704 MC 02 – Percentage (I)

Circle the correct answer.

1) There are 4000 people in a theme park in which 45% are foreigners. If 30% of the foreigners are
children, how many adult foreigners are there?
A. 540
B. 660
C. 1260
D. 1540

2) Jacky is 3 kg lighter than last year. The percentage decrease in his weight is 4%. What was his
weight last year?
A. 60 kg
B. 66 kg
C. 72 kg
D. 75 kg

3) Which of the following must be correct?

I. 100% = 1
II. A × 100% = A%
III. A × (1 + 50%) = 1.5A
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

4) If a number is decreased from P to Q, then the percentage change is

Q−P
A.  100%
P
Q−P
B. 100%
Q
P −Q
C.  100%
P
P −Q
D. 100%
Q

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5) The selling price of a handbag is $240 and the discount is $60. What is the discount per cent?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 75%
D. 80%

6) If the value of p is increased by 60 and the percentage increase is 25%, then p =

A. 75
B. 80
C. 160
D. 240

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7) In a test, Gary got 60 marks, which was 33 % lower than Joe’s. How many marks did Joe get?
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A. 20
B. 40
C. 80
D. 90

8) A shopkeeper sold a mobile phone for $4800 at a loss of 20%. Find the cost of the mobile phone.
A. $3840
B. $5000
C. $5760
D. $6000

9) In a park, 40% of the children are girls and the number of boys is 135. How many girls are there?
A. 54
B. 81
C. 90
D. 225

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10) There are P customers in a restaurant, r% of them are male. Express the number of female
customers as a percentage of the number of male customers.
P  r%
A. 100%
P  (1 + r %)
P  r%
B. 100%
P  (1 − r %)
P  (1 + r %)
C. 100%
P  r%
P  (1 − r %)
D. 100%
P  r%

11) David had $160 for his pocket money last week. He has $120 this week. Find the percentage
change of the amount of his pocket money.
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A. −33 %
3
B. –25%
C. 25%
1
D. 33 %
3

12) The selling price of a shirt was increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The new selling
price
A. is increased by 2.5%.
B. is decreased by 5%.
C. is increased by 5%.
D. remains unchanged.

13) Lily bought 10 oranges with a discount of “buy 4 get 1 free”. What was the discount per cent?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 25%
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D. 33 %
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14) If the value of a car decreased from $125 000 to $100 000, what was the percentage decrease in
the value? Related to SAT 2010

A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 40%

15) John and Mary shared a box of chocolates. If they ate all the chocolates in the box and John ate 3
times as much chocolates as Mary, what percent of the chocolates did Mary eat?
A. 20% Related to SAT 2008

B. 25%
C. 30%
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D. 33 %
3

16) If X is r% more than Y, then

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A. Y is of X.
1+ r%
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B. Y is of X.
1− r%
C. Y is (1 + r%) of X.
D. Y is (1 – r%) of X.

17) If P is 25% less than Q, then

A. Q is 25% more than P.
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B. Q is 33 % more than P.
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C. Q is 133 % more than P.
3
D. Q is 75% more than P.

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18) Which of the following formulas about percentage change is/are correct?
original value − new value
I. Precentage increase = 100%
original value
original value − new value
II. Precentage decrease = 100%
original value
new value − original value
III. Precentage change = 100%
original value
A. III only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

19) Annie has $36 pocket money every day and Debbie has $315 every week. By what percentage is
Annie’s amount less than Debbie’s amount in a week?
A. 20%
B. 25%
3
C. 11 %
7
4
D. 88 %
7

20) A number x is increased by p% and then decreased by q%. If the result is 100, find x.
A. 100(1 + p%)(1 – q%)
B. 100(1 – p%)(1 + q%)
C. 100 ÷ (1 + p%) ÷ (1 – q%)
D. 100 ÷ (1 – p%) ÷ (1 + q%)

21) The cost of a desk is $400 and its marked price is $640. If the desk is sold at a 40% discount on its
marked price, it will have a
A. loss of $16.
B. loss of $256.
C. profit of $144.
D. profit of $240.

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22) Sharon bought a handbag at 25% off. She paid $390 for it. How much did she save?
A. $97.50
B. $130
C. $520
D. $1170

23) An amount of $1200 is shared between Eric and Fred. If Eric gets 33%, what is the difference
between their shares?
A. $396
B. $400
C. $408
D. $804

24) Jenny made a 120% profit on selling her diamond at $13200. How much was the profit?
A. $2200
B. $6000
C. $7200
D. $11000

25) Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. If the marked price and the selling price are given, the discount per cent can be obtained.
B. If the cost price and the loss per cent are given, the selling price can be obtained.
C. If the profit and the profit per cent are given, the selling price can be obtained.
D. If the loss and the discount per cent are given, the marked price can be obtained.

26) A shop bought some watches at $150 each. They still made a profit of $120 on each watch after a
10% discount on the marked price. What was the marked price of each watch?
A. $270
B. $297
C. $300
D. $330

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27) 30% of the students in a class failed in a test. They had to sit for another test in which 75% of
them failed again. Find the percentage of students who failed in both tests.
A. 5% Related to HKCEE 2001

B. 17.5%
C. 22.5%
D. 45%

28) The cost of a toy is $80 and the selling price is $120. If the toy is sold at 10% discount of the
selling price, the profit is Related to HKCEE 2002

A. $28
B. $30
C. $36
D. $50

29) If the price of a theme park ticket is increased from $400 to $430, the percentage increase of the
ticket price is Related to HKCEE 2007

A. 7%
B. 7.5%
C. 15%
D. 30%

30) In each of the following, a toy car marked at different prices is sold at a different discount %.
Which one makes a profit?
Marked price Discount %
A. 10% higher than the cost price 10%
B. 20% higher than the cost price 25%
C. 30% higher than the cost price 20%
D. 40% higher than the cost price 30%

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Answer
1) C 21) A

2) D 22) B

3) B 23) C

4) A 24) C

5) A 25) D

6) D 26) C

7) D 27) C

8) D 28) A

9) C 29) B

10) D 30) C

11) B

12) D

13) B

14) B

15) B

16) A

17) B

18) C

19) A

20) C

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