Percentage Questions with Answers Worksheet
How to work it out (Find the 100%): Find the base — the number that is 100% (the whole, the old value, the cost price or the marked price). Choose the formula: part = p% of the base, or percent = part ÷ base × 100. Check the answer by working backwards.
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- 1.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 114 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.A table fan costs ₹1200 before tax and ₹1344 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 3.A number changes from 40 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% increase (b) 45% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 45% decrease
- 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
- 5.A pencil box costs ₹480 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 10% are added?
- 6.40% of 150 =
- 7.Dev spent ₹36, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Dev have, in rupees?
- 8.Rohan scored 308 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Rohan’s percentage?
- 9.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹300 and sells it at a loss of 29%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 10.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹80 and sells it for ₹108. What is the profit percentage?
- 11.Dev spent ₹64, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Dev have, in rupees?
- 12.What percent of 20 is 1?
- 13.A shop sold 40 ice creams on Monday and 52 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 14.4 is what percent of 40?
- 15.The price of a wall clock goes up from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage increase?
- 16.Anaya spent ₹21, which is 50% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Anaya have, in rupees?
- 17.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹100 but has to sell it for ₹95. What is the loss percentage?
- 18.A tank holds 150 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 19.A number changes from 500 to 400. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 25% decrease
- 20.A school club has 80 members. The number grows by 10%. How many members are there now?
- 21.60% of a number is 24. What is the number?
- 22.2 is what percent of 20?
- 23.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 37%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 24.A table fan marked ₹1000 has 47% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 25.What is the percentage difference between 289 and 111?
- 26.Sara spent ₹114, which is 75% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
- 27.A pencil box costs ₹150. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 28.A tank holds 15 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 29.Kabir scored 225 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
- 30.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 27%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 31.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 32.A price of ₹100 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 33.60 is what percent of 80?
- 34.What is the percentage difference between 179 and 221?
- 35.The price of a torch goes up from ₹150 to ₹240. What is the percentage increase?
- 36.7 is 25% of ?
- 37.3% of 600 =
- 38.A school bag costs ₹1260 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 39.45% of 20 =
- 40.Kabir keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
Answer key
- 5
- 12
- 45% decrease
- 25
- 48
- 60
- 240
- 77
- 87
- 35
- 160
- 5
- 30
- 10
- 12
- 42
- 5
- 9
- 20% decrease
- 88
- 40
- 10
- 111
- 530
- 89
- 152
- 108
- 12
- 45
- 135
- 72
- 96
- 75
- 21
- 60
- 28
- 18
- 63
- 9
- 1220
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