Percentage Questions with Answers Worksheet

Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 400 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.5% of a number is 17. What is the number?
2. 2.Meera keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Meera get in 2 years?
3. 3.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 75% increase
4. 4.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹55 and another sells it for ₹45. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
5. 5.20% of a number is 50. What is the number?
6. 6.Sara spent ₹234, which is 75% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
7. 7.A tank has 250 litres of water and 84% of it is used. How many litres are left?
8. 8.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹53 and another sells it for ₹27. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
9. 9.A number changes from 500 to 590. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
10. 10.What is the percentage difference between 102 and 138?
11. 11.The price of a table fan goes up from ₹50 to ₹53. What is the percentage increase?
12. 12.80% of 20 =
13. 13.9 is 5% of ?
14. 14.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
15. 15.40 is what percent of 80?
16. 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹150 to ₹279. What is the percentage change?
17. 17.40% of 135 =
18. 18.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 21 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
19. 19.A test has 200 marks. To get 82%, how many marks does Ishaan need?
20. 20.A water bottle marked ₹400 has 16% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
21. 21.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
22. 22.A tank has 25 litres of water and 48% of it is used. How many litres are left?
23. 23.A wall clock costs ₹100 before GST and ₹118 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 41%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
25. 25.3 is 5% of ?
26. 26.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹25 to ₹22. What is the percentage decrease?
27. 27.₹1000 earns ₹200 simple interest in 4 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
28. 28.A price of ₹300 goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
29. 29.Sara keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 4% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Sara get in 5 years?
30. 30.Aarav scored 10 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
31. 31.60% of 430 =
32. 32.A torch is marked ₹250. In a sale it is sold for ₹190. What is the discount percentage?
33. 33.What is the percentage difference between 63 and 57?
34. 34.One shop sells a lunch box for ₹41 and another sells it for ₹59. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
35. 35.What is the percentage difference between 53 and 27?
36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹600 and sells it for ₹642. What is the profit percentage?
37. 37.Diya keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Diya get in 4 years?
38. 38.80% of a number is 172. What is the number?
39. 39.A price goes up by 10% and then comes down by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) more (c) the same
40. 40.A test has 40 marks. To get 65%, how many marks does Anaya need?

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