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.Aarav keeps ₹500 in a bank at 7% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 5 years?
- 2.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 56% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 3.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹100 but has to sell it for ₹74. What is the loss percentage?
- 4.A test has 80 marks. To get 45%, how many marks does Dev need?
- 5.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
- 6.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 68% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 7.The price of a torch goes up from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage increase?
- 8.Anaya keeps ₹500 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
- 9.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹150 and sells it at a loss of 24%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 10.A kite costs ₹200 before GST and ₹236 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 11.Isha scored 582 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 12.A lunch box costs ₹700 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 13.?% of 60 = 18
- 14.90% of 240 =
- 15.A tank holds 240 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
- 17.4 is 20% of ?
- 18.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 19.6% of 100 =
- 20.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
- 21.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 22.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 13%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 23.A price goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 24.120 is what percent of 150?
- 25.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price goes up by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 26.A water bottle costs ₹1520 before GST and ₹1596 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 27.30% of 160 =
- 28.The price of a water bottle goes up from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage increase?
- 29.A farmer picks 240 mangoes and 35% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 30.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 31.A school club has 400 members. The number grows by 40%. How many members are there now?
- 32.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 17%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 33.Dev scored 123 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Dev’s percentage?
- 34.120% of 95 =
- 35.A price of ₹300 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 36.What percent of 400 is 260?
- 37.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
- 38.₹5000 earns ₹450 simple interest at 9% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 39.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 40.One shop sells a torch for ₹25 and another sells it for ₹15. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
Answer key
- 175
- 390
- 26
- 36
- less
- 420
- 100
- 610
- 114
- 18
- 97
- 826
- 30
- 216
- 36
- 84
- 20
- 156
- 6
- 25% increase
- 125
- 226
- 82
- 80
- 112
- 5
- 48
- 90
- 84
- 54
- 560
- 664
- 41
- 114
- 429
- 65
- more
- 1
- 162
- 50
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