PERCENTAGE (TCS)

1. How many liters of a 90% solution of company had decided to reduce the
concentrated acid needs to be mixed with volume of the bar by 19%. The thickness
a 75% solution of concentrated acid to get will remain the same, but the length and
a 30 liter solution of 78% concentrated width will be decreased by the same
acid? percentage. The new width will be?
a. 8 a. 4.5 cm
b. 9 b. 5.5 cm
c. 7 c. 6.5 cm
d. 6 d. 7.5 cm
2. In a certain city, 60% of the registered 5. A team won 80% of the games it played. It
voters are congress supporters and the played 5 more games of which it won 3
rest are BJP supporters. In an assembly and lost 2. Its loss percentage changed to
election, if 75% of the registered congress 25%. How many games did it play overall?
supporters and 20% of the registered BJP a. 20
supporters are expected to vote for b. 14
candidate A, what percent of the c. 16
registered voters are expected to vote for d. 25
candidate A? 6. There are five boxes in a cargo hold. The
a. 53 weight of the first box is 200 kg and the
b. 20 weight of the second box is 20% higher
c. 54 than the weight of the third box, whose
d. 32 weight is 25% higher than the first box’s
3. A sum of money is borrowed and paid back weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30%
in two annual installments of Rs.882 each lighter than the fifth box. Find the
allowing 5% C.I. The sum borrowed was: difference in the average weight of the
a. 1680 four heaviest boxes and the four lightest
b. 1142 boxes.
c. 640 a. 80 kg
d. 1660 b. 75 kg
4. Arun makes a popular brand of ice-cream c. 20 kg
in a rectangular shaped bar 6 cm long, 5 cm d. 55 kg
wide and 2 cm thick. To cut costs, the
7. One day Eesha started 30 min late from 11. A cow and a horse are bought for
home and reached her office 50 min late Rs.200000. The cow is sold at a profit
while driving 25% slower than her usual of20% and the horse is sold at a loss of
speed. How much time in min does eesha 10%. The overall gain is Rs. 4000.The cost
usually take to reach her office from price of the cow is?
home? a. Rs 130000
a. 80 min b. Rs 80000
b. 50 min c. Rs 70000
c. 60 min d. Rs 120000
d. 70 min 12. Total income of Eesha in the years 2003,
8. A merchant buys 20kg of wheat at 30rs/kg 2004, 2005 was $36,400. Her income
and 40k at 25rs/kg. He mixes and sells 1/3 increased by 20% each year. What was her
rd of mixture at 26rs/kg. Price at which income in 2005?
merchant should sell remain mixture so a. 14687
that a profit of 25% on whole outlay is? b. 14870
a. Rs30 c. 14500
b. Rs40 d. 14400
c. Rs360 13. Length, Breadth and Height of a cuboid is
d. Rs37 in the ratio 1:3:27. Volume of the cuboid is
9. Length, Breadth and Height of a 3D figure 27 m3. If the length is doubled and Breadth
is in the ratio 3:2:1. If the length is doubled & Height are halved, then what is the
and Breadth & Height are halved, then change in the volume of the cuboid?
what is the % decrease in the volume of a. 40.5
the solid? b. 46.4
a. Decreased by 15% c. 33.4
b. Decreased by 18% d. 37.8
c. Decreased by 30% 14. In a city 100% votes are registered, in
d. Decreased by 50% which 60% vote for congress and 40% vote
10. A man sold 12 candies in 10$ had loss of for BJP. There is a person A, who gets 75%
b% then again sold 12 candies at 12$ had of congress votes and 8% of BJP votes.
profit of b% find the value of b. How many votes got by A?
a. 9 a. 53%
b. 9.09 b. 48.2%
c. 10 c. 33%
d. 11 d. 65%
15. One day Eesha started 30 min late from a. 120
home and reached her office 50 min late b. 110
while driving 25% slower than her usual c. 130
speed. How much time in min does eesha d. 140
usually take to reach her office from 19. Arun makes a popular brand of ice cream
home? in a rectangular shaped bar 6cm long, 5cm
a. 60 min wide and 2cm thick. To cut costs, the
b. 80 min company had decided to reduce the
c. 100 min volume of the bar by 19%. The thickness
d. None of above will remain same, but the length and width
16. A survey of n people in the town of will be decreased by some percentage. The
badaville found that 50% of them prefer new width will be?
brand A. Another survey of 100 people in a. 4.5
the town of chottaville found that 60% b. 3.5
prefer brand A. In total 55% of all the c. 4.1
people surveyed together prefer Brand A. d. 2.5
What is the total number of people 20. There are 5 boxes in a cargo. The weight of
surveyed? the 1st box is 200 KG, the weight of the
a. 200 2nd box is 20% higher than the third box,
b. 150 whose weight is 25% higher than the 1st
c. 130 box weight. The 4th box which weighs 350
d. 250 KG is 30% lighter than the 5th box. Find the
17. 5000 voted in an election between two difference in average weight of the 4
candidates, 14% of the votes were invalid. heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes?
The winner won by a margin a. 74
approximately closer to 15%.Find the b. 72
number of votes secured by the person? c. 73
a. 2742 d. 75
b. 2472 21. If 75 % of a class answered the first
c. 2642 question on a certain test correctly, 55
