ROHAN KUMAR SHARMA MBA20B51

Assignment - Percentage
1. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his
marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
ANS = Let their marks be (x + 9) and x.
X+9 = 56/100(x+9+x)
 25(x + 9) = 14(2x + 9)
 3x = 99
 x = 33
So, their marks are 42 and 33.

2. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 has 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

ANS = 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 29, 31, 39, 41, 49, 51, 59, 61, 69.
Numbers = 14
14/70*100 = 20%

3. The 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:
ANS = 2,62,500 – 1,75,000 = 87,500
Inc. % = 87500/175000*100 = 50%
Req. avg = 50/10 = 5%

4. In a class of 60 students, 40% of the students passed in Reasoning, 5% of the students failed in Quants
and Reasoning, and 20% of the students passed in both the subjects. Find the number of student
passed only in Quants?
ANS = Failed – 5% of 60 = 3
Passed – 20% of 60 = 12
Passed in Reasoning – 50% of 60 = 24
Passed only in reasoning = 24-12 = 12
Passed only in quants = 60-(12+12+3) = 33

5. The maximum marks per paper in 3 subjects in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are set in the ratio
1 : 2 : 3 respectively. Girish obtained 40% in Mathematics, 60% in Physics and 35% in Chemistry papers.
What is overall percentage marks did he get overall?
ANS = 40*1/100: 60*2/100: 35*3/100 = 0.4:1.2:1.05
100*2.65/6 = 44%

6. In a class of 500 students, 65% are boys. 20% of the girls and 40% of the boys failed the exam. Find the
number of students in the school passed the exam?
ANS = Boys – 65% of 500 = 325
Girls – 35% of 500 = 175
Girls failed = 175*80/100 = 140
Boys failed = 40/100*325 = 195
Total = 140+195 = 335
7. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
a) 588 apples b) 600 apples c) 672 apples d) 700 apple
ANS = Let apple be X
(100-40) % of x = 420
420 * 100/60 = 700

8. 30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number.
ANS = let no. be X
91-30x/100 = x
X = 9100/130 = 70

9. In an examination, Mohit obtained 20% more than Sushant but 10% less than Rajesh. If the mark
obtained by Sushant is 1080, find the percentage marks obtained by Rajesh if the full marks is 2000.
ANS = 1080*120/100 = 1296
1296*100/90 = 1440
1440/2000*100% = 72%

10. The population of a village is 5500. If the number of the males increases by 11% and the number of
females increases by 20%, then the population becomes 6330. Find the population of females in the
town.
ANS = female – X
Male – 5500 – x
(5500-x) *111/100+x*12/100 = 6330
610500 – 111x+120x = 633000
X= 2500

11. In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates
belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how
many candidates applied for the examination?
ANS = eligible candidate = 4275*100/15 = 28500
No. of applicants = 28500*100/95 = 30000

12. In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared
candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with
80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each
State?
ANS = 80 more candidate got selected than A
1% = 80
100% in each state = 8000

13. What percent of a day is 6 hours? ANS = 6/24*100 = 25%

14. In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates
belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how
many candidates applied for the examination?
ANS = ANS = eligible candidate = 4275*100/15 = 28500
No. of applicants = 28500*100/95 = 30000

15. Arun got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However, Sujith who
took the same examination got 40% of the total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks.
What were the passing marks in the examination?
ANS = 40%-15 = 30%+10
10% = 25
30% = 25*30
= 75+10 = 85