Percentage Questions and Answers

If x% of a is the same as y% of b, then z%of b is

In a city, 35% of the population is composed of migrants, 20% of whom are from rural areas. Of the local population, 48% is female while this figure for rural and urban migrants is 30% and 40% respectively. If the total population of the city is 728400. What is its female population ?

A's marks in Biology are 20 less than 25% of the total marks obtained by him in Biology. Maths and drawing. If his marks in Drawing be 50, what are his marks in Maths ?

An increase of Rs. 60 in the monthly slary of Madan made present monthly salary ?

From a container having pure milk, 20% is replaced by water and the process is repeated thrice At the end of the third operation, the milk is :

In a public school, 1/5th of girls and 1/4th of boys are under 12 years of age. If the total strength of the school is 1000 and number of girls is 2/5th of the total, what part of the total strength of the school is accounted for by those which are 12 years or more of age ?

The salaries of A and B together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% o his salary and B, 85% of his. If now, their savings are the same, what is A's salary ?

A debtor can pay 87 paise in the rupee, but if his creditors would take 20% of his debts, he could pay them and have Rs. 42 left. His debts and assets respectively are

300 grams of sugar solution has 40 sugar in it.How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the solution ?

the quantity of water ( in ml) needed to reduce 9 ml shaving lotion containing 50% alcohol to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is :