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 tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 2.Sara keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 9% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Sara get in 3 years?
- 3.Riya keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 9% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Riya get in 4 years?
- 4.A school bag costs ₹250. The price goes up by 46%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 5.A price of ₹500 goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 6.What percent of 400 is 172?
- 7.115 is what percent of 250?
- 8.A number changes from 250 to 160. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 90% decrease (b) 36% decrease (c) 90% increase (d) 36% increase
- 9.525 children are in a school and 8% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 10.Anaya scored 14 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Anaya score?
- 11.A tank has 150 litres of water and 76% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 12.Riya spent ₹42, which is 12% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
- 13.A kite marked ₹150 has 6% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 14.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹300 and sells it at a loss of 41%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 15.A farmer picks 525 mangoes and 80% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
- 16.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹328. What is the percentage change?
- 17.A school bag costs ₹1140 before GST and ₹1197 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 18.A wall clock marked ₹250 has 14% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 19.A test has 500 marks. To get 48%, how many marks does Dev need?
- 20.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹400 to ₹212. What is the percentage decrease?
- 21.82 is what percent of 200?
- 22.264 is what percent of 300?
- 23.120% of 145 =
- 24.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 25.A test has 200 marks. To get 94%, how many marks does Ishaan need?
- 26.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 12%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 5%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
- 28.A pencil box costs ₹150 before GST and ₹177 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 29.?% of 80 = 12
- 30.A shop sold 200 ice creams on Monday and 18% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 31.A test has 40 marks. To get 80%, how many marks does Aarav need?
- 32.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹300 to ₹600. What is the percentage change?
- 33.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 10% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
- 34.5% of a number is 13. What is the number?
- 35.What is the percentage difference between 54 and 96?
- 36.A pencil box costs ₹560 before tax and ₹616 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 37.14 is what percent of 50?
- 38.One shop sells a pencil box for ₹201 and another sells it for ₹99. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 39.A wall clock costs ₹1250 before GST and ₹1475 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
- 40.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 21%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
Answer key
- 70
- 405
- 1440
- 365
- 1050
- 43
- 46
- 36% decrease
- 42
- 35
- 36
- 350
- 9
- 177
- 420
- 64
- 5
- 35
- 240
- 47
- 41
- 88
- 174
- 52
- 188
- 280
- 4
- 18
- 15
- 236
- 32
- 100
- 165
- 260
- 56
- 10
- 28
- 68
- 18
- 126
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