CAT Arithmetic > Percentages PYQs

A certain amount of money was divided among Pinu, Meena, Rinu and Seema. Pinu received 20% of the total amount and Meena received 40% of the remaining amount. If Seema received 20% less than Pinu, the ratio of the amounts received by Pinu and Rinu is

In a class, there were more than 10 boys and a certain number of girls. After 40% of the girls and 60% of the boys left the class, the remaining number of girls was 8 more than the remaining number of boys. Then, the minimum possible number of students initially in the class was

Kamala divided her investment of Rs 100000 between stocks, bonds, and gold. Her investment in bonds was 25% of her investment in gold. With annual returns of 10%, 6%, 8% on stocks, bonds, and gold, respectively, she gained a total amount of Rs 8200 in one year. The amount, in rupees, that she gained from the bonds, was

After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became $187.5 \%$ of his initial salary. If the percenta of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first increment, then the percenta; of salary increase in the first increment was

The population of a town in $2020$ was 100000. The population decreased by $y \%$ from the year $2020$ to 2021, and increased by $\mathrm{x} \%$ from the year $2021$ to 2022, where x and y are two natural numbers. If population in $2022$ was greater than the population in $2020$ and the difference between $x$ and $y$ is 10, then the lowest possible population of the town in $2021$ was

The total of male and female populations in a city increased by $25 \%$ from $1970$ to $1980$.During the same period, the male population increased by $40\%$ while the female population increased by $20\%$. From $1980$ to $1990$, the female population increased by $25 \%$. In $1990$, if the female population is twice the male population, then the percentage increase in the total of male and female populations in the city from $1970$ to $1990$ is

In a tournament, a team has played $40$ matches so far and won $30 \%$ of them. If they win $60 \%$ of the remaining matches, their overall win percentage will be $50 \%$. Suppose they win $90 \%$ of the remaining matches, then the total number of matches won by the team in the tournament will be

Raj invested Rs. $10000$ in a fund. At the end of first year, he incurred a loss but his balance was more than Rs. $5000$. This balance, when invested for another year, grew and the percentage of growth in the second year was five times the percentage of loss in the first year. If the gain of Raj from the initial investment over the two year period is $35 \%$, then the percentage of loss in the first year is

A box has $450$ balls, each either white or black, there being as many metallic white balls as metallic black balls. If $40 \%$ of the white balls and $50 \%$ of the black balls are metallic, then the number of non-metallic balls in the box is

In the final examination, Bishnu scored $52 \%$ and Asha scored $64 \%$. The marks obtained by Bishnu is $23$ less, and that by Asha is $34$ more than the marks obtained by Ramesh. The marks obtained by Geeta, who scored $84 \%$, is

In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent Rs. $150$ more due to price increase of rice and wheat by $20 \%$ and $12 \%$, respectively. If John had spent Rs. $450$ on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?

In a group of people, $28\%$ of the members are young while the rest are old. If $65\%$ of the members are literates, and $25\%$ of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to

In an examination, the score of $A$ was $10\%$ less than that of $B$, the score of $B$ was $25\%$ more than that of $C$, and the score of $C$ was $20\%$ less than that of $D$. If A scored $72$, then the score of $D$ was

In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories - fiction and non-fiction. In 2015, the library contained a total of 12760 books in these two categories. During this period, there was 10% increase in the fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How many fiction books were in the library in 2015?

The income of Amala is $20 \%$ more than that of Bimala and $20 \%$ less than that of Kamala. If Kamala's income goes down by $4 \%$ and Bimala's goes up by $10 \%$, then the percentage by which Kamala's income would exceed Bimala's is nearest to

In a class, $60\%$ of the students are girls and the rest are boys. There are $30$ more girls than boys. If $68\%$ of the students, including $30$ boys, pass an examination, the percentage of the girls who do not pass is

Meena scores $40 \%$ in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by $50 \%$, she fails by $35$ marks. If her post-review score is increased by $20 \%$, she will have $7$ marks more than the passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the examination is

In an examination, the maximum possible score is $N$ while the pass mark is $45\%$ of $N$. A candidate obtains $36$ marks, but falls short of the pass mark by $68\%$. Which one of the following is then correct?

Out of the shirts produced in a factory, $15 \%$ are defective, while $20 \%$ of the rest are sold in the domestic market. If the remaining $8840$ shirts are left for export, then the number of shirts produced in the factory is

In a village, the production of food grains increased by $40 \%$ and the per capita production of food grains increased by $27\%$ during a certain period. The percentage by which the population of the village increased during the same period is nearest to

Arun's present age in years is $40\%$ of Barun's. In another few years, Arun's age will be half of Barun's. By what percentage will Barun's age increase during this period?

Ravi invests $50\%$ of his monthly savings in fixed deposits. Thirty percent of the rest of his savings is invested in stocks and the rest goes into Ravi's savings bank account. If the total amount deposited by him in the bank (for savings account and fixed deposits) is Rs. $59500$, then Ravi's total monthly savings (in Rs.) is

The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If $30\%$ of the girls and $45\%$ of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is