d. 2542 percent answered the second question on
18. A is 20 percent more efficient than B. If the the test correctly, and 20 percent
two person can complete a piece of work answered neither of the questions
in 60 days. In how many days, A working correctly, what percentage answered both
alone can complete the work? correctly?
 a. 25 solution will be approximately what
b. 33 percentage of sodium chloride?
c. 50 a. 9.67%
d. 75 b. 7.67%
22. Jose is a student of horticulture in the c. 6.67%
University of Hose. In a horticultural d. 6%
experiment in his final year, 200 seeds 25. A bakery opened yesterday with its daily
were planted in plot I and 300 were supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half of the rolls
planted in plot II. If 57% of the seeds in were sold by noon and 80 % of the
plot I germinated and 42% of the seeds in remaining rolls were sold between noon
plot II germinated, what percent of the and closing time. How many dozen rolls
total number of planted seeds had not been sold when the bakery closed
germinated? yesterday?
a. 33 a. 4
b. 48 b. 6
c. 96 c. 8
d. 52 d. 9
23. Andalusia has been promoting the 26. If the selling price of the mixture is Rs.7.2
importance of health maintenance. From when sold at 20% profit then?
January 1,1991 to January 1,1993, the a. 18
number of people enrolled in health b. 19
maintenance organizations increased by 15 c. 16
percent. The enrollment on January 1,1993 d. 7
was 45 million. How many million 27. There are 120 male and 100 female in a
people(to the nearest million) was enrolled society. Out of 25% male and 20% female
in health maintenance organizations on are rural. 20% of male and 25% of female
January 1,1991? rural people passed in the exam. What %
a. 39.13 of rural students have passed the exam?
b. 40.20 a. 22%
c. 45.60 b. 11%
d. 90 c. 21%
24. A tank contains 10,000 gallons of a d. 31%
solution that is 5 percent sodium chloride 28. In paper A, one student got 18 out of 70
by volume. If 2500 gallons of water and in paper B he got 14 out of 30. In
evaporate from the tank, the remaining which paper he did fare well?
 a. Paper A d. 30%
b. Paper B 32. If M is 30% of Q, Q is 20% of P, N is 50% of
c. Equality P, Then M/N = ?
d. none a. 3/25
29. In 4 years Raj father will be twice raj age b. 25/3
then , where as two years ago his mother c. 4/47
was twice his age . If Raj is going to be 32 d. None
years old eight years from now then what 33. the marked price of coat was 40% less than
is the sum of his parents age now. the suggested retail price. Eesha purchased
a. 96 the coat for half of the marked price at the
b. 100 15th anniversary sale. What percent less
c. 102 than the suggested retail price did eesha
d. 98 pay?
30. 10 years ago, the average age of 10 people a. 70%
was 33 years. After 3 years, a person of age b. 58%
40 died. After another 3 years, another c. 61%
person of age 40 died. After another 3 d. 71%
years, another person of age 30 dies. Find 34. In a certain company, 55% of the workers
the present average age are men. If 30% of the workers are full
a. 43 time employees and 60% of these are
b. 44 women, what percentage of the full-time
c. 35 workers in the company are men?
d. 40 a. 40%
31. In a certain city, 60% of the registered b. 60%
voters are congress supporters and the c. 64%
rest are BJP supporters. In an assembly d. 25%
election, if 75% of the registered congress 35. 60% of male in a town and 70% of female
supporters and 20% of the registered BJP in a town are eligible to vote. out of which
supporters are expected to vote for 70% of male and 60% of female who are
candidate A, what percent of the eligible to vote voted for candidate A.
registered voters are expected to vote for what is the value of votes in % did A get?
candidate A? a. 55%
a. 60% b. 45%
b. 20% c. Cannot be determined
c. 53% d. None
36. If 75 % of a class answered the first a. Rs. 2100
question on a certain test correctly, 55 b. Rs. 2200
percent answered the second question on c. Rs. 2150
the test correctly, and 20 percent d. Rs. 2250
answered neither of the questions 39. A milk man mixed 1 : 4 solution of milk and
correctly, what percentage answered both water with another 1 : 2 solution of milk
correctly? and water in the volume of ratio 3 : 2. If
a. 60% the profit earned by selling the first
b. 64% solution was 20% and the mixture was sold
c. 50% at the same price, what is the profit or loss
d. 25% percentage?
37. a batman scored 110 runs which includes 3 a. 5.2 % loss
boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of b. 5.26 % profit
his total score did he make by running c. 6.25 % loss
between the wickets d. None
a. 55.55% 40. Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry
b. 45.45% fruit contains 20% water. How much dry
c. 45% fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh
d. 50.50% fruits?
38. Ajith sells a table to Ajay at 10% profit and a. 43 kg
Ajay sells it to Anoob at 10% loss. At what b. 42 kg
price did Ajith purchase the table if Anoob c. 40 kg
paid Rs.2178? d. 41 kg
 SOLUTION

