Find Percentage


Q / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ:  If 36% of x = 81% of y, find the value of x : y. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ xā§° 36% = yā§° 81% āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ x : y āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ?


Soln / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ:


36% of x = 81% of y, xā§° 36% = yā§° 81%


36/100 x = 81 / 100 y, Cancel 100 on both sides, āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž 100 āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϞ⧋āρ


36x = 81y , Divide both sides by 9, āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āĻĢāĻžāϞ 9⧰⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϕ⧰⧋āρ


4x = 9y


So, āĻ¸ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡,


x:y = 9:4 


Ans / āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (B) 9 : 4


Q. If 12% of a = 25% of b, find the value of a : b. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ aā§° 12% = bā§° 25% āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ a : b āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Soln / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ:


12% of a = 25% of b, a ā§° 12% = bā§° 25%


12/100 a = 25/100 b, Cancel 100 on both sides. āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž 100 āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϞ⧋āρ


12a = 25b


So, āĻ¸ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡,


 a:b = 25:12 


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (A) 25 : 12


Q1. In an examination, 34% of the students failed in Mathematics and 42% failed in English. If 20% of the students failed in both Mathematics and English, what percentage of students passed in both subjects ?


Options: A. 50%  B. 44%  C. 54%  D. 56%


Soln:



  1. Let the total number of students = 100%

  2. Percentage of students who failed in at least one subject: 34% + 42% - 20% = 56%

  3. Percentage of students who passed in both subjects: 100% - 56% = 44%


Ans: 44%


Venn Diagram Idea (Concept)


Draw two circles : Left circle → Math fail (34%), Right circle → English fail (42%). Overlapping part → Both fail (20%)


Calculation: Only Math fail = 34 − 20 = 14%, Only English fail = 42 − 20 = 22%, At least one fail = 14 + 20 + 22 = 56%, So, Passed in both = 100 – 56 = 44%


Practice MCQS


Q2. In a test, 30% students fail in Math, 40% fail in English, and 10% fail in both. What percent pass in both subjects ?


A. 30%   B. 40%   C. 50%   D. 60%


Soln: 100 − (30 + 40 − 10) = 50%


Ans: C. 50%  


Q3. 25% fail in Science, 35% fail in Math, and 15% fail in both. What percent pass in both ?


A. 45%  B. 55%  C. 60%  D. 65%


Soln: 100 − (25 + 35 - 15) = 55%


Ans: B. 55% 


Q4. If 48% fail in Hindi, 52% fail in English, and 20% fail in both, then pass in both is:


A. 20%  B. 32%  C. 48%  D. 20%


Soln: 100 - (48 + 52 - 20) = 32%


Ans: B. 32%