Question No 1

(a) Convert 17.5% in the fraction.

(b) Convert 40 / 240 in percent.

(c) x% of 200 = ?

Solution: (a) 0.175 (b) 16.66% (c) 2x

Question No 2

What percent of 30 is 9?

Solution: 30

Question No 3

If the Basic Salary of an employee is Rs. 20,000 and Allowances are of Rs. 6105 then
What
percentage of the Basic Salary are the Allowances?

Solution: 30.52%

Question No 4

Find Base when

Percentage = 55, Rate = 0.35

Solution: 157.14
Question No 5

The Salary of an employee is as follows:

Basic Salary = 20,000 Rs.

Allowances = 8,000 Rs.

What is the cost of the company on account of leaves (18.2%), group

insurance/medical (5%) and other Social benefits (5.8%)?

Solution:

Gross Salary = Rs. 28000

Leaves Cost = Rs. 5096

Group Insurance/Medical = Rs. 1400

Other Social Benefits = Rs. 1624

Total Social Charges = Rs. 8120

Question No 6
What percent of 15 is 30?
Solution:

x% of 15 = 30
x% x 20 = 30
x% = 30 / 15
x% = 2
x = 2 x 100
x = 200

Question No 7
Write an Excel syntax to subtract the sum of 55, 33, 89 from the sum of 52, 45, 22.
Solution:
= (52 + 45 + 22) - (55 + 33 + 89)

OR

=SUM (52, 45, 22 ) – SUM (55, 33, 89)

Which five arithmetic operations provide the foundation for all mathematical operations?

Question No 8
What percentage is 70% of 560?

Solution:
Here,
Rate = 70% = 70/100 = 0.7
Base = 560
Percentage = Rate x Base
= 0.7 X 560
= 392

Question No 9
Calculate the New price of the Oil which is reduced 35% in a sale. While the old price is
Rs.150.

Solution:
35
  150  Rs.52.5
35% of ‘150’ 100

So the reduction = Rs.52.5

Reduction from original price = 150-52.5= Rs.97.5
Therefore, New price of oil = Rs.97.5

Question No 10
Find Base when
Percentage = 25, Rate = 0.50

Solution:
 Percentage
Base 
Rate
25

0.50
As  50

Question No 11
If daylight remains for 720 minutes in a day then what percentage of the day, the daylight
remains?

Solution:
Number of minutes in a day = 24 x 60 = 1440 minutes
Percentage of the day daylight remains = (720 / 1440) x 100 = 50%