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AFCAT Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the Air Force Common Admission Test: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Percentages practice
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Q1.What is 45% of 360?
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Answer: C — 162
45% of 360 = 45/100 × 360 = 162.
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Q2.What is 60% of 100?
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Answer: D — 60
60% of 100 = 60/100 × 100 = 60.
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Q3.What is 75% of 380?
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Answer: B — 285
75% of 380 = 75/100 × 380 = 285.
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Q4.Two successive discounts of 10% and 12% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 20.8%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 10 + 12 − 10×12/100 = 20.8%.
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Q5.The price of an item changes from ₹175 to ₹201.25. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: C — 15% increase
Change = 26.25 on a base of 175: 26.25/175 × 100 = 15% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q6.The price of an item changes from ₹100 to ₹140. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 40% increase
Change = 40 on a base of 100: 40/100 × 100 = 40% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q7.Two successive discounts of 20% and 12% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 29.6%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 20 + 12 − 20×12/100 = 29.6%.
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Q8.What is 40% of 320?
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Answer: C — 128
40% of 320 = 40/100 × 320 = 128.
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Q9.The price of an item changes from ₹950 to ₹1,092.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: C — 15% increase
Change = 142.5 on a base of 950: 142.5/950 × 100 = 15% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q10.What is 85% of 840?
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Answer: D — 714
85% of 840 = 85/100 × 840 = 714.
How to approach percentages questions
Convert percentages to fractions you know by heart (12.5% = 1/8, 37.5% = 3/8, 16.67% = 1/6) and always divide a change by the ORIGINAL value. Two successive changes of a% and b% combine to a + b + ab/100.
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Air Force Common Admission Test — conducted by Indian Air Force. Selects officers for the Flying, Ground Duty (Technical) and Ground Duty (Non-Technical) branches.
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