CET Percentages Questions with Solutions
- 30 questions from MBA CET 2025 (11) and 2026 (19)
- Asked in 13 of 13 slots
- Difficulty: 26 Easy / 3 Medium / 1 Hard
- Question and answer free · detailed solution after free login · updated 8 Nov 2026
Percentages questions ask you to express a quantity as a part of 100, or to find the result when a quantity rises or falls by a given percent. They also sit inside many profit, data and population problems.
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In a town of 2000 people, 60% are males. Out of the males, 40% are literate. If 55% of the total population is literate, what percentage of females is literate?
Answer: D. 77.5%
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Ramesh spends 25% of his income on rent, 30% of the remaining on food, and 20% of the remaining on transport. If he saves ₹21,000, find the amount spent on transport.
Answer: C. ₹5,250
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The salary of P is 60% more than Q, while the salary of R is 20% less than the total salary of P and Q together.
If Q's salary is ₹30,000, find the salary of R.
Answer: A. ₹62,400
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DIRECTION for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.
Answer: B. 5%
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DIRECTION for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.
Answer: B. 60
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Frequently asked questions
How many Percentages questions came in MBA CET 2025 and 2026?
30 Percentages questions were asked: 11 in MBA CET 2025 and 19 in MBA CET 2026. Every one is on this page with its answer (twin papers are not counted).
Which CET slots asked Percentages? Which had the most?
Percentages questions came in 13 of 13 slots. CET 2026 Slot 5 had the most (4 questions). Slot-wise lists: CET 2026 and CET 2025.
How difficult are CET Percentages questions?
Of the 30 Percentages questions that carry a difficulty rating, 26 are Easy, 3 Medium and 1 Hard.
Are the solutions free?
The question and its answer are free for everyone. The detailed Cetking solution opens after a free login with your mobile number (OTP).
Where can I practise more Percentages?
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Percentage is Most important topic in Quant! CAT CET IBPS in all aptitude tests! Percentages i s one of the most important parts of Arithmetic. In fact, it is one of the foundation topics for Arithmetic and this makes it vital to explore the topic in an in-depth manner.
We begin with the basics of Percentages and then cover each of the important aspects of this topic. Major areas includes:
Percentage Addition
Percentage Multiply
Percentage Increase / Decrease