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 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) less (c) the same
- 2.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 3.A number changes from 20 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% decrease (b) 30% decrease (c) 6% increase (d) 30% increase
- 4.A price comes down by 40% and then goes up by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
- 5.A cricket bat marked ₹1200 has 38% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 6.A wall clock is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹105. What is the discount percentage?
- 7.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 34%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 8.6% of 400 =
- 9.A table fan costs ₹360 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 10.One shop sells a kite for ₹36 and another sells it for ₹44. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 11.What is the percentage difference between 57 and 23?
- 12.Ishaan scored 37 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Ishaan score?
- 13.Isha keeps ₹2500 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Isha get in 2 years?
- 14.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage increase?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 but has to sell it for ₹64. What is the loss percentage?
- 16.A cricket bat costs ₹1000 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 17.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹230. What is the percentage change?
- 18.A tank has 120 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 19.A price of ₹300 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 20.60% of 70 =
- 21.A price of ₹200 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 22.114 is 40% of ?
- 23.Ishaan keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
- 24.A football costs ₹60 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 25.Isha scored 300 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 26.The price of a torch goes up from ₹120 to ₹156. What is the percentage increase?
- 27.A test has 40 marks. To get 35%, how many marks does Dev need?
- 28.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 10% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹250 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
- 30.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 46%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 31.A lunch box costs ₹120. The price comes down by 70%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 32.Meera spent ₹15, which is 60% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Meera have, in rupees?
- 33.18 is what percent of 25?
- 34.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
- 35.5% of a number is 4. What is the number?
- 36.?% of 300 = 78
- 37.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 37 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
- 39.90% of 70 =
- 40.6 is what percent of 50?
Answer key
- less
- 55
- 30% decrease
- less
- 456
- 30
- 67
- 24
- 378
- 20
- 85
- 74
- 100
- 75
- 20
- 120
- 8
- 96
- 363
- 42
- 312
- 285
- 3300
- 63
- 60
- 30
- 14
- 66
- 28
- 730
- 36
- 25
- 72
- more
- 80
- 26
- 26
- 12
- 63
- 12
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