List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions on Percentage asked in IBSAT

A dealer buys an article listed as Rs.3000 at successive discounts of 15% and 20%. Find the price at which he should sell the article so as to make a profit of 25%.

A person owns 150 shares (face value Rs.25) of a company which declares a dividend of 12%. He sells the share at Rs. 40 and invests the proceeds in 7% stock (par value Rs.100) at Rs.80. What is the change in his income?

A student scores 25% of the total marks of a paper and fails by 30 marks. Another student scores 35% of total marks and fails by 5 marks. What is the pass mark for that paper?

A trader marks an article 4x% above the cost. He gives a discount of (x + 3)% and gets a profit of (2x – 3)%. If he gives a discount of (2x/3)%, what would be his gain percent?

A’s income is 20% less than B’s income, B’s income is 20% less than C’s income, C’s income is 15% more than D’s income, D’s income is 15% less than E’s income. If E’s income is Rs. 25,400 then what is the income of A? (Income is calculated per year)

An electronic company conducts a survey of 1500 houses for their products. The survey suggested that 862 houses own TV, 783 houses has AC and 736 houses has washing machine. There were 95 houses having only TV, 136 houses having only AC and 88 houses having only washing machine. There were 398 houses having all the three equipments. What is the percentage of houses having all the three equipments to the houses having only two equipments? (Approx.)

Rohit purchased a car and a plot at the same time. At the end of the first two years the value of the plot increased by 30% and the value of the car decreased by 10%. At the end of next two years, the value of the car decreased by 20% and the value of the plot increased by 25%. At the end of next two years, the value of the plot increased by 20% and the value of car is decreased by 25%. Had he sold both the car and the plot at the end of sixth year, he would have got 56% more from the plot than from the car. How much less did he pay for the plot that the car when he purchased them?

Given A = x+y² +z³. If x increases by 6300%, y increases by 700% and z increases by 300%, then 3 what is the percentage increase in the value of A?

The ratio of selling prices of four articles is \(3 : 5 : 6 : 8\) and their profits are 20%, 25%, 20% and 25% respectively. What is the overall percentage of profit on selling the four articles?

A trader buys 240 watches for ` 50,400 and he marks each of them at ` 320. He gives a discount of 15% on each watch and gives 1 watch free on a purchase of 5 watches. What is his minimum possible overall percentage of profit?

The populations of two cities X and Y is equal. The population of city X increases in two successive years by 15% and 20% respectively and that of city Y increases successively by 10% and 30% respectively. If the difference in the population of two cities after 2 years is 55,980, then what was the total population of the two cities initially?

Given \(A=x+y^2+z^3\). If x increases by 6300%, y increases by 700% and z increases by 300%, then what is the percentage increase in the value of A?