PM Review — Percentage

Question 1 Difficulty 1

What is 50% of 100?

A 25
B 50
C 75
D 100

💡 Explanation 50% means half, so 50% of 100 is 50.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 2 Difficulty 1

What is 25% of 200?

A 25
B 50
C 75
D 100

💡 Explanation 25% of 200 is 50 because 25% is one-fourth of 200.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 3 Difficulty 1

What is 10% of 150?

A 10
B 15
C 20
D 25

💡 Explanation 10% of 150 is 15, as 10% is one-tenth of 150.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 4 Difficulty 1

What is 75% of 80?

A 40
B 50
C 60
D 70

💡 Explanation 75% of 80 is 60, as it means 3/4 of 80.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 5 Difficulty 1

What is 100% of 50?

A 25
B 50
C 75
D 100

💡 Explanation 100% of 50 is simply 50.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 6 Difficulty 1

What is 5% of 200?

A 5
B 10
C 15
D 20

💡 Explanation 5% of 200 is 10, as 5% equals 1/20 of 200.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 7 Difficulty 1

What is 20% of 250?

A 20
B 40
C 50
D 60

💡 Explanation 20% of 250 is 50, as it is one-fifth of 250.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 8 Difficulty 1

What is 15% of 300?

A 15
B 30
C 45
D 60

💡 Explanation 15% of 300 is 45, as 15% is 15/100 times 300.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 9 Difficulty 1

What is 40% of 500?

A 100
B 150
C 200
D 250

💡 Explanation 40% of 500 is 200, as it is 2/5 of 500.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 10 Difficulty 1

What is 30% of 90?

A 27
B 30
C 28
D 29

💡 Explanation 30% of 90 is 27, calculated as 0.3 times 90.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 11 Difficulty 2

If a cricket player scored 40 runs out of 150 balls, what percentage of balls did he score on?

A 20%
B 25%
C 30%
D 35%

💡 Explanation Percentage = (40/150) * 100 = 26.67%, rounded to 25%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 12 Difficulty 2

A shopkeeper gives a discount of 15% on an item worth ₹200. What is the discount amount?

A ₹10
B ₹20
C ₹30
D ₹40

💡 Explanation Discount = 15% of 200 = (15/100) * 200 = ₹30.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 13 Difficulty 2

A student scored 450 out of 600 in an exam. What percentage did he score?

A 70%
B 75%
C 80%
D 85%

💡 Explanation Percentage = (450/600) * 100 = 75%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 14 Difficulty 2

If 20% of a number is 60, what is the number?

A 200
B 300
C 400
D 500

💡 Explanation Let the number be x. Then, 20% of x = 60, so x = 60/(20/100) = 300.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 15 Difficulty 2

A sweater originally costs ₹800 but is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?

A ₹600
B ₹650
C ₹700
D ₹750

💡 Explanation Discount = 25% of 800 = ₹200, so sale price = 800 - 200 = ₹600.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 16 Difficulty 2

If a bike is sold for ₹24,000 after a 20% discount, what was its original price?

A ₹30,000
B ₹28,000
C ₹26,000
D ₹25,000

💡 Explanation Let original price be x. Then, 80% of x = 24000, so x = 24000/(80/100) = ₹30,000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 17 Difficulty 2

If 30% of 500 is equal to what percentage of 200, what is that percentage?

A 25%
B 30%
C 35%
D 40%

💡 Explanation 30% of 500 = 150. To find percentage of 200, use (150/200)*100 = 75%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 18 Difficulty 2

If a student scored 80 marks and this was 40% of the total marks, what are the total marks?

A 180
B 200
C 220
D 250

💡 Explanation Let total marks be x. Then 40% of x = 80, so x = 80/(40/100) = 200.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 19 Difficulty 2

A fruit vendor sells 40% of his apples. If he had 100 apples initially, how many does he have left?

A 40
B 60
C 50
D 70

💡 Explanation He sells 40% of 100 apples, which is 40 apples. So, 100 - 40 = 60 apples left.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 20 Difficulty 2

If a student answered 18 questions correctly out of 30, what is the percentage of correct answers?

A 50%
B 60%
C 70%
D 80%

💡 Explanation Percentage = (18/30) * 100 = 60%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 21 Difficulty 3

A shop has a sale of 20% off. If you buy two items, one worth ₹500 and the other ₹300, what is the total price after the discount?

A ₹560
B ₹640
C ₹720
D ₹800

💡 Explanation Total before discount = ₹500 + ₹300 = ₹800; discount = 20% of 800 = ₹160; total after discount = 800 - 160 = ₹640.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 22 Difficulty 3

If a student scored 300 out of 400 and 200 out of 300 in two different subjects, what is the average percentage score of the student?

A 65%
B 70%
C 75%
D 80%

💡 Explanation Percentage in first subject = (300/400)*100 = 75%; second subject = (200/300)*100 = 66.67%. Average = (75+66.67)/2 = 70%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 23 Difficulty 3

A bicycle was bought for ₹1,200 and sold for ₹1,500. What is the percentage profit made on the bicycle?

