Maths · Chapter 7
Percentage PYQs
The quiet engine behind Profit & Loss, Interest, Data Interpretation and most of Arithmetic.
Percentage of a number, 'what percent' and finding the whole 11 PYQs
- In a class of 200 students, 35% are girls. How many boys are there?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 17 Sep 2026
- A food truck uses 250 kg of flour per month. In a new eco-friendly recipe, it reduces flour usage by 20%. How much flour is saved in one month?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 17 Sep 2026
- In an innings of 108 runs, a batsman hit 9 boundaries and 3 sixes. Find the percentage of runs scored by running.SSC Selection Post 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
- A student's marks in six subjects are shown as : Physics : 78, Chemistry : 82, Mathematics : 90, Biology : 74, English : 68, Computer : 86. If the…UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- Convert 2/35 to percentage.UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- A factory produces 10110 light bulbs every month. If 20% of the bulbs are defective, how many bulbs are defective ?UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Delivery is free on orders over ₹500. A customer buys items worth ₹480 and pays ₹50 for shipping. What percent more should he have bought to avoid…SSC Selection Post 2026 · 23 Sep 2026
- Monthly salaries (in ₹) of five employees are : 1. Ravi : 28,000 2. Sunita : 35,000 3. Mohan : 22,000 4. Priya : 42,000 5. Arun : 31,000 The company…UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
- Two teammates took part in a quiz contest. One teammate scored 20 points more than the other. The higher score was 70% of the combined total of both…UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- Two students took an exam. One student scored 18 marks more than the other, and his score was 65% of the sum of their two scores. What were their…UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- A batsman scored 156 runs, which included 5 fours and 10 sixes. What percentage of his total score did he make by running between the wickets ?UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
Percentage of a percentage and equations on one number 6 PYQs
- If 20% of a number is 50, what is 125% of that number?UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- If two-third of a number is 60% of 7800, then find the number.UP Police SI 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- If 70% of a number is 56, what is the value of the number after increasing it by 25%?UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
- A factory manufactures 500 units each day. Out of these, 2% are found to be defective daily. Furthermore, 10% of those defective units are…UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- 20% of a number is more than 20% of 620 by 210. The number is:RRB NTPC 2026 · 16 Mar 2026
- A salesman is allowed 7.5% commission on the total sales made by him and an extra bonus of 0.5% on the sales beyond ₹20,000. If his total earning is…SSC Selection Post 2026 · 23 Sep 2026
Ratio and percentage: when a% of one equals b% of another 4 PYQs
- If V is 32% of H, then what percent of V is H?UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
- The ratio of the angles of a triangle is 2:3:4. What percentage of the total angle measure is the largest angle? (Round to the nearest integer)RRB NTPC 2026 · 24 Mar 2026
- The ratio of income to expenditure of a person is 8:5. What percentage of his income is his saving?5482RRB Group D 2026 · 05 Feb 2026
- If 160% of 75% of A is equal to two times the value of 150% of B, then A is more/less than B by how much percentage?RRB NTPC 2026 · 16 Mar 2026