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.₹5000 earns ₹450 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 2.A number changes from 50 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 22% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
- 3.Riya scored 20 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
- 4.A test has 500 marks. To get 53%, how many marks does Aarav need?
- 5.Isha scored 46 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Isha score?
- 6.A lunch box costs ₹560 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 7.42 is 30% of ?
- 8.A school bag marked ₹120 has 50% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 9.4 is 5% of ?
- 10.5 is what percent of 20?
- 11.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 12.225 children are in a school and 4% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 13.219 is 60% of ?
- 14.A table fan costs ₹725 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 15.A lunch box marked ₹250 has 32% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 16.A number changes from 250 to 155. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% decrease (b) 95% increase (c) 38% increase (d) 95% decrease
- 17.600 children are in a school and 15% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 18.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) the same (c) less
- 19.A water bottle costs ₹400. The price goes up by 26%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 20.Aarav scored 30 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
- 21.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹370. What is the loss percentage?
- 22.Aarav keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 4 years?
- 23.A lunch box marked ₹600 has 11% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 24.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 28%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 25.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 78% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 26.A price of ₹400 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 27.A torch costs ₹80. The price comes down by 30%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 28.Aarav scored 32 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
- 29.A test has 500 marks. To get 88%, how many marks does Rohan need?
- 30.A storybook marked ₹150 has 38% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 31.A lunch box costs ₹450 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 32.150% of 472 =
- 33.A kite marked ₹1200 has 29% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 34.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹50 and sells it for ₹53. What is the profit percentage?
- 35.6 is 5% of ?
- 36.A test has 200 marks. To get 56%, how many marks does Aarav need?
- 37.A shop sold 120 ice creams on Monday and 138 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 38.15% of a number is 9. What is the number?
- 39.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 40.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹120 and sells it for ₹174. What is the profit percentage?
Answer key
- 3
- 44% increase
- 40
- 265
- 92
- 616
- 140
- 60
- 80
- 25
- 138
- 9
- 365
- 87
- 80
- 38% decrease
- 90
- less
- 504
- 60
- 26
- 360
- 66
- 360
- 33
- 160
- 56
- 80
- 440
- 57
- 531
- 708
- 348
- 6
- 120
- 112
- 15
- 60
- 43
- 45
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