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.?% of 250 = 130
- 2.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 25%. How many members are there now?
- 3.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 4.A shop sold 400 ice creams on Monday and 84% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 5.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 96% increase
- 6.Meera scored 228 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
- 7.What is the percentage difference between 24 and 16?
- 8.A kite costs ₹875 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 9.20% of a number is 78. What is the number?
- 10.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
- 11.What percent of 300 is 147?
- 12.Meera scored 207 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
- 13.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 36%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 14.One shop sells a school bag for ₹19 and another sells it for ₹21. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹800 and sells it for ₹984. What is the profit percentage?
- 16.Kabir scored 252 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
- 17.A football costs ₹50 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 18.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 76%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 19.What percent of 20 is 2?
- 20.A pencil box costs ₹1225 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 21.A toy car costs ₹1875 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 22.Riya scored 34 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
- 23.₹500 earns ₹75 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 24.80% of a number is 208. What is the number?
- 25.Sara scored 174 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Sara’s percentage?
- 26.Ishaan scored 162 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Ishaan’s percentage?
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 but has to sell it for ₹60. What is the loss percentage?
- 28.A price of ₹200 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 29.18 is what percent of 25?
- 30.A school club grows from 80 members to 160 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 31.A school club grows from 60 members to 105 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 32.300 children are in a school and 3% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 33.One shop sells a torch for ₹117 and another sells it for ₹283. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 34.A toy car marked ₹150 has 40% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 35.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 36.₹2000 earns ₹800 simple interest at 8% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 37.60% of a number is 228. What is the number?
- 38.A storybook marked ₹100 has 27% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 39.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹99 and another sells it for ₹51. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 40.A test has 500 marks. To get 38%, how many marks does Riya need?
Answer key
- 52
- 25
- 7
- 736
- 80% increase
- 57
- 40
- 980
- 390
- 15% increase
- 49
- 69
- 816
- 10
- 23
- 42
- 59
- 36
- 10
- 1372
- 2100
- 85
- 3
- 260
- 58
- 54
- 25
- 110
- 72
- 100
- 75
- 9
- 83
- 90
- 32
- 5
- 380
- 73
- 64
- 190
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