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CMAT Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the Common Management 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 10% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 19%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 10 + 10 − 10×10/100 = 19%.
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Q2.What is 35% of 220?
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Answer: A — 77
35% of 220 = 35/100 × 220 = 77.
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Q3.Two successive discounts of 15% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: B — 32%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 15 + 20 − 15×20/100 = 32%.
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Q4.Two successive discounts of 15% and 12% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 25.2%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 15 + 12 − 15×12/100 = 25.2%.
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Q5.Two successive discounts of 30% and 12% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 38.4%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 30 + 12 − 30×12/100 = 38.4%.
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Q6.What is 12% of 480?
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Answer: D — 57.6
12% of 480 = 12/100 × 480 = 57.6.
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Q7.The price of an item changes from ₹250 to ₹287.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 15% increase
Change = 37.5 on a base of 250: 37.5/250 × 100 = 15% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q8.What is 25% of 920?
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Answer: C — 230
25% of 920 = 25/100 × 920 = 230.
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Q9.The price of an item changes from ₹750 to ₹525. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 30% decrease
Change = -225 on a base of 750: -225/750 × 100 = 30% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q10.The price of an item changes from ₹300 to ₹330. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: C — 10% increase
Change = 30 on a base of 300: 30/300 × 100 = 10% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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 Management Admission Test — conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). National-level MBA/PGDM entrance accepted by AICTE-approved institutes.
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