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Math Questions for CLAT – Percentages

Math Questions for CLAT – Percentages

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Q.1: A�s income is 70% of B�s. B�s income is 50% of C�s. If C�s income is Rs. 1,00,000, what is A�s income?

A. Rs. 42,000 B. Rs. 45,000 C. Rs. 35,000 D. Rs. 30,000

Q.2: A horse and a carriage were bought for Rs. 12000. The carriage was sold at a loss of 10% and horse was sold at a profit of 20%. Together I received Rs.13500. What is the C.P. and S.P. of the horse?

A. Rs. 9,000 B. Rs. 8,000 C. Rs. 8,500 D. Rs. 7,200

Q.3: In a basket of fruits, 60% are mangoes and remaining 40% are apples. 25% of the apples are green and the rest 75% are red. Of the mangoes, 80% are red and the rest of the mangoes are green. What percentage of the green fruits are mangoes?
A. 50% B. 48% C. Rs. 55% D. 54.54%

Q.4: Keeping the area of a rectangle as constant, if the length of the rectangle is increased by 60%, by what % should the breadth of the rectangle increase or decrease?

A. 60% B. 37.5% C. Rs. 33.33% D. 120%

Q.5: Of the two vendors, V1 and V2, V1 gives r% discount and manages r% profit and V2 increases the price by r% over cost and then gives r% discount. Who is doing a profitable business?

A. V1 B. V2 C. Both V1 & V2 D. None of them

Q.6: In an exam, a student scored 50% of the maximum marks and yet failed by 12 marks. If he had scored 10% more than what he scored, he would have just managed to get the pass percentage. What are the maximum marks of the paper?

A. 120 B. 150 C. 140 D. 240

Q.7: If the milk to water ratio in a mixture is 2:3, what is the milk percentage in the mixture?

A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 60%

Q.8: Mira�s expenditure and savings are in the ratio 3:2. Her income increases by 10%. Her expenditure increases by 12%. By what percentage does her savings increase or decrease?

A.7% B. 10% C. 12% D. 6%

Q.10: The length a rectangle increases by 13% and breadth increases by 12%. By how much % will the area of the rectangle increase?

A. 15% B. 25% C. 30% D. 26.5%

Q.11: The number of cars sold by Hyundai increased by 25% in 2011 and then decreased by 10% in the next year. Find the total number of cars sold by Hyundai in the year 2012, if in 2010 it sold 2 lakh cars?

A. 2.2 lakh B. 2.3 lakh C. 2.15 lakh D. 2.25 lakh

Q.12: The radius of a circle has increased by 20%. By what % will the area and circumference of the circle increase respectively?

A. 20% and 44% B. 40% and 20% C. 44% and 20% D. 20% and 20%

Q.13: Prabhat took a certain amount as a loan from a bank at the rate of 8% p.a. S.I. and gave the same amount to Ashish as a loan at the rate of 12% p.a. If at the end of 12 years, he made a profit of Rs. 320 in the deal, what was the original amount?

A. Rs. 666.67 B. Rs. 640.25 C. Rs. 660 D. Rs.760

Q.14: A salesman sold one-fourth of his stock at 50% profit and the remaining at 80% profit. Find the net profit % he made on his total stock?

A. 75% B. 72% C. 72.5% D. 60%

Q.15: Nisha sells 40 pencils and gains the selling price of 10 pencils. What is his profit percentage?

A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 60%

Q.16: A train travelling from Mughalsarai Jn. to Patna Jn. takes 3hrs. to reach Patna Jn. If the train increases its speed by 75%, what will be the time taken by the train to reach Patna Jn.

A. 1.51 hrs. B. 1.71 hrs. C. 0.75 hrs. D. 1.25 hrs.

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