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Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Percentages — practice questions — page 2

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Match each comparison to its formRead the answer and worked solution →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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Match each comparison to its form

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    5 : 20
    Right
    a ratio
  2. Left
    1/4
    Right
    a fraction
  3. Left
    25%
    Right
    a percentage
  4. Left
    Out of 100
    Right
    what per cent means
The same relationship written three ways. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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Common percentage conversions

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Questions
  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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Questions
  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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