GRE Percents, Ratios, and Proportions 1

Question 1

If a price increases from $80 to $100, what is the percent increase?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

20%

Answer

80%

Answer

125%

Question 2

What is 35% of 240?

Accepted Answer

84

Answer

68.4

Answer

96

Answer

108

Question 3

A store discounts an item by 20%, then discounts the sale price by an additional 10%. What is the total percent reduction from the original price?

Accepted Answer

28%

Answer

30%

Answer

32%

Answer

27%

Question 4

If 40% of x equals 60, what is x?

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

24

Answer

100

Answer

240

Question 5

A population grows from 5,000 to 6,500. What is the percent increase?

Accepted Answer

30%

Answer

23%

Answer

25%

Answer

33%

Question 6

If p is 150% of q, then q is what percent of p?

Accepted Answer

66⅔%

Answer

50%

Answer

75%

Answer

150%

Question 7

A jar contains 20 red and 30 blue marbles. If 10 blue marbles are removed, what percent of the remaining marbles are red?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

40%

Answer

25%

Answer

33%