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 number changes from 20 to 9. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 55% increase
- 2.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 45% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 27% decrease
- 3.A price of ₹400 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 4.Meera scored 14 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
- 5.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 27%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 6.A price of ₹200 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 7.A test has 500 marks. To get 58%, how many marks does Arjun need?
- 8.A wall clock costs ₹1620 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 9.?% of 300 = 273
- 10.?% of 20 = 19
- 11.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
- 12.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 21%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 13.Anaya scored 37 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Anaya score?
- 14.A table fan costs ₹850 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 15.A wall clock costs ₹50 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 16.30% of 230 =
- 17.A water bottle costs ₹200. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 18.A cricket bat marked ₹150 has 10% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 19.₹1000 earns ₹240 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 20.One shop sells a lunch box for ₹36 and another sells it for ₹84. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 21.A wall clock costs ₹250 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 22.40% of 100 =
- 23.What is the percentage difference between 78 and 122?
- 24.9 is 25% of ?
- 25.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.A test has 50 marks. To get 72%, how many marks does Isha need?
- 27.?% of 150 = 99
- 28.4 is what percent of 20?
- 29.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 30.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹150 and sells it at a loss of 46%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 31.Anaya keeps ₹2500 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Anaya get in 1 year?
- 32.A football costs ₹1960 before GST and ₹2058 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 33.A tank holds 230 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 34.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 50%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 35.A kite costs ₹480 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 36.₹2500 earns ₹750 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 37.What percent of 400 is 256?
- 38.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 39.A price of ₹200 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 40.246 is what percent of 300?
Answer key
- 55% decrease
- 45% decrease
- 240
- 35
- 135
- 144
- 290
- 81
- 91
- 95
- 100% increase
- 726
- 74
- 1003
- 9
- 69
- 140
- 135
- 12
- 80
- 45
- 40
- 44
- 36
- 40
- 36
- 66
- 20
- 54
- 69
- 300
- 5
- 184
- 40
- 24
- 6
- 64
- 108
- 270
- 82
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