Mastering Percentage for Competitive Exam Success

Percentage

Q. A store offers a 25% discount on a jacket that costs $120. What is the final price after the discount?

A. $90
B. $95
C. $85
D. $100

Solution

Final price = 120 - (25/100 * 120) = 120 - 30 = 90.

Correct Answer: A — $90

Q. A store offers a 25% discount on a jacket that costs $80. What is the sale price of the jacket?

A. $60
B. $70
C. $75
D. $80

Solution

Discount = 25% of 80 = 0.25 * 80 = $20. Sale price = 80 - 20 = $60.

Correct Answer: A — $60

Q. A store offers a 30% discount on a $150 item. What is the final price after the discount?

A. $100
B. $105
C. $110
D. $120

Solution

Final price = 150 - (0.3 * 150) = 150 - 45 = 105

Correct Answer: B — $105

Q. A store offers a 30% discount on a jacket that costs $70. What is the final price after the discount?

A. $40
B. $45
C. $50
D. $55

Solution

Discount = 30% of 70 = 0.3 * 70 = 21. Final price = 70 - 21 = 49.

Correct Answer: B — $45

Q. A store offers a 30% discount on a jacket that costs $80. What is the sale price of the jacket?

A. $50
B. $54
C. $56
D. $58

Solution

Discount = 30% of $80 = (30/100)*80 = $24. Sale price = $80 - $24 = $56.

Correct Answer: C — $56

Q. A student got 75% marks in an exam and scored 300 marks. What are the maximum marks of the exam?

A. 350
B. 400
C. 450
D. 500

Solution

Let the maximum marks be x. 75% of x = 300; 0.75x = 300; x = 300 / 0.75 = 400.

Correct Answer: B — 400

Q. A student improved his score from 60% to 75% in a subject. What is the percentage increase in his score?

A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 25%
D. 20%

Solution

Percentage increase = ((75 - 60) / 60) * 100 = (15/60) * 100 = 25%.

Correct Answer: D — 20%

Q. A student improved his score from 70 to 84 in a test. What is the percentage increase in his score?

A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%

Solution

Percentage increase = ((84 - 70) / 70) * 100 = 20%.

Correct Answer: C — 25%

Q. A student improved his score from 70 to 85 in a subject. What is the percentage increase in his score?

A. 20%
B. 21.43%
C. 25%
D. 30%

Solution

Percentage increase = ((85 - 70) / 70) * 100 = 21.43%.

Correct Answer: B — 21.43%

Q. A student improved his score from 70 to 85 in a test. What is the percentage increase in his score?

A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%

Solution

Percentage increase = ((85 - 70) / 70) * 100 = (15/70) * 100 ≈ 21.43%

Correct Answer: C — 25%

Q. A student increased his score from 70 to 85 in a subject. What is the percentage increase in his score?

A. 20%
B. 15%
C. 25%
D. 30%

Solution

Percentage increase = ((85 - 70) / 70) * 100 = (15 / 70) * 100 ≈ 21.43%.

Correct Answer: C — 25%

Q. A student needs to score 60% to pass an exam. If the exam is out of 200 marks, what is the minimum score required to pass?

A. 100
B. 110
C. 120
D. 130

Solution

Minimum score = 60% of 200 = 0.6 * 200 = 120.

Correct Answer: C — 120

Q. A student needs to score at least 60% to pass an exam. If the total marks are 500, what is the minimum score required?

A. 250
B. 300
C. 350
D. 400

Solution

Minimum score = 0.6 * 500 = 300.

Correct Answer: B — 300

Q. A student needs to score at least 75% to pass an exam. If the exam is out of 400 marks, what is the minimum number of marks he needs to pass?

A. 300
B. 280
C. 320
D. 350

Solution

Minimum marks to pass = 75% of 400 = 0.75 * 400 = 300.

Correct Answer: A — 300

Q. A student needs to score at least 75% to pass an exam. If the exam is out of 800 marks, what is the minimum number of marks he needs to pass?

A. 600
B. 550
C. 650
D. 700

Solution

Minimum marks to pass = 75% of 800 = 0.75 * 800 = 600.

Correct Answer: A — 600

Q. A student received 75% marks in an exam. If the total marks were 800, how many marks did he score?

A. 600
B. 650
C. 700
D. 750

Solution

Marks scored = (75/100) * 800 = 600.

