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 test has 40 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Anaya need?
- 2.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹100 and sells it for ₹120. What is the profit percentage?
- 4.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹40 but has to sell it for ₹32. What is the loss percentage?
- 5.One shop sells a school bag for ₹44 and another sells it for ₹36. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 6.A school club grows from 20 members to 31 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 7.14 is what percent of 25?
- 8.Anaya keeps ₹500 in a bank at 9% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 4 years, in rupees?
- 9.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 43%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 10.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹50 but has to sell it for ₹43. What is the loss percentage?
- 11.The price of a torch changes from ₹400 to ₹360. What is the percentage change?
- 12.A price of ₹200 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 13.6% of 600 =
- 14.A football costs ₹1025 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 15.Aarav scored 540 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Aarav’s percentage?
- 16.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 12% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 17.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 18.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 35%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 19.500 children are in a school and 30% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 20.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹200 to ₹98. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 42 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 26% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 23.A farmer picks 560 mangoes and 30% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 24.A kite marked ₹1000 has 37% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 25.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 46%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 26.15% of 580 =
- 27.A wall clock costs ₹20. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 28.430 is what percent of 500?
- 29.What percent of 150 is 84?
- 30.50 is what percent of 200?
- 31.What is the percentage difference between 227 and 173?
- 32.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹120 and sells it for ₹132. What is the profit percentage?
- 33.A football is marked ₹1200. In a sale it is sold for ₹996. What is the discount percentage?
- 34.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% decrease (d) 28% increase
- 35.4% of 450 =
- 36.4% of 525 =
- 37.?% of 200 = 126
- 38.A price goes up by 20% 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
- 39.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹600 but has to sell it for ₹354. What is the loss percentage?
- 40.Isha keeps ₹500 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Isha get in 4 years?
Answer key
- 16
- 90
- 20
- 20
- 20
- 55
- 56
- 680
- 129
- 14
- 10
- 264
- 36
- 123
- 90
- 56
- 80
- 42
- 150
- 51
- 72
- 315
- 168
- 630
- 54
- 87
- 3
- 86
- 56
- 25
- 27
- 10
- 17
- 35% increase
- 18
- 21
- 63
- less
- 41
- 60
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