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.The price of a table fan goes up from ₹100 to ₹139. What is the percentage increase?
- 2.Dev scored 18 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Dev score?
- 3.A tank has 40 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 4.45% of 380 =
- 5.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 34%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 6.₹1000 earns ₹80 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 7.60% of a number is 234. What is the number?
- 8.A kite is marked ₹250. In a sale it is sold for ₹230. What is the discount percentage?
- 9.A school bag costs ₹500. The price goes up by 87%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 10.₹1000 earns ₹100 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 11.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹120 and sells it for ₹150. What is the profit percentage?
- 12.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 12%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 13.80% of 285 =
- 14.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 16.A price of ₹200 comes down by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 17.What percent of 60 is 36?
- 18.A price of ₹200 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 19.A number changes from 60 to 87. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 45% increase
- 20.A number changes from 80 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 20% increase
- 21.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹300 and sells it at a loss of 43%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 22.A price of ₹500 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 23.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹21 and another sells it for ₹19. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 24.Aarav scored 558 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Aarav’s percentage?
- 25.A price of ₹200 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 26.Kabir keeps ₹500 in a bank at 8% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 4 years, in rupees?
- 27.Isha scored 216 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 28.One shop sells a storybook for ₹75 and another sells it for ₹165. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 29.A tank has 100 litres of water and 6% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 30.A shop sold 200 ice creams on Monday and 10% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 31.₹3000 earns ₹90 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 32.A storybook costs ₹1380 before GST and ₹1449 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 33.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 12% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 34.A number changes from 300 to 222. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 26% increase (d) 78% decrease
- 35.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
- 36.12% of a number is 48. What is the number?
- 37.Kabir scored 20 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Kabir score?
- 38.What percent of 60 is 39?
- 39.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹150 and sells it at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 40.A tank has 150 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
Answer key
- 39
- 90
- 16
- 171
- 68
- 4
- 390
- 8
- 935
- 2
- 25
- 672
- 228
- 35
- 480
- 112
- 60
- 286
- 45% increase
- 20% increase
- 171
- 715
- 10
- 93
- 108
- 660
- 54
- 75
- 94
- 220
- 1
- 5
- 280
- 26% decrease
- 65
- 400
- 100
- 65
- 225
- 30
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