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.₹3000 earns ₹750 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
- 2.225 is what percent of 300?
- 3.30% of 290 =
- 4.One shop sells a storybook for ₹17 and another sells it for ₹23. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 5.A number changes from 400 to 324. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 76% decrease (b) 19% increase (c) 76% increase (d) 19% decrease
- 6.A kite costs ₹175 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
- 7.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹400 to ₹112. What is the percentage decrease?
- 8.45 is 25% of ?
- 9.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹150 and sells it at a profit of 48%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 10.425 children are in a school and 4% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
- 11.What percent of 400 is 344?
- 12.15% of 400 =
- 13.A water bottle is marked ₹400. In a sale it is sold for ₹336. What is the discount percentage?
- 14.A toy car is marked ₹800. In a sale it is sold for ₹576. What is the discount percentage?
- 15.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 6%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
- 16.12% of a number is 9. What is the number?
- 17.What percent of 250 is 190?
- 18.A test has 50 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Meera need?
- 19.Meera spent ₹14, which is 5% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Meera have, in rupees?
- 20.?% of 80 = 36
- 21.Riya keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 8% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
- 22.Anaya keeps ₹5000 in a bank at 8% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 4 years, in rupees?
- 23.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹32. What is the percentage decrease?
- 24.A kite costs ₹100 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
- 25.92 is 40% of ?
- 26.60% of 400 =
- 27.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹50 but has to sell it for ₹41. What is the loss percentage?
- 28.A school club grows from 40 members to 48 members. What is the percentage increase?
- 29.A football costs ₹1525 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
- 30.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
- 31.What is the percentage difference between 87 and 63?
- 32.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹285. What is the loss percentage?
- 33.One shop sells a lunch box for ₹72 and another sells it for ₹28. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
- 34.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹600 and sells it for ₹876. What is the profit percentage?
- 35.A tank has 500 litres of water and 78% of it is used. How many litres are left?
- 36.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹50 to ₹76. What is the percentage increase?
- 37.1 is 5% of ?
- 38.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 85% increase
- 39.48 is 80% of ?
- 40.What percent of 25 is 10?
Answer key
- 5
- 75
- 87
- 30
- 19% decrease
- 196
- 72
- 180
- 222
- 17
- 86
- 60
- 16
- 28
- 265
- 75
- 76
- 20
- 280
- 45
- 1160
- 6600
- 68
- 18
- 230
- 240
- 18
- 20
- 183
- 25
- 32
- 43
- 88
- 46
- 110
- 52
- 20
- 85% increase
- 60
- 40
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