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 storybook is marked ₹120. In a sale it is sold for ₹66. What is the discount percentage?
- 2.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
- 3.A tank has 100 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 4.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 16%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 5.What percent of 50 is 46?
- 6.Kabir scored 285 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
- 7.A water bottle costs ₹300 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 8.Aarav keeps ₹2500 in a bank at 6% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 4 years?
- 9.What percent of 200 is 70?
- 10.What percent of 80 is 68?
- 11.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
- 12.40% of 510 =
- 13.A number changes from 20 to 17. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 3% increase (c) 15% increase (d) 15% decrease
- 14.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹250 and sells it for ₹265. What is the profit percentage?
- 15.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 13% increase (b) 13% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
- 16.₹500 earns ₹100 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 17.65% of 520 =
- 18.A kite is marked ₹200. In a sale it is sold for ₹162. What is the discount percentage?
- 19.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹500 to ₹535. What is the percentage increase?
- 20.A football costs ₹200 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 21.One shop sells a lunch box for ₹30 and another sells it for ₹10. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 22.A price comes down by 30% and then goes up by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
- 23.38 is what percent of 40?
- 24.The price of a kite goes up from ₹20 to ₹30. What is the percentage increase?
- 25.One shop sells a torch for ₹53 and another sells it for ₹47. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 26.A price of ₹300 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 28.Dev scored 30 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Dev score?
- 29.₹500 earns ₹225 simple interest at 9% a year. For how many years was it kept?
- 30.A pencil box costs ₹1250 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 31.A cricket bat is marked ₹400. In a sale it is sold for ₹344. What is the discount percentage?
- 32.A tank has 400 litres of water and 21% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 33.A football costs ₹880 before tax and ₹968 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
- 34.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 3 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
- 35.57 is 15% of ?
- 36.A price of ₹200 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
- 37.?% of 50 = 33
- 38.A school club has 50 members. The number grows by 30%. How many members are there now?
- 39.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹600 but has to sell it for ₹558. What is the loss percentage?
- 40.A test has 500 marks. To get 55%, how many marks does Rohan need?
Answer key
- 45
- 35
- 60
- 672
- 92
- 57
- 54
- 600
- 35
- 85
- 65
- 204
- 15% decrease
- 6
- 65% increase
- 10
- 338
- 19
- 7
- 210
- 100
- less
- 95
- 50
- 12
- 312
- 24
- 60
- 5
- 225
- 14
- 316
- 10
- 88
- 380
- 50
- 66
- 65
- 7
- 275
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