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SNAP Percentages Questions
Practise percentages (quantitative aptitude) for the Symbiosis National 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.Two successive discounts of 10% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: B — 14.5%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 10 + 5 − 10×5/100 = 14.5%.
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Q2.Two successive discounts of 25% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 40%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 25 + 20 − 25×20/100 = 40%.
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Q3.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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Q4.What is 20% of 160?
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Answer: A — 32
20% of 160 = 20/100 × 160 = 32.
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Q5.The price of an item changes from ₹975 to ₹853.13. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: D — 12.5% decrease
Change = -121.88 on a base of 975: -121.88/975 × 100 = 12.5% decrease. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q6.What is 85% of 480?
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Answer: D — 408
85% of 480 = 85/100 × 480 = 408.
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Q7.The price of an item changes from ₹300 to ₹345. What is the percentage change?
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Answer: A — 15% increase
Change = 45 on a base of 300: 45/300 × 100 = 15% increase. Always divide by the ORIGINAL value.
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Q8.What is 45% of 920?
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Answer: B — 414
45% of 920 = 45/100 × 920 = 414.
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Q9.Two successive discounts of 20% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of:
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Answer: C — 24%
Net discount = a + b − ab/100 = 20 + 5 − 20×5/100 = 24%.
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Q10.What is 18% of 780?
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Answer: B — 140.4
18% of 780 = 18/100 × 780 = 140.4.
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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Symbiosis National Aptitude Test — conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). MBA entrance for Symbiosis institutes.
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