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GED Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the GED 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.The price of an item changes from $100 to $60. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: A — 40% decrease
Change = -40 on a base of 100: -40/100 × 100 = 40% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q2.Two successive discounts of 30% and 12% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 38.4%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 30 + 12 − 30×12/100 = 38.4%.
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Q3.The price of an item changes from $525 to $682.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: C — 30% increase
Change = 157.5 on a base of 525: 157.5/525 × 100 = 30% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q4.What is 35% of 720?
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Answer: C — 252
35% of 720 = 35/100 × 720 = 252.
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Q5.The price of an item changes from $800 to $864. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: C — 8% increase
Change = 64 on a base of 800: 64/800 × 100 = 8% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q6.The price of an item changes from $525 to $367.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: A — 30% decrease
Change = -157.5 on a base of 525: -157.5/525 × 100 = 30% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q7.What is 60% of 240?
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Answer: A — 144
60% of 240 = 60/100 × 240 = 144.
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Q8.What is 5% of 900?
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Answer: A — 45
5% of 900 = 5/100 × 900 = 45.
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Q9.Two successive discounts of 30% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 33.5%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 30 + 5 − 30×5/100 = 33.5%.
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Q10.What is 18% of 180?
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Answer: C — 32.4
18% of 180 = 18/100 × 180 = 32.4.
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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| Topic | Section | Question source |
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| Algebra | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Percentages | Quantitative aptitude | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Geometry & Mensuration | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
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