Percentage MCQs
Practice Percentage MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn percentage calculations, increase and decrease percentages, profit and loss percentages, discounts, percentage change and exam-oriented quantitative aptitude questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.
Question #21
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If A is 50% more than B, then B is what percentage less than A?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Formula: (50 / 150) * 100 = (1 / 3) * 100 = 33.33%.
Formula: (50 / 150) * 100 = (1 / 3) * 100 = 33.33%.
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Question #22
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If A is 20% less than B, then B is what percentage more than A?
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Formula: (R / (100 - R)) * 100. Here R = 20. (20 / 80) * 100 = (1 / 4) * 100 = 25%.
Formula: (R / (100 - R)) * 100. Here R = 20. (20 / 80) * 100 = (1 / 4) * 100 = 25%.
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Question #23
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If A is 25% less than B, then B is what percentage more than A?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Formula: (25 / 75) * 100 = (1 / 3) * 100 = 33.33%.
Formula: (25 / 75) * 100 = (1 / 3) * 100 = 33.33%.
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Question #24
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If A is 10% more than B, then B is what percentage less than A?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Formula: (10 / 110) * 100 = 100 / 11 = 9.09%.
Formula: (10 / 110) * 100 = 100 / 11 = 9.09%.
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Question #25
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If A is 10% less than B, then B is what percentage more than A?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Formula: (10 / 90) * 100 = 100 / 9 = 11.11%.
Formula: (10 / 90) * 100 = 100 / 9 = 11.11%.
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Question #26
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If x is 80% of y, what percentage of x is y?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
x = 0.8y. Therefore, y = x / 0.8 = 1.25x. Thus, y is 125% of x.
x = 0.8y. Therefore, y = x / 0.8 = 1.25x. Thus, y is 125% of x.
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Question #27
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If x is 50% of y, what percentage of x is y?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
x = 0.5y. Therefore, y = x / 0.5 = 2x. Thus, y is 200% of x.
x = 0.5y. Therefore, y = x / 0.5 = 2x. Thus, y is 200% of x.
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Question #28
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If A is twice of B, then B is what percentage less than A?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A = 2B. Difference is B. Percentage less = (B / A) * 100 = (B / 2B) * 100 = 50%.
A = 2B. Difference is B. Percentage less = (B / A) * 100 = (B / 2B) * 100 = 50%.
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Question #29
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The price of an article increases by 10%, and then again by 10%. What is the net percentage increase?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Successive percentage formula: a + b + (ab / 100). 10 + 10 + (10 * 10 / 100) = 20 + 1 = 21%.
Successive percentage formula: a + b + (ab / 100). 10 + 10 + (10 * 10 / 100) = 20 + 1 = 21%.
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Question #30
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The price of a product increases by 20%, and then again by 20%. What is the net percentage increase?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Successive percentage formula: 20 + 20 + (20 * 20 / 100) = 40 + 4 = 44%.
Successive percentage formula: 20 + 20 + (20 * 20 / 100) = 40 + 4 = 44%.
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