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 wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹166. What is the percentage change?
- 2.6% of 500 =
- 3.Kabir keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Kabir get in 1 year?
- 4.One shop sells a pencil box for ₹32 and another sells it for ₹68. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 5.₹1500 earns ₹60 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 6.A price of ₹300 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
- 8.12 is 15% of ?
- 9.80% of 245 =
- 10.A price of ₹100 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 11.6 is what percent of 25?
- 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
- 13.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 70% increase
- 14.Riya spent ₹92, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
- 15.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 300 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
- 16.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹800 but has to sell it for ₹624. What is the loss percentage?
- 17.A torch costs ₹410 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 18.A table fan costs ₹600 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 19.A water bottle is marked ₹1200. In a sale it is sold for ₹708. What is the discount percentage?
- 20.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹300 but has to sell it for ₹186. What is the loss percentage?
- 21.A lunch box costs ₹40. The price goes up by 75%. What is the new price, in rupees?
- 22.A number changes from 250 to 120. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% decrease (b) 62% increase (c) 52% increase (d) 62% decrease
- 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
- 24.A water bottle marked ₹100 has 17% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
- 25.One shop sells a storybook for ₹26 and another sells it for ₹14. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 26.A tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 50 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
- 27.A price comes down by 40% and then goes up by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) more (c) less
- 28.Sara spent ₹192, which is 60% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
- 29.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹165. What is the percentage change?
- 30.What is the percentage difference between 60 and 40?
- 31.A tank holds 370 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are used?
- 32.A school bag marked ₹300 has 16% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
- 33.A football costs ₹1280 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
- 34.5% of a number is 4. What is the number?
- 35.A price of ₹100 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 36.Aarav keeps ₹5000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 1 year, in rupees?
- 37.Arjun spent ₹132, which is 60% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Arjun have, in rupees?
- 38.A number changes from 120 to 204. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% increase (b) 84% decrease (c) 70% increase (d) 70% decrease
- 39.What percent of 120 is 90?
- 40.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 95%. How many members are there now?
Answer key
- 17
- 30
- 120
- 72
- 1
- 264
- 52
- 80
- 196
- 35
- 24
- 85
- 60% decrease
- 230
- 20
- 22
- 451
- 72
- 41
- 38
- 70
- 52% decrease
- 18
- 17
- 60
- 90
- less
- 320
- 34
- 40
- 148
- 252
- 64
- 80
- 91
- 5100
- 220
- 70% increase
- 75
- 39
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