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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- 1.200 children are in a school and 4% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 2.A number changes from 150 to 201. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 34% decrease (b) 51% increase (c) 51% decrease (d) 34% increase
- 3.Dev scored 267 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Dev’s percentage?
- 4.A tank has 100 litres of water and 59% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 5.One shop sells a wall clock for ₹35 and another sells it for ₹45. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 6.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 300 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 7.A kite costs ₹950 before GST and ₹1121 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 8.A school bag costs ₹400. The price comes down by 69%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 9.Ishaan spent ₹47, which is 20% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Ishaan have, in rupees?
- 10.65% of 40 =
- 11.Kabir keeps ₹2500 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 3 years, in rupees?
- 12.Arjun keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Arjun get in 3 years?
- 13.A kite costs ₹620 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 14.Isha scored 201 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 15.Aarav scored 138 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Aarav’s percentage?
- 16.15% of a number is 42. What is the number?
- 17.A pencil box costs ₹1600 before GST and ₹1888 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 18.Anaya scored 178 out of 200 in a maths test. What percentage did Anaya score?
- 19.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹100 to ₹60. What is the percentage decrease?
- 20.The price of a kite goes up from ₹200 to ₹276. What is the percentage increase?
- 21.12 is what percent of 40?
- 22.A shop sold 80 ice creams on Monday and 45% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 23.A torch costs ₹1080 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 24.A shop sold 80 ice creams on Monday and 160 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 25.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 75%. How many members are there now?
- 26.Sara spent ₹27, which is 10% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
- 27.What is the percentage difference between 135 and 105?
- 28.Aarav keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 8% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
- 29.A toy car costs ₹1400 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 30.₹500 earns ₹40 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 31.₹3000 earns ₹600 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 32.A school club grows from 100 members to 175 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 33.A shop sold 100 ice creams on Monday and 20% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 34.Meera keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Meera get in 2 years?
- 35.Ishaan scored 408 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Ishaan’s percentage?
- 36.A price of ₹100 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 37.245 children are in a school and 40% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 38.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹268. What is the loss percentage?
- 39.A number changes from 50 to 89. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 78% decrease (b) 39% decrease (c) 39% increase (d) 78% increase
- 40.A torch marked ₹400 has 41% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 8
- 34% increase
- 89
- 41
- 25
- 20
- 18
- 124
- 235
- 26
- 3400
- 720
- 31
- 67
- 46
- 280
- 18
- 89
- 40
- 38
- 30
- 116
- 1134
- 100
- 35
- 270
- 25
- 1160
- 1470
- 2
- 10
- 75
- 120
- 60
- 68
- 143
- 98
- 33
- 78% increase
- 236
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