Correct Answer: A — 600

Q. A student scored 45 marks out of 60 in a test. What is the percentage score of the student?

A. 70%
B. 75%
C. 80%
D. 85%

Solution

Percentage score = (45/60)*100 = 75%.

Correct Answer: B — 75%

Q. A student scored 75% in his first exam and 85% in his second exam. If the first exam was out of 400 marks and the second out of 600 marks, what is his overall percentage?

A. 80%
B. 82%
C. 84%
D. 86%

Solution

Marks in first exam = 75% of 400 = 300. Marks in second exam = 85% of 600 = 510. Total marks = 300 + 510 = 810. Total maximum marks = 400 + 600 = 1000. Overall percentage = (810/1000) * 100 = 81%.

Correct Answer: C — 84%

Q. A student scored 75% in Mathematics and 85% in Science. If both subjects are equally weighted, what is the average percentage score?

A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 82.5%
D. 85%

Solution

Average percentage = (75 + 85) / 2 = 160 / 2 = 80%.

Correct Answer: C — 82.5%

Q. A student scored 75% in Mathematics and 85% in Science. If both subjects are of equal weight, what is the average percentage score?

A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 82.5%
D. 85%

Solution

Average percentage = (75 + 85) / 2 = 160 / 2 = 80%.

Correct Answer: C — 82.5%

Q. A student scored 75% in Mathematics and 85% in Science. If the total marks in both subjects are 200, what is the total score of the student?

A. 150
B. 160
C. 170
D. 180

Solution

Total marks in Mathematics = 75% of 100 = 75. Total marks in Science = 85% of 100 = 85. Total score = 75 + 85 = 160.

Correct Answer: B — 160

Q. A student scored 75% in Mathematics and 85% in Science. If the total marks in each subject are 200, what is the total percentage?

A. 80%
B. 82%
C. 83%
D. 85%

Solution

Total marks obtained = (0.75 * 200) + (0.85 * 200) = 150 + 170 = 320. Total percentage = (320 / 400) * 100 = 80%.

Correct Answer: B — 82%

Q. A student scored 80 marks out of 100 in a test. What is his percentage score?

A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 100%

Solution

Percentage = (80/100) * 100 = 80%

Correct Answer: B — 80%

Q. A student scored 80 marks out of 100 in a test. What is the percentage of marks scored?

A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 60%

Solution

Percentage = (80/100) * 100 = 80%

Correct Answer: B — 80%

Q. A student scored 80 marks out of 100 in Mathematics. What is the percentage of marks scored?

A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 60%

Solution

Percentage = (80/100) * 100 = 80%

Correct Answer: B — 80%

Q. A student scored 80% in Mathematics and 70% in Science. If the maximum marks for each subject are 200, what is the total percentage of marks obtained by the student?

A. 75%
B. 76%
C. 77%
D. 78%

Solution

Total marks obtained = (80/100)*200 + (70/100)*200 = 160 + 140 = 300. Total maximum marks = 200 + 200 = 400. Percentage = (300/400)*100 = 75%.

Correct Answer: B — 76%

Q. A student scored 80% in Mathematics and 70% in Science. If the maximum marks for each subject are 100, what is the total percentage of marks obtained by the student?

A. 75%
B. 78%
C. 70%
D. 80%

Solution

Total marks obtained = 80 + 70 = 150. Total maximum marks = 200. Percentage = (150/200) * 100 = 75%.

Correct Answer: A — 75%

Q. A student scored 80% in Mathematics and 70% in Science. If the maximum marks for each subject are 100, what is the percentage of marks obtained by the student in both subjects combined?

A. 75%
B. 76%
C. 77%
D. 78%

Solution

Total marks obtained = 80 + 70 = 150. Total maximum marks = 200. Percentage = (150/200) * 100 = 75%.

Correct Answer: B — 76%

Q. A student scored 80% in Mathematics and 70% in Science. If the total marks in each subject are 100, what is the average percentage score?

A. 75%
B. 76%
C. 77%
D. 78%

Solution

Average percentage = (80 + 70) / 2 = 150 / 2 = 75%.

Correct Answer: B — 76%

Q. A student scored 80% in Mathematics and 70% in Science. If the total marks in each subject are 200, what is the total percentage of marks obtained?

A. 75%
B. 76%
C. 77%
D. 78%

Solution

Marks in Mathematics = 0.8 * 200 = 160. Marks in Science = 0.7 * 200 = 140. Total marks = 160 + 140 = 300. Total percentage = (300 / 400) * 100 = 75%.

Correct Answer: B — 76%

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