GSSSB · Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude
Percentage
Percentage calculations and applications.
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A student scored 432 marks out of 600. What is the percentage obtained by the student?
Q2 · Percentage · MEDIUM
The population of a town is 80,000. If the male population is increased by 10% and the female population is increased by 15%, the total population becomes 89,200. What was the original female population?
Q3 · Percentage · HARD
In an election between two candidates, one candidate got 62% of the total valid votes. If 15% of the votes were declared invalid and the total number of votes was 8,000, what was the number of valid votes the other candidate received?
Q4 · Percentage · MEDIUM
A shopkeeper marks his goods 30% above the cost price but allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. What is his actual profit percentage?
Q5 · Percentage · EASY
If a shopkeeper increases the price of an item from ₹400 to ₹480, what is the percentage increase?