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Explore 43 free Percentages questions in IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Common percentage conversionsRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every correct way to express one quarterRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: fraction with percentageRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: the unitary methodRead the answer and worked solution →Ratio, fraction, or percentage?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the comparison chainRead the answer and worked solution →Percentage of a quantityRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: turn a part into a percentageRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: comparisonsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Common percentage conversions

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  1. Question
    1/4 as a percentage
    Choices
    1. 14%
    2. 40%
    3. 25%
    Correct choice
    25%
  2. Question
    1/2 as a percentage
    Choices
    1. 50%
    2. 12%
    3. 20%
    Correct choice
    50%
  3. Question
    1/5 as a percentage
    Choices
    1. 15%
    2. 20%
    3. 50%
    Correct choice
    20%
  4. Question
    20% as a fraction
    Choices
    1. 1/20
    2. 2/5
    3. 1/5
    Correct choice
    1/5
Conversions the chapter uses throughout. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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Assertion and reason

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  1. Reason
    The discount is defined as a reduction on the marked price.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    A discount percentage must be applied to the marked price.
  2. Reason
    Each is taken of a different base quantity.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    Two equal percentages can give different amounts of money.
  3. Reason
    Per cent means out of a hundred.
    Verdict
    The assertion is false and the reason is true.
    Assertion
    A percentage is independent of its base.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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Two are true, one is not

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  1. False statement
    A percentage is the same amount whatever the base
    Statements
    1. Per cent means out of a hundred
    2. A percentage needs a base to act on
    3. A percentage is the same amount whatever the base
  2. False statement
    20% equals one twentieth
    Statements
    1. 20% equals one twentieth
    2. 25% equals one quarter
    3. 20% equals one fifth
  3. False statement
    Ratios must always be out of 100
    Statements
    1. Ratios compare two quantities
    2. Ratios must always be out of 100
    3. Percentages express comparison out of 100
The false line detaches the percentage from its base. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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