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 torch for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 43%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 2.A number changes from 25 to 14. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% increase (b) 11% decrease (c) 44% decrease (d) 44% increase
- 3.70% of 450 =
- 4.A shop sold 80 ice creams on Monday and 65% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 5.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 43 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.A water bottle costs ₹25. The price goes up by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 7.What is the percentage difference between 183 and 217?
- 8.A school club has 100 members. The number grows by 53%. How many members are there now?
- 9.₹2000 earns ₹80 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 10.60% of a number is 126. What is the number?
- 11.Ishaan scored 285 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Ishaan’s percentage?
- 12.6% of 550 =
- 13.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹300 and sells it for ₹369. What is the profit percentage?
- 14.Isha scored 240 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 15.A table fan costs ₹200 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 16.Ishaan scored 34 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Ishaan score?
- 17.160 is 80% of ?
- 18.A storybook costs ₹1550 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 19.A test has 40 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Arjun need?
- 20.35% of 100 =
- 21.The price of a lunch box goes up from ₹300 to ₹540. What is the percentage increase?
- 22.12% of 325 =
- 23.171 is what percent of 300?
- 24.A kite marked ₹600 has 12% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 25.3 is what percent of 60?
- 26.A storybook costs ₹350 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 28.A kite costs ₹50 before GST and ₹59 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 29.What percent of 60 is 18?
- 30.₹5000 earns ₹250 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 31.Isha scored 20 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Isha score?
- 32.A number changes from 300 to 177. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 41% increase (b) 41% decrease (c) 51% decrease (d) 51% increase
- 33.A wall clock costs ₹250 before GST and ₹295 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 34.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 39 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.A cricket bat costs ₹50 before tax and ₹56 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 36.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 6%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 37.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 37%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 38.Aarav keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 2 years?
- 39.Rohan spent ₹135, which is 60% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Rohan have, in rupees?
- 40.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹150 to ₹135. What is the percentage change?
Answer key
- 429
- 44% decrease
- 315
- 132
- 14
- 35
- 17
- 153
- 1
- 210
- 95
- 33
- 23
- 40
- 236
- 85
- 200
- 279
- 16
- 35
- 80
- 39
- 57
- 72
- 5
- 63
- 20
- 18
- 30
- 5
- 80
- 41% decrease
- 18
- 22
- 12
- 3
- 126
- 40
- 225
- 10
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