Percentages MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

Increase from $72$ to $90$: what is the percentage increase?

• A.$20\%$
• B.$18\%$
• C.$30\%$
• D.$25\%$

Past Paper MCQ

In a class of 40 students, 8% are boys. How many boys are there in the class?

• A.$3$
• B.$3.2$
• C.$4$
• D.$5$

Past Paper MCQ

If each side of a square is reduced by $40\%$, by what percentage is the area reduced?

• A.$36\%$
• B.$64\%$
• C.$40\%$
• D.$80\%$

Past Paper MCQ

Total population is $80{,}000$. If $75\%$ attended, how many did not attend?

• A.$60{,}000$
• B.$20{,}000$
• C.$15{,}000$
• D.$25{,}000$

Past Paper MCQ

The cost of a car is 400% greater than the cost of a bike. If there is an increase in the cost of the car by 15% and that of the bike by 20%, then the total increase in the cost of 5 cars and 10 bikes is:

• A.$16\frac{3}{7}\%$
• B.$17\frac{1}{7}\%$
• C.$15\frac{5}{7}\%$
• D.$16\frac{2}{3}\%$

Past Paper MCQ

A shop has 6224 soaps. If the shop sells 20% of the soaps, how many soaps are left?

• A.4979
• B.4980
• C.1245
• D.4879

Past Paper MCQ

What is $20\%$ of $6440$?

• A.$1288$
• B.$1280$
• C.$1320$
• D.$1188$

Past Paper MCQ

In a class of 60 students, 18 are girls. What is the percentage of girls?

• A.$20\%$
• B.$25\%$
• C.$33\frac{1}{3}\%$
• D.$30\%$

Past Paper MCQ

Of a class of 40 students, $20\%$ are girls. How many boys are in the class?

• A.$8$
• B.$20$
• C.$32$
• D.$28$

Past Paper MCQ

A number is increased by $20\%$ and then decreased by $20\%$. Find the net increase or decrease percent.

• A.$4\%$ increase
• B.$4\%$ decrease
• C.No change
• D.$2\%$ decrease