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 number changes from 40 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 22% decrease
- 2.345 children are in a school and 40% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 3.2 is 50% of ?
- 4.Arjun scored 24 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Arjun score?
- 5.₹500 earns ₹120 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 6.₹2500 earns ₹400 simple interest in 4 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 7.?% of 80 = 64
- 8.Meera keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
- 9.Kabir scored 176 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
- 10.?% of 25 = 7
- 11.124 is what percent of 200?
- 12.?% of 20 = 16
- 13.270 is what percent of 300?
- 14.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 15.24 is 60% of ?
- 16.Meera keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 3 years, in rupees?
- 17.One shop sells a wall clock for ₹25 and another sells it for ₹15. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 18.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹410. What is the loss percentage?
- 19.A shop sold 25 ice creams on Monday and 36 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 20.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
- 21.Sara scored 15 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Sara score?
- 22.A shop sold 120 ice creams on Monday and 126 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 23.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 17%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 24.One shop sells a football for ₹51 and another sells it for ₹49. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 25.One shop sells a school bag for ₹60 and another sells it for ₹100. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 26.A football costs ₹675 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 27.Arjun spent ₹18, which is 10% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Arjun have, in rupees?
- 28.A price of ₹400 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 29.15% of 520 =
- 30.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.Rohan scored 189 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Rohan’s percentage?
- 32.Meera scored 8 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
- 33.A school bag costs ₹120. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 34.Riya scored 18 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
- 35.Arjun keeps ₹500 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
- 36.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 92 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 37.Rohan spent ₹21, which is 20% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Rohan have, in rupees?
- 38.A toy car costs ₹150. The price comes down by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 39.A wall clock marked ₹600 has 6% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 40.Meera scored 243 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
Answer key
- 55% decrease
- 138
- 4
- 30
- 12
- 4
- 80
- 2440
- 44
- 28
- 62
- 80
- 90
- 190
- 40
- 1060
- 50
- 18
- 44
- less
- 75
- 5
- 34
- 4
- 50
- 81
- 180
- 180
- 78
- 85
- 63
- 32
- 60
- 72
- 575
- 84
- 105
- 114
- 36
- 81
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