Percentage – Aptitude MCQ Questions – 14 Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by admin Question 1A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation? A. 34% B. 44% C. 54% D. 64% Question 2In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school? A. 72 B. 80 C. 120 D. 150 E. 100 Question 3Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week? A. Rs. 200 B. Rs. 250 C. Rs. 300 D. None of these Question 4Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B. A. 2 : 3 B. 1 : 1 C. 3 : 4 D. 4 : 3 Question 5Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items? A. Rs. 15 B. Rs. 15.70 C. Rs. 19.70 D. Rs. 20 Question 6Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods. A. Rs. 6876.10 B. Rs. 6999.20 C. Rs. 6654 D. Rs. 7000 Question 7Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get? A. 57% B. 60% C. 65% D. 90% Question 8The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is: A. 4.37% B. 5% C. 6% D. 8.75% Question 9In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was: A. 2700 B. 2900 C. 3000 D. 3100 Question 10If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as: A. 4% of a B. 5% of a C. 20% of a D. None of these