Percentage (Railway Maths) (Part – V)

Total Questions: 50

41. Goods worth Rs. 6500 with a rebate of 5% were purchased. Then sales tax at 4% was included in the bill. What is the amount of the bill? [RRB JE 31/05/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs. 6422
Solution:

42. A cycle bought at Rs. 1400 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price? [RRB JE 01/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs. 1190
Solution:

S.P. = 1400 × 85/100 = 1190 Rs.

43. If consumption of sugar increases from 12 kg to 15 kg, then what is the percentage increase? [RRB JE 01/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 25%
Solution:

44. After selling 30% of the fruits, a fruit seller had 140 fruits left. How many were there originally? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 200
Solution:

140/70 × 100 = 200

45. What percentage of 5% is 3%? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 60%
Solution:

Required Percentage = 3% / 5% × 100 = 60%

46. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, what percentage of the students do not get scholarships? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 78%
Solution:

47. The cost of rice increases to Rs.30 per kg from Rs.25 per kg. By how much percentage the consumption is reduced to maintain the same expenditure ? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

48. Difference between 52% and 24% of a number is 112. What is 12.5% of the number? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 50
Solution:

49. When the price of a cycle was reduced by 20%, the number of cycles sold increased by 20%. What was the effect on the sales of the shop? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 4% decrease
Solution:

50. Find the answer of given question? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 15 litres
Solution: