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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- 1.159 is 75% of ?
- 2.Anaya scored 147 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Anaya’s percentage?
- 3.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 4.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 24% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 5.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹224. What is the loss percentage?
- 7.?% of 500 = 105
- 8.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 144 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.Riya scored 8 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
- 10.Isha spent ₹42, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Isha have, in rupees?
- 11.A school club has 25 members. The number grows by 12%. How many members are there now?
- 12.400 children are in a school and 70% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 13.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹150 and sells it at a profit of 12%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 14.A lunch box marked ₹800 has 21% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 15.Riya scored 168 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
- 16.12% of 550 =
- 17.80% of 15 =
- 18.A price of ₹100 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 19.What percent of 40 is 10?
- 20.₹1500 earns ₹150 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 21.80% of 140 =
- 22.?% of 40 = 6
- 23.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 20% increase
- 24.A school club grows from 400 members to 432 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
- 26.A wall clock marked ₹120 has 45% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 27.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) the same (c) less
- 28.132 is what percent of 150?
- 29.₹2000 earns ₹220 simple interest at 11% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 30.Arjun keeps ₹5000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Arjun get in 1 year?
- 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
- 32.Anaya keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Anaya get in 5 years?
- 33.₹2500 earns ₹50 simple interest at 2% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 34.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 14%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
- 36.A school club has 60 members. The number grows by 60%. How many members are there now?
- 37.What percent of 150 is 42?
- 38.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 16% increase
- 39.A test has 50 marks. To get 42%, how many marks does Riya need?
- 40.Anaya scored 9 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Anaya score?
Answer key
- 212
- 49
- 32
- 186
- 68
- 44
- 21
- 28
- 40
- 280
- 28
- 280
- 168
- 632
- 56
- 66
- 12
- 105
- 25
- 10
- 112
- 15
- 20% increase
- 8
- 14
- 66
- more
- 88
- 1
- 600
- 40
- 2400
- 1
- 70
- 55
- 96
- 28
- 32% decrease
- 21
- 45
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