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MAT Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the Management Aptitude 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 ₹725 to ₹797.5. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: B — 10% increase
Change = 72.5 on a base of 725: 72.5/725 × 100 = 10% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q2.The price of an item changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: B — 30% increase
Change = 45 on a base of 150: 45/150 × 100 = 30% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q3.What is 35% of 360?
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Answer: B — 126
35% of 360 = 35/100 × 360 = 126.
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Q4.What is 20% of 460?
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Answer: D — 92
20% of 460 = 20/100 × 460 = 92.
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Q5.What is 60% of 260?
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Answer: A — 156
60% of 260 = 60/100 × 260 = 156.
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Q6.What is 75% of 540?
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Answer: B — 405
75% of 540 = 75/100 × 540 = 405.
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Q7.Two successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 32%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 20 + 15 − 20×15/100 = 32%.
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Q8.What is 5% of 660?
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Answer: C — 33
5% of 660 = 5/100 × 660 = 33.
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Q9.Two successive discounts of 20% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: D — 24%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 20 + 5 − 20×5/100 = 24%.
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Q10.What is 20% of 200?
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Answer: A — 40
20% of 200 = 20/100 × 200 = 40.
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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Management Aptitude Test — conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA). A management entrance test held several times a year and accepted by many B-schools.
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