List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions on Percentage asked in ATMA

If B is\(\frac{5}{2}\)times of A then A is what percentage of B?

The average income of a real estate agent was 1.5 lakhs per month. To increase the sales of plots next year, he decided to tie up with another real estate company for getting more income by sale of more plots to customers. After this his average income increased to 2.1lakhs per month. What was the percentage increase in his annual income?

Suman bought a personal computer from a shopkeeper. If he sold it for 22,116 to Manish and made a profit of 14%, then what was the price at which Suman bought the personal computer?

Stephen bought a clock for 3,924 and sold it. If Stephen earned a profit of 25%,then what was selling price of the clock?

Thahir spends 32% of his total income to maintain his family, 23% on his personal expenses and 70% of the remaining on children's education and saves the remaining. What percent of his income is his savings?

In an election between 2 contestants, 20% of the total votes were declared invalid and one of the contestants got 35% of the total valid votes. If the total number of votes in that election is 4,850 then what is the total number of valid votes that the other contestant got?

If the price of petrol increases first by 10% and then by 15% in a particular month, then what is the total percentage increase in the price of petrol in that month?

A person multiplied a number by\(\frac{7}{13}\)instead of\(\frac{17}{13}\).What is the percentage of error in the calculation?

The cost price of an item is Rs.4,000. What should be the marked price (approximately) of item so that even after giving successive discounts of\(20\%\)and \(30\%\), a profit of 25 percent is earned?

Two mobile phones with the same cost price are sold for Rs.4,800 and Rs.7,500, such that one earns a profit of\(25\%\), while other results in a loss. What is the total profit percentage earned by the seller?

An item marked at Rs.300 is sold after a\(10\%\)discount. Still it earns a profit of\(8\%\). What should be the discount percentage so as to earn a profit of\(14\%\)?

A number P is 3 more than\(10\%\)of the smallest 4-digit natural number. By how much P should be increased, so that\(10\% \)of it, is the smallest prime number of two digits?

Ram sold a shirt to Neeraj at\(20\%\)profit. Neeraj further sold this shirt to Rahul at Rs.432 and thereby incurred\( 10\%\)loss. At what price did Ram bought the shirt?

A book is sold at a selling price of Rs.400. If the cost price is Rs.50 more than half the selling price, then what is the profit percentage?

In a class,\(40\%\)of students are boys. After 6 girls and 14 boys left the class,\(75\%\)students are girls. What will be the percentage of boys in the class, if 10 boys join?

The number of flowers in a garden is 1200. The number grew by\( 10\%\)in a week. Then, in next week, the number reduced by\(20\%\). Then, in next week, the number grew by\(50\%\). How many flowers would be there in total now?

In a library,\(12\%\)of total books are of literature. Out of remaining,\(40\% \)are science books and remaining\(1056\)are biographies. How many books are there in total in library?

By how much percentage 75 must be decreased so that it becomes 63.75?

By selling 70 ball pens for 120 a retailer loses 40%. How many ball pens should he sell for 116 so as to make a profit of 40%?

A man buys certain number of bananas at 8 per rupee and same number at 18 per rupee. He mixes them together and sells at 10 per rupee. The approximate gain or loss percentage is

Few apples were bought at the rate of 3 apples for 2, and sold at the rate of 2 apples for 3. What is the gain percentage?

A merchant bought 150 eggs, out of which 45 eggs were broken. He sold the remaining eggs at the rate of 8.80 per dozen and thus made an overall profit of 10%. What was his total investment?

The salary of a person is first decreased by 25% and then the decreased salary is increased by 25%. What is the net percentage change in his salary?

If A's salary is 100% more than that of B, then by what percentage B's salary is less than that of A?

The percentage of profit made when an article is sold for 111 is twice as much as when it is sold for 99. What is the cost price of the article?