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Percentage MCQs

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Question #41
If the price of rice decreases by 20%, by what percentage can consumption be increased without changing expenditure?
A. 25%
B. 33.33%
C. 20%
D. 30%
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Required increase = (R / (100 - R)) * 100. (20 / 80) * 100 = 25%.
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Question #42
If the price of oil decreases by 25%, by what percentage can consumption be increased to maintain the same expenditure?
A. 33.33%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 25%
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Required increase = (25 / 75) * 100 = 100 / 3 = 33.33%.
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Question #43
If the price of petrol increases by 10%, by what percentage should a person decrease their usage to keep the budget unchanged?
A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 9.09%
D. 11.11%
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Required decrease = (10 / 110) * 100 = 100 / 11 = 9.09%.
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Question #44
If the price of a commodity decreases by 10%, by what percentage can the consumption increase so that the expenditure remains the same?
A. 11.11%
B. 10%
C. 9.09%
D. 12.5%
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Required increase = (10 / 90) * 100 = 100 / 9 = 11.11%.
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Question #45
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20%, by what percentage must the width be decreased to maintain the same area?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 16.67%
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Required decrease = (20 / 120) * 100 = 16.67%.
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Question #46
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 25%, by what percentage must the width be decreased to keep the area unchanged?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 15%
D. 33.33%
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Required decrease = (25 / 125) * 100 = 20%.
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Question #47
If speed increases by 25%, by what percentage will the time required to cover the same distance decrease?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 15%
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Time and speed are inversely proportional. Time reduction = (25 / 125) * 100 = 20%.
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Question #48
If speed decreases by 20%, by what percentage will the time required to cover the same distance increase?
A. 30%
B. 20%
C. 33.33%
D. 25%
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Time increase = (20 / 80) * 100 = 25%.
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Question #49
In an election between two candidates, the winner got 60% of the votes and won by a majority of 400 votes. What was the total number of votes cast?
A. 2000
B. 2500
C. 1500
D. 1000
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Winner = 60%, Loser = 40%. Difference = 20%. 20% of Total = 400. Total = 400 * (100 / 20) = 2000.
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Question #50
In an election, a candidate got 55% of the total votes and won by 500 votes. Find the total number of votes cast.
A. 4500
B. 5000
C. 5500
D. 4000
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Winner = 55%, Loser = 45%. Difference = 10%. 10% of Total = 500. Total = 5000.
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Question #51
In an election, the losing candidate secured 40% of the votes and lost by 1200 votes. What was the total number of votes?
A. 7000
B. 4000
C. 5000
D. 6000
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Loser = 40%, Winner = 60%. Difference = 20%. 20% of Total = 1200. Total = 1200 * (100 / 20) = 6000.
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Question #52
In an election, 10% of voters did not cast their votes. The winner obtained 60% of the cast votes and won by 720 votes. What was the total number of voters on the voting list?
A. 4400
B. 4000
C. 3600
D. 5000
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Winner got 60%, Loser 40% of cast votes. Difference = 20% of cast votes = 720. Cast votes = 720 * 5 = 3600. Cast votes = 90% of total list. Total = 3600 / 0.9 = 4000.
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Question #53
In an election, 20% of the votes were declared invalid. The winner got 70% of the valid votes and won by 1600 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.
A. 6000
B. 5000
C. 8000
D. 4000
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Winner got 70%, Loser 30% of valid votes. Difference = 40% of valid votes = 1600. Valid votes = 4000. Valid votes = 80% of total. Total = 4000 / 0.8 = 5000.
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Question #54
A winning candidate in an election secured 65% of the votes and won by a margin of 300 votes. What is the total number of votes?
A. 1500
B. 1000
C. 1200
D. 800
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Winner = 65%, Loser = 35%. Difference = 30%. 30% of Total = 300. Total = 1000.
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Question #55
A candidate secures 45% of votes and loses the election by 200 votes. Find the total number of votes cast.
A. 2000
B. 1500
C. 1800
D. 2500
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Loser = 45%, Winner = 55%. Difference = 10%. 10% of Total = 200. Total = 2000.
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Question #56
A candidate got 52% of the total votes and was elected by a majority of 120 votes. Find the total number of votes.
A. 3000
B. 3500
C. 2000
D. 2500
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Winner = 52%, Loser = 48%. Difference = 4%. 4% of Total = 120. Total = 120 * (100 / 4) = 3000.
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Question #57
In an election between two candidates, one got 35% of the total valid votes and lost by 1500 votes. Find the total valid votes.
A. 4000
B. 4500
C. 5500
D. 5000
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Loser = 35%, Winner = 65%. Difference = 30%. 30% of Total = 1500. Total = 5000.
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Question #58
A candidate wins an election by securing 58% of the total votes. If the majority is 640 votes, what is the total number of votes cast?
A. 3000
B. 4000
C. 3500
D. 4500
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Winner = 58%, Loser = 42%. Difference = 16%. 16% of Total = 640. Total = 640 * (100 / 16) = 4000.
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Question #59
A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 150 marks and fails by 10 marks. What are the maximum marks?
A. 450
B. 400
C. 350
D. 300
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Passing marks = 150 + 10 = 160. 40% of Maximum = 160. Maximum = 160 * (100 / 40) = 400.
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Question #60
A student has to secure 33% marks to pass. He gets 120 marks and fails by 12 marks. Find the maximum marks.
A. 350
B. 450
C. 500
D. 400
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Passing marks = 120 + 12 = 132. 33% of Maximum = 132. Maximum = 132 * (100 / 33) = 400.
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