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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- 1.120% of 50 =
- 2.Meera scored 360 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
- 3.30% of 460 =
- 4.15% of a number is 27. What is the number?
- 5.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
- 6.22 is what percent of 40?
- 7.Sara keeps ₹2500 in a bank at 6% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Sara get in 3 years?
- 8.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 9.₹1000 earns ₹150 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 10.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹240. What is the percentage change?
- 11.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 12%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 12.Isha scored 280 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 13.A tank has 400 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 14.A price goes up by 10% and then comes down by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
- 15.5% of a number is 11. What is the number?
- 16.A school bag marked ₹300 has 36% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 17.A number changes from 80 to 136. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 56% decrease
- 18.A wall clock costs ₹400 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 19.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹40 and sells it for ₹42. What is the profit percentage?
- 20.A school bag costs ₹25. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 21.Meera scored 129 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
- 22.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 30%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 23.A price of ₹300 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 24.A storybook costs ₹1450 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 25.A school club has 250 members. The number grows by 32%. How many members are there now?
- 26.A test has 50 marks. To get 62%, how many marks does Riya need?
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹150 and sells it for ₹159. What is the profit percentage?
- 28.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 40% decrease (d) 40% increase
- 29.A school bag is marked ₹800. In a sale it is sold for ₹728. What is the discount percentage?
- 30.45% of 500 =
- 31.A torch marked ₹100 has 33% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 32.A torch marked ₹500 has 44% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 33.A tank holds 120 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 34.A wall clock is marked ₹120. In a sale it is sold for ₹114. What is the discount percentage?
- 35.A cricket bat costs ₹600 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 36.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹150 but has to sell it for ₹135. What is the loss percentage?
- 37.60% of 570 =
- 38.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹250 and sells it for ₹280. What is the profit percentage?
- 39.The price of a pencil box goes up from ₹25 to ₹36. What is the percentage increase?
- 40.A torch costs ₹400 before GST and ₹420 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
Answer key
- 60
- 90
- 138
- 180
- less
- 55
- 450
- 42
- 3
- 100
- 560
- 56
- 100
- less
- 220
- 108
- 70% increase
- 440
- 5
- 4
- 43
- 150
- 315
- 1711
- 330
- 31
- 6
- 16% increase
- 9
- 225
- 33
- 220
- 42
- 5
- 630
- 10
- 342
- 12
- 44
- 5
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