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 shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹150 and sells it at a loss of 28%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 2.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 32%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 3.Rohan scored 10 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Rohan score?
- 4.45% of 40 =
- 5.252 is 80% of ?
- 6.A price comes down by 20% and then goes up by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
- 7.Kabir scored 29 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Kabir score?
- 8.30 is 12% of ?
- 9.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 40%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 10.16 is what percent of 80?
- 11.A toy car costs ₹1850 before GST and ₹2183 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 12.Arjun keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 10% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 1 year, in rupees?
- 13.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹600 but has to sell it for ₹408. What is the loss percentage?
- 14.What is the percentage difference between 72 and 48?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 16.Diya keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 9% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 1 year, in rupees?
- 17.A tank has 200 litres of water and 23% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 18.A shop sold 400 ice creams on Monday and 428 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 19.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
- 20.A toy car costs ₹40. The price goes up by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 21.A test has 80 marks. To get 35%, how many marks does Diya need?
- 22.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹280. What is the loss percentage?
- 23.5% of a number is 16. What is the number?
- 24.Rohan spent ₹60, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Rohan have, in rupees?
- 25.What is the percentage difference between 62 and 38?
- 26.42 is what percent of 60?
- 27.A school club has 120 members. The number grows by 35%. How many members are there now?
- 28.A number changes from 60 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 100% increase
- 29.₹4000 earns ₹80 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 30.A cricket bat costs ₹525 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 31.A torch costs ₹1000 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 32.A kite marked ₹300 has 36% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 33.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹40 and sells it for ₹46. What is the profit percentage?
- 34.A lunch box costs ₹1100 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 35.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹100 to ₹88. What is the percentage decrease?
- 36.A test has 50 marks. To get 92%, how many marks does Arjun need?
- 37.A pencil box costs ₹300 before GST and ₹315 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 38.A football costs ₹50 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 39.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹400 and sells it at a loss of 7%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 40.What is the percentage difference between 196 and 204?
Answer key
- 42
- 170
- 50
- 18
- 315
- less
- 58
- 250
- 32
- 20
- 18
- 1100
- 32
- 40
- 100
- 4360
- 154
- 7
- 20% increase
- 46
- 28
- 30
- 320
- 400
- 48
- 70
- 162
- 100% increase
- 2
- 588
- 1180
- 108
- 15
- 1298
- 12
- 46
- 5
- 55
- 28
- 4
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