Percentage - Practice Exercise
1. A, B, and C went to have a meal in the hotel, A has paid 50% more than the amount that B has paid and C has paid 5/6 of that of A has paid. Also B has paid $2 more than that of C has paid. Then what is the total amount that all the three paid for their meal?
2. If the cost of an article is x, first discount given is y% of cost, second discount given is z% of cost. The selling price of x is…?
3. In June a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?
4. The price of a product is reduced by 30%. By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100%?
5. If a man buys 1 litre of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?
6. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage?
7. If an item costs Rs.3 in ‘99 and Rs.203 in ‘00.What is the % increase in price?
8. A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject?
9. The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price?
10. A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs._______ for the horse and Rs.________ for the cart.
Answers
1. $30
2. x (1-y/100)(1-z/100)
3. 24
4. 42.857%
5. 44%
6. 30%
7. 200/3 %
8. 75%
9. Rs 13.86/-
10. Cost price of horse = Rs. 400 & the cost price of cart = 200.
