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CLAT Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the Common Law 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.Two successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 32%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 20 + 15 − 20×15/100 = 32%.
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Q2.The price of an item changes from ₹175 to ₹245. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 40% increase
Change = 70 on a base of 175: 70/175 × 100 = 40% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q3.The price of an item changes from ₹350 to ₹262.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 25% decrease
Change = -87.5 on a base of 350: -87.5/350 × 100 = 25% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q4.The price of an item changes from ₹750 to ₹862.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: B — 15% increase
Change = 112.5 on a base of 750: 112.5/750 × 100 = 15% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q5.Two successive discounts of 25% and 12% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 34%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 25 + 12 − 25×12/100 = 34%.
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Q6.The price of an item changes from ₹300 to ₹270. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: C — 10% decrease
Change = -30 on a base of 300: -30/300 × 100 = 10% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q7.The price of an item changes from ₹700 to ₹595. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: A — 15% decrease
Change = -105 on a base of 700: -105/700 × 100 = 15% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q8.Two successive discounts of 25% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: A — 40%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 25 + 20 − 25×20/100 = 40%.
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Q9.Two successive discounts of 15% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: B — 19.25%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 15 + 5 − 15×5/100 = 19.25%.
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Q10.Two successive discounts of 25% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: A — 32.5%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 25 + 10 − 25×10/100 = 32.5%.
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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Common Law Admission Test — conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities. Admission to National Law Universities, with passage-based English, legal, logical and quantitative sections.
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