A 20%
B 25%
C 30%
D 35%

💡 Explanation Profit = Selling price - Cost price = 1500 - 1200 = 300; percentage profit = (300/1200)*100 = 25%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 24 Difficulty 3

A cricket team won 30% of its matches. If it played 50 matches, how many matches did it win?

A 10
B 15
C 20
D 25

💡 Explanation Number of matches won = 30% of 50 = (30/100)*50 = 15 matches.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 25 Difficulty 3

If a person earns ₹5000 a month and spends 60% of it, how much does he save?

A ₹2000
B ₹2500
C ₹3000
D ₹3500

💡 Explanation Amount spent = 60% of 5000 = ₹3000; savings = 5000 - 3000 = ₹2000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 26 Difficulty 3

A student scored 90 marks in Mathematics and this score was 60% of the total marks. What are the total marks?

A 120
B 150
C 200
D 250

💡 Explanation If 60% = 90, then total marks = 90/(60/100) = 150.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 27 Difficulty 3

If a recipe requires 250 grams of sugar and you use 80% of that, how much sugar did you use?

A 150 grams
B 200 grams
C 210 grams
D 220 grams

💡 Explanation Amount of sugar used = 80% of 250 = (80/100)*250 = 200 grams.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 28 Difficulty 3

A family spends 40% of their income on rent. If their total income is ₹60,000, how much do they spend on rent?

A ₹20,000
B ₹24,000
C ₹28,000
D ₹30,000

💡 Explanation Rent = 40% of 60000 = (40/100)*60000 = ₹24,000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 29 Difficulty 3

A student answered 45 questions correctly out of 60. What is the percentage of correct answers?

A 70%
B 75%
C 80%
D 85%

💡 Explanation Percentage = (45/60)*100 = 75%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 30 Difficulty 3

If a bike is sold for ₹20,000 at a loss of 20%, what was the original cost price?

A ₹25,000
B ₹30,000
C ₹35,000
D ₹40,000

💡 Explanation Let cost price be x. Selling price = 80% of x; therefore, x = 20000/(80/100) = ₹25,000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 31 Difficulty 4

A student scored 80% in Mathematics, 70% in Science, and 90% in English. What is the average percentage score across all three subjects?

A 76%
B 78%
C 80%
D 82%

💡 Explanation Average = (80 + 70 + 90)/3 = 80%. So, average percentage score is 80%.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 32 Difficulty 4

If a person saves 25% of his salary and his total salary is ₹40,000, how much does he save in a year?

A ₹8,000
B ₹10,000
C ₹12,000
D ₹15,000

💡 Explanation Savings = 25% of 40000 = (25/100)*40000 = ₹10,000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 33 Difficulty 4

A car’s value depreciates by 15% every year. If its current value is ₹1,00,000, what will be its value after one year?

A ₹85,000
B ₹87,500
C ₹90,000
D ₹95,000

💡 Explanation Depreciation = 15% of 100000 = ₹15,000; value after one year = 100000 - 15000 = ₹85,000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 34 Difficulty 4

If a person has ₹50,000 and invests 5% of it in shares, how much does he invest?

A ₹1,000
B ₹2,500
C ₹2,000
D ₹2,500

💡 Explanation Investment = 5% of 50000 = (5/100)*50000 = ₹2,500.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 35 Difficulty 4

A fruit vendor has 200 kgs of apples and sells 30% of them. How many kgs does he have left?

A 120
B 140
C 160
D 170

💡 Explanation He sells 30% of 200 kgs = 60 kgs. Therefore, remaining = 200 - 60 = 140 kgs.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 36 Difficulty 4

A student scored 75 marks in a test which was 150 marks. If the passing percentage is 50%, did he pass?

A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D Not Sure

💡 Explanation Percentage score = (75/150)*100 = 50%. Since he met the passing score, he passed.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 37 Difficulty 4

If a school has 800 students and 40% are girls, how many boys are there in the school?

A 320
B 480
C 400
D 600

💡 Explanation Number of girls = 40% of 800 = 320. Therefore, boys = 800 - 320 = 480.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 38 Difficulty 4

In a class of 50 students, if 60% are passing and the rest are failing, how many students are failing?

A 20
B 25
C 30
D 35

💡 Explanation Number of passing students = 60% of 50 = 30. Therefore, failing students = 50 - 30 = 20.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 39 Difficulty 4

If a teacher has a class of 40 students and 75% of them scored above 60 marks, how many students scored below 60 marks?

A 10
B 5
C 12
D 15

💡 Explanation Number of students scoring above 60 = 75% of 40 = 30. Therefore, below 60 = 40 - 30 = 10.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

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Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?

Question 40 Difficulty 4

A company had ₹150,000 in sales last year. If sales increased by 20% this year, what are the sales for this year?

A ₹180,000
B ₹200,000
C ₹220,000
D ₹240,000

💡 Explanation Increase = 20% of 150000 = ₹30,000; therefore, this year's sales = 150000 + 30000 = ₹180,000.

Thought Direction Does it guide toward the right thinking?

Playfulness Is it engaging and fun?

Guidance Quality How well does it scaffold learning?

Curiosity Building Does it spark wonder?