Percentage Questions and Answers

1) In a company of 2000 employees 60% are males of whom 20% are programmers.  If of all the employees, 25% are programmers then what percent of the females of the town are male?
A) 21.5
B) 32.5
C) 31.5
D) 41.5

2) The price of the book is increased by 25% and then reduced by 25%.  What is the final price of the book?
A) 91.75
B) 92.75
C) 95.75
D) 93.75

3) The price of an shirt was increased by r%.  Later the new price was decreased by r%.  If the latest price was Rs. 1 then what is the original price?
A) R
B) 2r
C) 100/(100-r2)
D) 10000/(10000-r2)

4) Raju has made an investment in the share market.  He had the income in the year 2009 such that he had earned a profit of 20% on his investment in the business.  In the year 2010 his investment was less by Rs. 5000 but still he had the same income as that in 2009.  Thus the profit % earned in 2009 increased by 5%.  What was Raju’s investment?
A) 105,000
B) 125,000
C) 135,000
D) 102,500

5) In a fraction if the numerator is increased by 60% and the denominator is increased by 40% then what fraction of the original is the new fraction?
A) 7/8
B) 8/7
C) 9/7
D) 9/8