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 cricket bat for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 42%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 2.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 80% increase
- 3.9 is 5% of ?
- 4.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 5.2 is what percent of 25?
- 6.?% of 20 = 1
- 7.The price of a football changes from ₹150 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?
- 8.One shop sells a storybook for ₹24 and another sells it for ₹16. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 9.A number changes from 50 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 56% increase
- 10.A torch costs ₹20. The price goes up by 100%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 11.What percent of 120 is 102?
- 12.What is the percentage difference between 123 and 117?
- 13.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 117 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 14.45% of 320 =
- 15.A pencil box costs ₹1900 before GST and ₹2242 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 16.A tank has 60 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 17.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹138 and another sells it for ₹62. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 18.12% of a number is 21. What is the number?
- 19.Dev keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Dev get in 1 year?
- 20.A price of ₹500 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 21.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 31%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
- 22.A tank holds 500 litres of water and 3% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 23.?% of 500 = 140
- 24.A torch costs ₹200 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 25.A number changes from 500 to 240. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% increase (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% decrease
- 26.?% of 20 = 19
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 6%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 28.Diya keeps ₹5000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
- 29.A toy car marked ₹120 has 50% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 30.A school bag costs ₹130 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 31.₹1000 earns ₹150 simple interest in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 32.A number changes from 400 to 168. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
- 33.What percent of 60 is 12?
- 34.160 children are in a school and 90% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 35.A test has 40 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Dev need?
- 36.A wall clock marked ₹600 has 11% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 37.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹200 to ₹26. What is the percentage decrease?
- 38.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 177 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 39.?% of 150 = 12
- 40.A school bag costs ₹1700 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
Answer key
- 426
- 70% increase
- 180
- 70
- 8
- 5
- 12
- 40
- 56% increase
- 40
- 85
- 5
- 95
- 144
- 18
- 39
- 76
- 175
- 80
- 1050
- 248
- 15
- 28
- 236
- 52% decrease
- 95
- 188
- 5750
- 60
- 143
- 5
- 58% decrease
- 20
- 144
- 16
- 534
- 87
- 18
- 8
- 306
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