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 storybook for ₹800 but has to sell it for ₹632. What is the loss percentage?
- 2.A price of ₹500 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 3.A water bottle costs ₹1450 before tax and ₹1624 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 4.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 44 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹89. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 20% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 7.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 14%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 8.Arjun scored 15 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Arjun score?
- 9.Riya scored 47 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
- 10.The price of a wall clock goes up from ₹80 to ₹140. What is the percentage increase?
- 11.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 36% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 12.A price of ₹400 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 13.A pencil box costs ₹1850 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 14.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 10%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 19%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 16.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 249 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 17.What is the percentage difference between 90 and 210?
- 18.₹500 earns ₹75 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 19.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 46%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 20.48 is what percent of 120?
- 21.A kite costs ₹1480 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 22.?% of 80 = 44
- 23.A wall clock costs ₹50. The price comes down by 22%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 24.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 44% decrease (c) 11% increase (d) 44% increase
- 25.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 36%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 26.A price of ₹100 comes down by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 27.A table fan costs ₹630 before tax and ₹693 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 28.What is the percentage difference between 76 and 124?
- 29.A school bag marked ₹200 has 6% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 30.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 102 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 31.Isha scored 22 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Isha score?
- 32.A team scored 200 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 33.A lunch box costs ₹400 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 34.Riya spent ₹135, which is 60% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
- 35.What percent of 120 is 12?
- 36.A price of ₹100 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 37.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) more (c) the same
- 38.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹200 and sells it for ₹210. What is the profit percentage?
- 39.A shop sold 120 ice creams on Monday and 210 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 40.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 2% decrease
Answer key
- 21
- 175
- 12
- 89
- 11
- 180
- 7
- 30
- 94
- 75
- 204
- 216
- 2183
- 40
- 95
- 66
- 80
- 3
- 730
- 40
- 1554
- 55
- 39
- 44% increase
- 216
- 72
- 10
- 48
- 12
- 15
- 88
- 87
- 448
- 225
- 10
- 25
- less
- 5
- 75
- 10% increase
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