Percentage Tricky Questions Flashcards
1
Q
A town hall has 3 different types of chairs for tables.
20 % of the tables are metal, 45 % are plastic and the rest are glass.
There are 70 glass tables.
How many tables are there in all?
A
Metal=20
Plastic=45
100%-65%=35% is glass
35%= 70 (glass)
Therefore, 100/35 x 70= 200 tables
2
Q
A farm has 1760 ducks.
3/8 of the ducks are drakes.
a) How many drakes are there ?
b) 45 % of the ducks were sold.
How many ducks remained?
A
a) Drakes= 3/8 x 1760 = 660 drakes
b)45/100 x 1760 =
9/2x176 = 792
1760-1792 = 968 ducks
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