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273 Percentages MCQs from Mathematics, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

Percentages express a quantity as parts per hundred and support calculations involving increases, decreases, discounts, commissions, taxes, and successive changes. Questions require distinguishing percentage change from percentage points and identifying the original value when a final value and its percentage change are given.

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  • A. 7500
  • B. 5000
  • C. 6000
  • D. 3500

Explanation: The candidate received 35% of the votes, so the rival received 65%, making the difference 30% of the total votes.

Correct answer: 7500
  • A. It increases by 8%
  • B. It decreases by 8%
  • C. No change in revenue
  • D. It increases by 10%
  • E. None

Explanation: Revenue equals tax per commodity multiplied by consumption. The new revenue factor is 80% x 115% = 0.80 x 1.15 = 0.92, so revenue becomes…

Correct answer: It decreases by 8%
  • A. 900
  • B. 950
  • C. 1000
  • D. 975

Explanation: The two changes multiply, so the present salary is 100% x 1.10 x 0.95 = 104.5% of the original salary.

Correct answer: 1000
  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. All Alike

Explanation: If A is 50% cheaper than B, then A = 0.5B. Since A is 50% dearer than C, A = 1.5C, so C = A/1.5, which is less than A; therefore C is the…

Correct answer: C
  • A. 80%
  • B. 85%
  • C. 96%
  • D. 125%

Explanation: Let the third number be N. The first number is 120% of N = 1.20N, and the second is 125% of N = 1.25N.

Correct answer: 96%
  • A. 46%
  • B. 61%
  • C. 54%
  • D. 70%

Explanation: English failure is 38%, while Urdu failure is 100% - 61% = 39%. Using the union rule, actual failure in at least one subject is 38% + 39%…

Correct answer: 54%
  • A. 16%
  • B. 16 1/3 %
  • C. 20%
  • D. 16 3/5 %

Explanation: Let x = 100 units; then y exceeds x by 25%, so y = 125 units. The decrease from y to x is 25 units, and as a percentage of y it is 25/125…

Correct answer: 20%
  • A. 11%
  • B. 10%
  • C. 11 1/9 %
  • D. 9 1/11 %Islamic Studies Quiz

Explanation: After a 10% price fall, the price becomes 90% of the original. To keep expenditure unchanged, consumption must become 100/90 = 111 1/9% of…

Correct answer: 11 1/9 %
  • A. 32256
  • B. 24000
  • C. 24936
  • D. 25640

Explanation: If 96% of the population is 23040 people, then the total population is 23040 / 0.96 = 24000 people.

Correct answer: 24000
  • A. 150
  • B. 140
  • C. 130
  • D. 110

Explanation: Let the number be N. The statement gives 60% of N minus 40 = 50, so 0.60N = 90 and N = 90 / 0.60 = 150.

Correct answer: 150
  • A. 150
  • B. 140
  • C. 130
  • D. 160

Explanation: Let the number be n. Since 85% of n plus 24 equals n, 0.85n + 24 = n, so 0.15n = 24 and n = 24 ÷ 0.15 = 160.

Correct answer: 160
  • A. 300
  • B. 200
  • C. 400
  • D. 500

Explanation: Let the number be n. The equation is 0.60n + 120 = n, so 0.40n = 120 and n = 120 ÷ 0.40 = 300.

Correct answer: 300
  • A. 0.03375
  • B. 0.3375
  • C. 3.375
  • D. 33.75

Explanation: Convert each percentage to a decimal and multiply: 25% × 30% × 45% = 0.25 × 0.30 × 0.45 = 0.03375.

Correct answer: 0.03375
  • A. 600
  • B. 700
  • C. 800
  • D. 900

Explanation: First, 20% of 650 = 0.20 × 650 = 130. Therefore, 40% of the number is 130 + 190 = 320, so the number is 320 ÷ 0.40 = 800.

Correct answer: 800
  • A. 4
  • B. 6
  • C. 9
  • D. 12

Explanation: 80% of 40 = 0.80 × 40 = 32, while 4/5 of 25 = 20. Their difference is 32 − 20 = 12.

Correct answer: 12
  • A. 18
  • B. 13
  • C. 15
  • D. 20

Explanation: 60% of 50 = 0.60 × 50 = 30, and 40% of 30 = 0.40 × 30 = 12. Thus, the first quantity is greater by 30 − 12 = 18.

Correct answer: 18
  • A. 1400
  • B. 1300
  • C. 1200
  • D. 1100

Explanation: After a 24% decrease, the price is 100% − 24% = 76% of the original price. If the reduced price is Rs. 912, the original price is Rs.

Correct answer: 1200
  • A. 16%
  • B. 16 1/3 %
  • C. 16 2/3 %
  • D. 16 3/5 %Standardized & Admissions Tests

Explanation: If y exceeds x by 20%, then y = 1.20x. The decrease from y to x is 0.20x, measured against y, so the percentage decrease is (0.20x ÷…

Correct answer: 16 2/3 %
  • A. 25%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 75%
  • D. 33%

Explanation: The required percentage is (90 ÷ 120) × 100% = 0.75 × 100% = 75%. The likely trap is option d, 33%, which comes from calculating 120 as a…

Correct answer: 75%
  • A. 5:4
  • B. 5:2
  • C. 2:5
  • D. 4:5

Explanation: The equality is (x/100) × 200 = (y/100) × 250, so 200x = 250y and y:x = 200:250 = 4:5. Therefore the ratio is 4:5.

Correct answer: 4:5