1. D => 81% (l*b) = l* b

the concentration is given which is wrt since the change in new l and b is the
100, hence we can take x lt of 90% and (30- same. Hence consider change to be x.
x)of 75% => 81% (l*b) = xl*xb
x*90 + (30-x)*75 = 30*78 hence the ans is 6 81%=x^2
ltr... x=9%.
2. A 9% change in 5cm width is 0.45
let the people in the city be x Therefore new width is 5-0.45=4.55cm
60% are congress=60% of x 5. A
40% are BJP=40% of x if game played=x
out of 60%,75% voted for then lost game=x/5
congress=75%(60% of x)=18x/40 now they played 5 more games in which
out of 40%,20% voted for they lost 2
congress=20%(40% of x)=8x/100 so, (x+5)*25/100=x/5 + 2
total=18x/40+8x/100=106x/200 x=15
total percent=106x/200*100=53% of x. so total game he played=15+5 = 20
3. D 6. C
p*(1+r/100)^n
borrowed amount= 882 / (1+5/100) + 882 / Weight of 1st box=200 kg

(1+5/100)^2 so weight of 3rd box=250 kg

= (882*20)/21 + (882*20*20)/(21*21) weight of 2nd box = 300 kg and 4th box=

= 1640 350

4. A thus 5th box=500 kg

volume v=l*b*t avg weight of four heaviest boxes=

new volume is 81% of old v. 1400/4=350

therefore new vol = 81%(v)=l'*b'*t and lightest box=1100/4=275

=> 81% (l*b*t) = l*b*t diff=75 kg

7. C x-10 = 12-x
let time taken by eesha daily = x x = 11
and usual speed = y So by Submitting value of x into one of
(x+20)*(.75*y) = x*y extra time taken = 50- above question (1 or 2) we get b%
30 = 20min which is 9.09 or 9 Approx
.75x+15 = x 11. B
.25x = 15 let cost of cow be x
x = 60 min let cost of horse be 200000-x
8. D so, (120%)x-(90%)(200000-x)=204000
cp of total mixture = (20*30) + (25*40) solve the above equation vil get x=80000
=1600rs thus cost price of cow is 80000/-
as he needs 25% profit, so he needs to 12. D
earn 1600+(1600*(25/100))=2000rs. let in 2003 income=x.so in 2004 it will be
he has alredy got rs by selling 1/3 part=1/3 (x+x*20%)=6x/5.and in 2005 it
of 60 kg..=20 kg will be(6x/5+6x/5*20%)=36x/25.
=20*26=520rs.. x+6x/5+36x/25=36400 then x=10000.in
now he needs 2000-520=1480rs. 2004 income=12000 and in 2005
so he must sell remaining 40 kg income=14400
at=1480/40=37rs/kg 13. A
9. D given l:b:h=1:3:27
50% decrease so now volume will be lbh=1*3*27=81
If original length, breadth & height are 3x, now given l is doubled so l= 2l
2x and x respectively, then b and h are halved so b=3b/2,h=27h/2
Volume=3x*2x*x=6x^3 now new volume 2l*b/2*h/2
With length doubled, breadth & height so substitute values then u get
halved, new Dimensions are 6x, x and x/2 lbh=2*(3/2)*(27/2)=40.5
respectively and volume =6x*x*x/2=3x^3 so the change is 81-40.5=40.5
So % decrease in volume=100*(6x^3- so half of the original volume
3x^3)/6x^3=50 14. B
10. B Assume total votes are 100. So A got
Let the CP be x then: 75% of 60 = 45
(x-10)*100/x = b% ----------->1 (12- x) * 100 8% of 40 = 3.2
/x = b% ------->2 A total of 48.2 %
(x-10)*100 / x = (12-x)*100 / x 15. A
 She started from her home 30 min. late Assume the looser got 'L" votes and
and reached her office 50 min. late. winner got "W" votes.
So, she took extra (50-30)=20 min. time W - L = 15% (R)
let her usual speed is S and distance W+L=R
between her home and office is D. Solving we get W = 57.5% and L = 42.5%
We know, D = S X T..............(1) So Winner got 57.5%(4300) = 2472
25% of S = (3/4)S 18. B
Extra time = (T+20)min.
As the distance is same in both cases, so, As A is 20% more efficient than B, If B per

