Word problems based on percentage

Word problems based on percentage

1.A is 25% more than B ,B is what % less than A

Options
20
16.66
25
33.33

2.A is 7.7% more than B. B is what % less than A

Options
16.66
7.14
14.28
6.25

3. A is 20% less than B, B is what % more than A

Options

33.33%
16.66%
25%

14.28

4.A is 87.5% more than B. B is what % less than A.

Options
87.5
25%
33%
140/3 %

5.A is 12.5% less than B, B is what % more than A.

Options
14.28%
16.66%
20%
33%

6 .A is 12.5% less than B, C is 14.28% more than B. Find A:B:C

Options
33:49:64
49:56:64
7:56:64
49:64:56

7.A is 6.66% more than B. C IS 6.25% more than B, Find A:B:C.

Options
256:240:255
250:245:256
248:240:257
236:230:280

8.The population of village A and B increased by 10% and 20% respectively from 1999 to 2000. & became equal in 2000.
Find overall % increase in population from 1999 to 2000

Options
14.28%
16.66%
14.78%
10%

9.  The production of wheat increased by 10% from 2017-2018 . It becomes 990 tons in 2018, what was the wheat production in 2017

Options
900
950
960
990

10. if the salary of John is increased by 12.5%, by what percent should it be decreased to bring it back to the original level

Options
12.5%
11.11%
9.09%

10%

11. if the salary of Ram is decreased by 25. 26%,  then by what percent it should be increased to bring it back to the original level

Options
33.33%
34%
35%
40%

12. A is 33+1/3 percent more than B ,
C is 25% more than A,
D is 40% more than C

then D is what percent more than B

Options
 120%
133%
135%
133.3%

13. A IS 12.5% MORE THAN (B+ C),
B is 50% less than (A+C),

B is what percent more than c?

Options

142.8%
133.33%
116.66%
140%

14.Length of a rectangle is increased by 10%, breadth is increased by 20% ,find the overall change in the area

Options

23%
25%
32%
33%

15. The salaries of A and B are increased by 20% and 30% respectively from 2017 to 2018,
if their salary is same in 2017 find the overall percent increase in their salary from 2017-2018

Options

20%
30%
33%
25%

16. a man spends 35% of his income on food ,25% on Children's education ,80% of the remaining on the house rent , what percent of his income is he left with?

Options

8%
92%
32%
50%

17..If curved surface area of a sphere is increased by 44% then by what percent would its volume increase?

Options

75%
72.8%
80.66%

68.76%

18..The salaries of A and B are increased by 10% and decreased by 10% respectively from 2017 and 2018.If their salaries are same in 2018 , find the overall percentage increase in the salaries from 2017 to 2018

Options

0%
1%
10%
20%

19.. In the expression x y^2 ,the value of both x and y are decreased by 20% ,by this the value of the expression is decreased by ?

Options
45.2%
55.7%
48.8%
34.5%

20. A earns 25% more than B,
C earns 25% more than A ,
A earns 20% more than D,
E earns 20% more than a A,

A, B,C,D,E earn less than hundred rupees individually, what is the total amount earned by all of them together?

Options

305
420
480
645

21.. A two digit number AB is 60% of x, the two digit number formed by reversing the digits of AB is 60% more than X ,
find x

Options
45
54
63
72

22.Due to increase of 50% in the price of eggs, 4 eggs less are available for rupees 24 , The present rate of the eggs per dozen is ?

Options
24 Rs
27 Rs
36 Rs
42 Rs

23..A Reduction of 10% in the price of Apples enables a man to buy 10 more apples for Rs 54. The reduced price of Apples per dozen is ?

Options
Rs 6.48
Rs 12.96
Rs 10.80
Rs 14.40

24.. An increase of 30% in the price of oranges enables a man to buy 6 kg less for rupees 300, find the increased price per kg

Options
Rs 10/kg
Rs 12/kg
Rs 15/kg
Rs 20/kg

25..A number is decreased by 20%, then the decreased number is increased by 20% ,The resulting number is less than the original number by 20, the original number is ?

Options 
200
400
500
600

The answers of these word problems based on percentage are given below..

Answers

1)  20%
2)  7.14%
3)  25%
4)  140/3%
5)  14.28%
6) 49:56:64
7) 256:240:255
8) 14.78%
9) 900
10)11.11%
11)34%
12) 133.3%
13)142.8%
14)32%
15) 25%
16) 8%
17) 72.8%
18) 1% decrease
19) 48.8%
20) Rs 305
21) 45
22) Rs 36
23) Rs 6.48
24)Rs 15/kg
25) 500