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Chapter 8: Percentage and Simple Interest — Online MCQ Test

Q: What is 25% written as a fraction in simplest form?

Answer: B. 1/4 — 25% means 25 out of 100, which is 25/100 = 1/4.

Q: Which of the following is equal to 50%?

Answer: B. 1/2 — 50% means 50 per 100, and it simplifies to 1/2.

Q: A student scored 45 out of 60 marks. What is the percentage of marks scored?

Answer: C. 75% — Percentage = (45/60) × 100 = 75%.

Q: Find the simple interest on ₹1,000 at 8% per annum for 2 years.

Answer: C. ₹160 — Simple Interest = (P × R × T)/100 = (1000 × 8 × 2)/100 = ₹160.

Q: A sum becomes ₹1,260 in 3 years at 5% simple interest per annum. What was the principal?

Answer: C. ₹1,200 — Let principal be P. Amount = P + (P × 5 × 3)/100 = 1.15P. So 1.15P = 1260, giving P = ₹1,200.

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What is 25% written as a fraction in simplest form?