Percentage Questions and Answers Pg14

1. If the population of a town 2 years ago was 62,500.  It decreases every year at the rate of 4%, due to migration to big cities. The present population of the town is

1. 58, 700
2. 75, 000
3. 57, 600
4. 76, 000

Answer is c

2. If a man receives on one-fourth of his capital 3% interest, on the remainder 11%, the percentage he receives on the whole is

1. 5
2. 5.2
3. 4.5
4. 5.5

Answer is a

3. In a factory, the production of cycles rose to 48,000 from 40,000 in 2 years. The rate of growth per annum is

1. 8%
2. 10%
3. 9%
4. 10.5%

Answer is b

4. If the sales tax on a television set increases from 7to 8%, what more amount will have to be paid for the television whose price (excluding sales taxes) is ₹19000?

1. ₹ 95
2. ₹ 90
3. ₹ 190
4. ₹ 180

Answer is a

5. A spider climbed 145/2%of the height of the pole in one hour and in the next hour it covered 25/2%of the remaining height. If the pole’s height is 192 m, then distance climbed in the 2nd hour is

1. 5 m
2. 9 m
3. 3 m
4. 7 m

Answer is c

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