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 torch costs ₹500. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 2.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 40%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 3.A number changes from 200 to 166. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 17% increase (d) 34% decrease
- 4.A farmer picks 60 mangoes and 70% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 5.A farmer picks 380 mangoes and 15% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 6.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 41%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 7.A storybook is marked ₹100. In a sale it is sold for ₹85. What is the discount percentage?
- 8.A tank holds 140 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 9.One shop sells a table fan for ₹10 and another sells it for ₹30. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 10.141 is what percent of 150?
- 11.A price of ₹400 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 12.4% of 550 =
- 13.A kite costs ₹1400 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 14.Isha scored 26 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Isha score?
- 15.A farmer picks 140 mangoes and 65% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 16.290 children are in a school and 70% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 17.42 is 15% of ?
- 18.Anaya keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 3 years, in rupees?
- 19.Kabir scored 32 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Kabir score?
- 20.A school club grows from 80 members to 152 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 21.A shop sold 100 ice creams on Monday and 115 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 22.A school club has 400 members. The number grows by 24%. How many members are there now?
- 23.8 is what percent of 80?
- 24.80% of a number is 12. What is the number?
- 25.42 is what percent of 150?
- 26.A football is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹228. What is the discount percentage?
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹600 and sells it for ₹720. What is the profit percentage?
- 28.Dev spent ₹62, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Dev have, in rupees?
- 29.₹2000 earns ₹240 simple interest in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 30.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 19%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 31.One shop sells a toy car for ₹22 and another sells it for ₹58. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 32.A price of ₹500 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 33.Isha keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 8% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Isha get in 3 years?
- 34.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹60 to ₹111. What is the percentage increase?
- 35.A table fan costs ₹775 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 36.36 is what percent of 120?
- 37.A price goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 38.15% of 440 =
- 39.Aarav spent ₹33, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Aarav have, in rupees?
- 40.Meera scored 344 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
Answer key
- 450
- 320
- 17% decrease
- 42
- 57
- 354
- 15
- 91
- 100
- 94
- 352
- 22
- 252
- 52
- 91
- 203
- 280
- 1060
- 80
- 90
- 15
- 496
- 10
- 15
- 28
- 24
- 20
- 248
- 4
- 243
- 90
- 440
- 360
- 85
- 93
- 30
- 54
- 66
- 132
- 86
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