Percentage MCQ Questions

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Q1. In mathematics, a percentage is derived from the Latin word ____.

A. per centum which means "by a hundred" B. per which means "hundred" C. Both A and B D. None of the above

Q2. What do you mean by Percentage?

A. a part of a whole expressed in ones B. a part of a whole expressed in tens C. a part of a whole expressed in thousand D. a part of a whole expressed in hundredths

Q3. What do you mean by percent?

A. the unit of percentage that denoted by the symbol % B. is the part of percentage that denoted by the symbol & C. percentage that denoted by the symbol % D. All of the above

Q4. How to calculate percentage of a number?

A. W* P% = N or W* P/100=N B. W/ P% = N or W/ P/100=N C. W+ P% = N or W+ P/100=N D. None of the above

Q5. What is 10% of 150?

A. 15 B. 1500 C. 0.15 D. None of the above

Q6. How to find what percent of W is N? A. P%=N/W B. P%=NW C. Both A and B D. None of the above

Q7. P% is pronounced as ___.

A. p percent B. p percentage C. P D. None of the above

Q8. 4 of what is 12%?

A. ≈ 33.3333 or 33.33 B. ≈ .3.3333 C. ≈ .3333.33 D. ≈ .0.33.333

Q9. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples.

Originally, he had ___.

A. 588 apples B. 600 apples

C. 672 apples D. 700 apples

Q10. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are: A. 39, 30 B. 41, 32 C. 42, 33 D. 43, 34

Q11. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?

A. 45% B. 44 5/11% C. 54 6/11% D. 55%

Q12. 1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is: A. 6% B. 10% C. 60% D. 90%

Q13. Half percent, written as a decimal, is: A. 0.2 B. 0.02 C. 0.005 D. 0.05

Q14. Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first?

A. 7%

B. 10% C. 4% D. 3%

Q15. A number x is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. what is the percentage error in the result?

A. -99% B. -100% C. +99% D. +100%

Q16. 40% of greater number is equal to 60% of the smaller. If their sum is 150, then the greater number is __.

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

Q17. If X% of Y is 100 and Y% of Z is 200, find a relation between X and Z.?

A. Z = X/2 B. Z = 2X C. X = Z/4 D. Z = 4X

Q18. 5% of 5% of Rs. 100 is ___.

A. Rs. 0.25 B. Rs. 0.50 C. Rs. 10 D. Rs. 25

Q19. 300 gm of sugar solution has 40% sugar. How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the solution?

A. 55 gm

B. 40 gm C. 70 gm D. 60 gm

Q20. Is percentage and percent is same thing?

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