ABC26GN2238 · Percentage

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Percentage · Exam: 2010 · Marks: · Difficulty:

The value of which of the following fractions is less than twenty percent? (Bank P.O., 2010)
(a)$\frac{5}{6}$
(b)$\frac{2}{3}$
(c)$\frac{2}{5}$
(d)$\frac{1}{4}$
(e)$\frac{2}{11}$
Answer
Answer (as printed): E
Explanation
$\frac{5}{6}=\left(\frac{5}{6} \times 100\right) \%=83 \frac{1}{3} \%$ $$\begin{aligned} & \frac{2}{3}=\left(\frac{2}{3} \times 100\right) \%=66 \frac{2}{3} \% ; \frac{2}{5}=\left(\frac{2}{5} \times 100\right) \%=40 \% ; \\ & \frac{1}{4}=\left(\frac{1}{4} \times 100\right) \%=25 \% ; \frac{2}{11}=\left(\frac{2}{11} \times 100\right) \%=18 \frac{2}{11} \%<20 \% . \end{aligned}$$

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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