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 price comes down by 20% and then goes up by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
- 2.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 75% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 3.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹250 and sells it for ₹295. What is the profit percentage?
- 4.A lunch box marked ₹1000 has 10% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 5.A school bag marked ₹100 has 15% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 6.What is the percentage difference between 22 and 18?
- 7.A test has 40 marks. To get 45%, how many marks does Ishaan need?
- 8.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 270 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
- 10.₹2500 earns ₹100 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 11.45% of 360 =
- 12.28 is what percent of 40?
- 13.A test has 500 marks. To get 80%, how many marks does Ishaan need?
- 14.A price of ₹300 comes down by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 15.₹2500 earns ₹550 simple interest at 11% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 16.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 17.4 is 80% of ?
- 18.17 is 5% of ?
- 19.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹500 to ₹745. What is the percentage change?
- 21.Riya scored 320 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
- 22.The price of a torch goes up from ₹400 to ₹652. What is the percentage increase?
- 23.12% of 600 =
- 24.12% of a number is 48. What is the number?
- 25.81 is what percent of 150?
- 26.A torch marked ₹500 has 20% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 27.A farmer picks 100 mangoes and 4% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 28.8 is what percent of 20?
- 29.Sara keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 3 years, in rupees?
- 30.A test has 80 marks. To get 85%, how many marks does Meera need?
- 31.200 children are in a school and 6% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 32.A test has 40 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Aarav need?
- 33.60% of a number is 6. What is the number?
- 34.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹300 and sells it for ₹351. What is the profit percentage?
- 35.30% of 510 =
- 36.A farmer picks 585 mangoes and 40% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 37.₹5000 earns ₹750 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 38.15% of 180 =
- 39.35 children are in a school and 40% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 40.A number changes from 250 to 195. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
Answer key
- more
- 15
- 18
- 900
- 15
- 20
- 18
- 46
- 20% increase
- 2
- 162
- 70
- 400
- 189
- 2
- 34
- 5
- 340
- 72
- 49
- 64
- 63
- 72
- 400
- 54
- 100
- 4
- 40
- 3180
- 68
- 12
- 16
- 10
- 17
- 153
- 234
- 5
- 27
- 14
- 22% decrease
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