Percentage Questions & Answers

Q11 The tank-full petrol in Arun’s motor-cycle last for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank-full petrol last?

Q12 The number of seats in a cinema hall is decreased by 8% and also the price of the ticket is increased by 4 percent. What is the effect on the revenue collected?

Q13 When the price of rice is increased by 30 percent, a family reduces its consumption such that the expenditure is only 20 percent more than before. If 50 kg of rice is consumed by family before, then find the new consumption of family (approx.)

Q14 In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

Q15 In the month of January, the Railway Police caught 4000 ticketless travelers. In February, the number rose to 5%. However, due to constant vigil by the Police and the Railway staff, the number reduced by 5% in March and in April it further reduced by 10%. The total number of ticketless travelers caught in the month of April was:

Q16 In summer, the length, breadth and height of a cuboid increases by 10%, 10% and 20% respectively. Find the percentage increase in cuboid's volume.

Q17 From the salary of an officer 15% is documented as house rent, 10% of the rest he spends on children’s education and 10% of the balance he spends on clothes, then he is left with Rs. 8262. Find his total salary.

Q18 In a library, 30% of the books are in History. 50% of the remaining are in English and 40% of the remaining are in German. The remaining 4200 books are in regional languages. What is the total number of books in the library?

Q19 The price of a car is Rs. 4,50,000. It was insured for 80% of its price. The car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car and the amount received?

Q20 Sohan spends 23% of an amount of money on an insurance policy, 33% on food, 19% on children’s education and 16% on recreation. He deposits the remaining amount of Rs. 504 in bank. How much did he spend on food and insurance together?