Percentage Practice Questions

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Easy

What is 50% of 200?

A. 100

B. 150

C. 200

D. 50

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Correct Answer: A

50% of a number means half of it. Half of 200 is 100.

Easy

What does 10% of 500 equal?

A. 50

B. 100

C. 150

D. 200

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Correct Answer: A

10% of a number is calculated by multiplying the number by 0.10. 10% of 500 is 50.

Easy

If a class has 20 students and 50% are girls, how many girls are in the class?

A. 10

B. 8

C. 5

D. 12

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Correct Answer: A

50% of 20 students means half of 20, which is 10.

Medium

If 50% of a number is 30, what is the number?

A. 60

B. 50

C. 70

D. 80

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Correct Answer: A

To find the number, we can set up the equation 50% of x = 30. This means x = 30 / 0.5 = 60.

Medium

There are 200 students in a school. If 25% of them are girls, how many girls are there?

A. 50

B. 60

C. 70

D. 80

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Correct Answer: A

To find the number of girls, we calculate 25% of 200, which is (25/100) * 200 = 50.

Medium

If a student scored 80% in a test and the total marks were 50, how many marks did the student get?

A. 40

B. 42

C. 45

D. 48

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Correct Answer: A

To find the student's score, multiply the total marks by the percentage: 80% of 50 is (80/100) * 50 = 40.

Medium

A bag has 60% red balls and 40% blue balls. If there are 80 balls in total, how many red balls are there?

A. 48

B. 24

C. 30

D. 36

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Correct Answer: A

60% of 80 is calculated as 0.6 * 80 = 48. Therefore, there are 48 red balls.

Hard

A class has 40 students. If 25% of them are girls, how many girls are there in the class?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 20

D. 25

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Correct Answer: A

25% of 40 is 10 (i.e., 0.25 * 40 = 10), which means there are 10 girls in the class.

Hard

In a survey, 60% of people preferred tea over coffee. If 300 people were surveyed, how many preferred tea?

A. 180

B. 150

C. 160

D. 200

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Correct Answer: A

60% of 300 is 180 (i.e., 0.60 * 300 = 180). Thus, 180 people preferred tea.

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If Ravi scored 80% in his exams and the maximum score was 250, what was his score?

A. 200

B. 180

C. 160

D. 220

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Correct Answer: A

Ravi's score is 80% of 250, which is 200 (i.e., 0.80 * 250 = 200).

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Percentage — Class 5 Mathematics Practice Questions Online

This page contains 187 practice MCQs for the chapter Percentage in Class 5 Mathematics. The questions are organized by difficulty — 63 easy, 96 medium, 28 hard — so you can choose the right level for your preparation.

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