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 lunch box marked ₹400 has 49% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 2.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 45%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 3.80% of a number is 120. What is the number?
- 4.?% of 25 = 15
- 5.₹1500 earns ₹150 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 6.132 is 60% of ?
- 7.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 but has to sell it for ₹408. What is the loss percentage?
- 8.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 308 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 9.What percent of 60 is 45?
- 10.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹364. What is the loss percentage?
- 11.₹500 earns ₹90 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 12.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹29 and another sells it for ₹51. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 13.A lunch box costs ₹950 before GST and ₹1121 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 14.A price of ₹400 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 15.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹402. What is the percentage change?
- 16.A school bag costs ₹50 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 17.36 is what percent of 150?
- 18.?% of 120 = 30
- 19.A school bag costs ₹1800 before GST and ₹2124 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 20.A torch is marked ₹200. In a sale it is sold for ₹158. What is the discount percentage?
- 21.60% of 105 =
- 22.A number changes from 50 to 27. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 46% decrease (b) 23% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 23% decrease
- 23.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹50 and sells it for ₹70. What is the profit percentage?
- 24.A number changes from 300 to 477. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 59% increase (d) 69% decrease
- 25.60% of a number is 27. What is the number?
- 26.A tank has 150 litres of water and 28% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 27.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 28.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 270 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 29.Aarav keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 5% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 4 years?
- 30.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 56% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
- 31.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 21%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 32.A wall clock marked ₹300 has 43% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 33.A storybook costs ₹425 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 34.What is the percentage difference between 51 and 29?
- 35.A tank has 50 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 36.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 27%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 37.5% of a number is 12. What is the number?
- 38.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹17 and another sells it for ₹23. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 39.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) more (b) the same (c) less
- 40.Meera scored 204 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
Answer key
- 204
- 36
- 150
- 60
- 2
- 220
- 49
- 23
- 75
- 9
- 9
- 55
- 18
- 780
- 34
- 6
- 24
- 25
- 18
- 21
- 63
- 46% decrease
- 40
- 59% increase
- 45
- 108
- 9
- 8
- 200
- 11
- 726
- 171
- 476
- 55
- 10
- 54
- 240
- 30
- less
- 51
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