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 torch costs ₹380 before tax and ₹418 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 2.A pencil box costs ₹1480 before GST and ₹1554 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 3.A school bag costs ₹1440 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 10% are added?
- 4.The price of a lunch box goes up from ₹200 to ₹238. What is the percentage increase?
- 5.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 316 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 6.280 children are in a school and 60% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 7.The price of a football comes down from ₹500 to ₹255. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.150 is what percent of 250?
- 9.Riya scored 426 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
- 10.112 is what percent of 200?
- 11.A tank holds 580 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 12.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 10%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 13.Arjun scored 20 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Arjun score?
- 14.A wall clock is marked ₹1200. In a sale it is sold for ₹1140. What is the discount percentage?
- 15.A price comes down by 40% and then goes up by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
- 16.15% of 80 =
- 17.186 is what percent of 300?
- 18.₹4000 earns ₹1600 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 19.₹1500 earns ₹135 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 20.A price of ₹300 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 21.?% of 60 = 42
- 22.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 23.129 is what percent of 150?
- 24.A table fan costs ₹1450 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 25.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) less (b) the same (c) more
- 26.Aarav keeps ₹5000 in a bank at 4% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 2 years?
- 27.A toy car costs ₹600 before GST and ₹708 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 28.The price of a table fan changes from ₹60 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
- 29.A cricket bat costs ₹1450 before GST and ₹1711 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 30.Kabir keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 1 year, in rupees?
- 31.A table fan is marked ₹600. In a sale it is sold for ₹480. What is the discount percentage?
- 32.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹25 and another sells it for ₹75. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 33.Kabir keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Kabir get in 2 years?
- 34.12% of 575 =
- 35.?% of 300 = 48
- 36.A pencil box costs ₹980 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 37.A pencil box marked ₹1200 has 13% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 38.A test has 50 marks. To get 76%, how many marks does Meera need?
- 39.A torch costs ₹1150 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 40.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 38%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
Answer key
- 10
- 5
- 144
- 19
- 21
- 168
- 49
- 60
- 71
- 56
- 348
- 8
- 80
- 5
- less
- 12
- 62
- 8
- 3
- 234
- 70
- 62
- 86
- 1711
- less
- 400
- 18
- 90
- 18
- 1530
- 20
- 100
- 220
- 69
- 16
- 1029
- 156
- 38
- 207
- 69
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