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 shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 30%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 2.A tank holds 100 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 3.₹1500 earns ₹720 simple interest in 4 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 4.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹80 but has to sell it for ₹72. What is the loss percentage?
- 5.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 5%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 6.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹100 but has to sell it for ₹64. What is the loss percentage?
- 7.One shop sells a storybook for ₹218 and another sells it for ₹182. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 8.A water bottle is marked ₹1000. In a sale it is sold for ₹700. What is the discount percentage?
- 9.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 24%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 10.A number changes from 20 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% increase
- 11.A torch marked ₹1000 has 17% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 12.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹106 and another sells it for ₹54. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 13.A cricket bat costs ₹1900 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 14.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 15.A table fan costs ₹1860 before GST and ₹1953 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 16.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 32%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 17.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 39%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 18.A number changes from 25 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% decrease (b) 48% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 12% increase
- 19.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 36%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 20.Riya keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 10% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 4 years, in rupees?
- 21.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
- 22.2% of 250 =
- 23.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 26%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 24.150 children are in a school and 70% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 25.What is the percentage difference between 94 and 106?
- 26.A school bag costs ₹1100 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 27.A price comes down by 40% and then goes up by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
- 28.Aarav scored 14 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
- 29.90% of 600 =
- 30.80% of 260 =
- 31.A toy car marked ₹800 has 50% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 32.A wall clock costs ₹1650 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 33.120% of 315 =
- 34.A torch marked ₹150 has 6% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 35.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 8% increase (d) 20% decrease
- 36.Sara scored 224 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Sara’s percentage?
- 37.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹600 and sells it for ₹732. What is the profit percentage?
- 38.What is the percentage difference between 75 and 45?
- 39.A torch marked ₹500 has 29% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 40.What percent of 25 is 23?
Answer key
- 90
- 12
- 12
- 10
- 2
- 36
- 18
- 30
- 190
- 25% increase
- 170
- 65
- 95
- 5
- 5
- 66
- 834
- 48% decrease
- 272
- 2100
- more
- 5
- 504
- 105
- 12
- 198
- less
- 56
- 540
- 208
- 400
- 297
- 378
- 9
- 8% decrease
- 56
- 22
- 50
- 145
- 92
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