
• Hiten marks his pen at Rs 9800 and after allowing discount of 20%, he still earns 12% profit. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the pen?
• Ticket for an adult is Rs 1500 and a child is Rs 800. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 25 adults and 12 children what is the discount the group gets?
• At 22% discount the selling price of a refrigerator is Rs 26000, what is the selling price if the discount is 40%?
• 26 is 0.4% of which number?
• Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of
• A's income is 25% more than B's income. B's income is what percent of A's income?
• After selling 5% of a quantity of sugar, 5 Kgs of sugar remains . Find the total quantity of sugar?
• If 21% of an electricity bill is discounted, Rs 1817 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill amount?
• If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 1600 which is marked as Rs 2000, then what is the discount he is offering?
• The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its original value, the new price must be increased by
• 10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?
• If A is equal to 20% of B and B is equal to 25% of C; then what percent of C is equal to A?