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.The price of a torch comes down from ₹100 to ₹95. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
- 3.Sara spent ₹98, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
- 4.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 5.A test has 50 marks. To get 66%, how many marks does Dev need?
- 6.₹5000 earns ₹1000 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 7.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage increase?
- 8.A toy car costs ₹1450 before GST and ₹1711 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 9.What percent of 500 is 105?
- 10.A torch costs ₹930 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 11.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) more (c) the same
- 12.A school bag costs ₹1250 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 13.A price of ₹100 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 14.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹300. What is the loss percentage?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹600 but has to sell it for ₹570. What is the loss percentage?
- 16.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 35% decrease
- 17.A farmer picks 250 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 18.Meera keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
- 19.A football costs ₹1440 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 20.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 90% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 21.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 22.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹395. What is the loss percentage?
- 23.What percent of 300 is 180?
- 24.A test has 40 marks. To get 65%, how many marks does Kabir need?
- 25.38 is 25% of ?
- 26.45% of 20 =
- 27.What is the percentage difference between 46 and 54?
- 28.A farmer picks 300 mangoes and 2% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 29.Kabir keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Kabir get in 1 year?
- 30.A toy car costs ₹1420 before GST and ₹1491 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 31.What percent of 250 is 205?
- 32.What percent of 200 is 98?
- 33.Aarav keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
- 34.A school club has 120 members. The number grows by 50%. How many members are there now?
- 35.A price of ₹500 comes down by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 36.A test has 200 marks. To get 87%, how many marks does Kabir need?
- 37.What percent of 40 is 36?
- 38.13 is what percent of 25?
- 39.Riya scored 276 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
- 40.300 children are in a school and 2% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
Answer key
- 5
- 16
- 392
- 190
- 33
- 4
- 5
- 18
- 21
- 1023
- less
- 1475
- 117
- 40
- 5
- 25% decrease
- 15
- 1220
- 72
- 114
- 81
- 21
- 60
- 26
- 152
- 9
- 16
- 6
- 40
- 5
- 82
- 49
- 1650
- 180
- 210
- 174
- 90
- 52
- 92
- 6
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