D=(3/4)S X (T+20).................(2) day work is 100 units then A 120.

Equating (1) and (2), Both persons together completes (100 +

T = 60 min. which is the usual time 120) units = 220 units a day.

16. A They took 60 days to complete the work.

Consider the provided information. So total work = 60 x 220

Let n is the number of people participate in If A alone set to complete the work, he

survey out of which 50% of them prefer takes = 60×220120=110 days

brand A.
19. A
Thus 50% of n = 0.5n
Volume =l×b×h = 6×5×2 = 60 cm3
Another survey of a100 people in the town
Now volume is reduced by 19%.
of chottaville found that 60% prefer brand:
Therefore, new volume = (100−19)100×60
60% of 100 = 60
= 48.6
In total 55% of all the people surveyed
Now, thickness remains same and let
together prefer brand
length and breadth be reduced to x%
Thus, 0.5n + 60 = 0.55(n + 100)
so, new volume: (x100×6)(x100×5)2=48.6
0.5n + 60 = 0.55n + 55
Solving we get x =90
60-55 = 0.55n - 0.5n
thus length and width is reduced by 10%
5 = 0.05n
New width = 5-(10% of 5)=4.5
n = 100
20. A
There were another survey of 100 people
weight of 1st box=200
in the town, thus the total number of
weight of 3rd box=(125/100)*200=250
people are: 100 + 100 = 200 people.
weight of 2nd box=(120/100)*250=300
17. B
weight of 4th box =350
Invalid Votes = 14 % (5000) = 700
weight of 5th box=(10/7)*350=500
Valid Votes = 5000 - 700 = 4300 = R (say)
 average of 4 highest weighted Before the evaporation occurs, the tank
boxes=(500+350+300+250)/4=350 contains,
average of 4 lightest 10,000 *5% ==> 10,000 *5/100 = 500
boxes=(350+300+250+200)/4=275 gallons of sodium chloride.
therefore difference=350-275=75 After the evaporation occurs, the tank
21. C contains,
It is a problem belongs to sets. We use the 10,000 - 2,500 = 7,500 gallons of
following formula solution.(Since 500gallons are sodium
n(A∪B) = n(A) + n(B) - n(A∩B) chloride)
Here n(A∪B) is the people who answered So,
at least one of the questions. 500/7500 = 1/15
It was given that 20% answered neither =0.0666666667 *100
question then the students who answered =6.67% of sodium chloride.
at least one question is 100% - 20% = 80% 25. A
Now substituting in the formula we get If half of the rolls were sold by noon, the
80% = 75% + 55% - n(A∩B) remaining are 50 % (40) = 20.
⇒ n(A∩B) = 50% Given 80% of the remaining were sold
22. B after the noon to closing time
Total seeds germinated in Plot I = 57% of ⇒ 80% (20) = 16
200 = 114 Unsold = 20 - 16 = 4
Total seeds germinated in Plot II = 42% of 26. A
300 = 126
Total germinated seeds = 114 + 126 = 240 CP ×120100 = 7.2 ⇒ CP = Rs.6

The percentage of germinated seeds of the Now by applying weighted average

total seeds = 240500×100 = 48% formula = K×5+45×6.4K+45=6

23. A ⇒ K = 18 kgs

If a number K is to be increased by x % it
27. A
should be multiplied by (100+x)100
From the above data, Rural male =
So When the enrollment in January 1, 1991
25%(120) = 30, Rural female =
is multiplied by (100+x)100 we got 45
20%(100) = 20.
million.
Passed students from rural: male
K×(100+15)100=45
= 20%(30) = 6,
K = 45×100115 = 39.13
female = 25%(20) = 5
24. C
Required percentage = 11/50 * (100) =22%
28. B then from 40 voters 20% give vote to a so
Find the percentages. Paper A = 18/70 x it is 8
100 = 25.7 so sum is 45+8=53 people from 100 people
Paper B = 14/30 x 100 = 46.6 so answer is 53%
29. D 32. A
R.F=RAJS FATHER AGE m=3/10q,q=1/5p,n=1/2p
R=RAJS AGE here we can find d value of p and put into
R.M=RAJS MOTHER AGE d second to get value of q
(R.F+4)=2*(R+4) so m/n will be 3/25
(R.M-2)=2*(R-2) 33. A
R+8=32 let retail price=100
therefore, R=24 den marked=60(40% less)
therefore, R.M=46 cp= 30 (half of marked)
therefore, R.F=52 so. 100-30=70 ie, 70/100*100=70%
R.F + R.M = 98 34. A
30. B
10 year ago 10 people= 33 Let total employees be100

