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 pencil box costs ₹450 before GST and ₹531 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 2.A school club has 150 members. The number grows by 26%. How many members are there now?
- 3.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 27 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 4.A number changes from 60 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 24% decrease (d) 24% increase
- 5.36 is what percent of 80?
- 6.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 11%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 7.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹50 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 8.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 32%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 9.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹108 and another sells it for ₹52. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 10.35 is what percent of 50?
- 11.A lunch box marked ₹120 has 15% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 12.Aarav scored 260 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Aarav’s percentage?
- 13.A tank holds 200 litres of water and 3% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 14.72 is what percent of 150?
- 15.₹2000 earns ₹220 simple interest at 11% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 16.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
- 17.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 5%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 18.36 is what percent of 400?
- 19.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹50 and sells it for ₹69. What is the profit percentage?
- 20.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹50 to ₹20. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.A table fan marked ₹600 has 22% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 22.12% of a number is 12. What is the number?
- 23.8% of 300 =
- 24.A kite costs ₹575 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 25.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹50 and sells it at a loss of 12%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 26.The price of a kite comes down from ₹60 to ₹33. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
- 28.A price of ₹300 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 29.Isha scored 426 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
- 30.The price of a water bottle goes up from ₹25 to ₹46. What is the percentage increase?
- 31.A price of ₹500 goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 32.A torch costs ₹800 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 33.6% of 250 =
- 34.5% of a number is 2. What is the number?
- 35.A number changes from 200 to 264. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 64% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 64% increase
- 36.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 26%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 37.57 is 25% of ?
- 38.51 is 30% of ?
- 39.16 is what percent of 80?
- 40.22 is 40% of ?
Answer key
- 18
- 189
- 55
- 40% decrease
- 45
- 222
- 25
- 64
- 70
- 70
- 18
- 65
- 6
- 48
- 1
- 90
- 10
- 9
- 38
- 60
- 132
- 100
- 24
- 644
- 6
- 45
- less
- 630
- 71
- 84
- 840
- 144
- 15
- 40
- 32% increase
- 13
- 228
- 170
- 20
- 55
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