10 year ago total age=330 Then Number of Men workers = 55% of

after 3 year 1 person with age 40 died = i.e. 100= 55

take Then Number of Women Workers = 45

his age as 37 before 3 years full time workers in the company =30% of

lly for next 2 persons ; consider as 34 (40-6) 100 =30

and 60% of full time workers are women

as 21(30-9) in 6 and 9 years ago( i.e. Therefore number of full time women

37+34+21=92) 10 years ago age of 7 people workers=60% of 30=18

=330-92=238 Number of full time men workers=30-

nw consider present age 7*10=70+238=308 18=12

nw avg= 308/7=44 Percentage of full time men workers =

31. C 1230× 100=40%

let there is 100 reg voter

35. C
then 60 voters of congress and 40 bjp
Let the ratio of men and women are 100 : k
voters.
Male eligible votes = 60 and female eligible
then from 60 voters 75% give vote to a so
votes = 70% (k)
it is 45
 Number of males who voted for A = 70% Let the cost price of table for Ajith be Rs.x
(60) = 42 and given that, cost price of table for
Number of females who voted for A = Anoob = Rs.2178
60%(70% (K) = 42% (k) 90% of 110% of x = Rs.2178
Percentage of votes got by A = (90/100) (110/100) x = 2178
42+42100(K)60+70100(K)×100=4200+42K6 x = (2178*100)/9 *11
000+70K×100 x = Rs.2200
So this value cannot be determined as the 39. A
value of K is not known first solution has 1L milk in 5L solution,
36. C hence 0.2L milk/ liter of sol. 2nd sol has
We can solve this problem using Set theory 0.33L milk/liter of sol.
In set theory, we have a formula&nbsp Then he take 3L of first sol and 2L of
n(A∪B)=n(A)+n(B)−n(A∩B) ; second sol. so, the final mixture has
Here 75% of class answered the first 0.2*3+0.33*2=1.26L of milk in 5L of
question n(A)=75 Mixture.
55% of the class answered the second Let he sold first sol in Re1 with 20% gain,
question n(B)=55 means 1L milk with Re0.2 gain
20% of the class answered neither of the In the final mix he sold 0.26L free wich
questions have a profit of (0.2/1)*0.26=0.052=5.2%
Therefore, number of students who loss
answered at least one question n(A∪B) = 40. C
80 Way 1
Number of students who answered both This type of sum can be easily done with
questions correctly the help of ratio, no big calculations are
n(A∪B)=n(A)+n(B)−n(A∩B) required. and if you force your brain it can
=> be done orally. lets try it.
=> 80= 75 + 55 - - n(A∩B) =>50% Fresh Fruit = Water: solid = 68:32 = 17:8
37. B ;(17 + 8=25)
3 boundaries and 8 sixes=3*4+8*6=60 Dry Fruit = water : solid = 20:80 = 5:20 ;(5 +
So, total runs make by running between 20=25)
the wickets is 110-60=50 Now you can see clearly If you have 100 Kg
so, percentage is (50/110)*100 % = 45.45% of fresh fruit. it means you have 8 × 4 = 32
38. B kg of the solid part.
and in each 25 kg of dry fruit, we have 20
kg of the solid part of the fruit.
So 32 Kg solid fruit part from the fresh fruit
will produce {(25÷20)×32}=40 kg of Dry
fruits.
So we will get 40 Kg of dry fruits from 100
kg of fresh fruits.

Way 2

As fresh fruit contains 68% of water

100 kilograms fresh fruits, will have 68 kg.
of water and hence 100−68=32 kg. of the
dried portion.
In dry fruits, we have 20% of water and
hence dried portion is 100−20=80%.
As such 80 parts of dried portion
make 100 parts of dry fruits
and 1 part of dried portion
makes 100/80 parts of dry fruits
and 32 kg of dried portion makes
(100/80)×32 kg. of dry fruits
or (100/80)×32=40 kg. of dry fruits.

Hence 100 kg. of fresh fruits have 40 kg. of

dry fruits in them.