Free Printable Percentage and its application (8-T)

1.

Balanced diet should contain 12%of protein, 25%of fats and 63% of carbohydrates. If a child needs 2600 calories in this food daily ,find in calories the amount of each of these in his daily food intake

a)

325,225,2050

b)

510,290,1800

c)

212,750,1638

d)

312,650,1638

2.

60% as a fraction and a decimal is:

a)

6/10; 0.6

b)

6/10; 6.0

c)

3/5; 0.6

d)

3/5; 0.06

e)

6/10; 0.06

3.

A survey found that 93% of 800 students at a school own a bicycle. How many students at school own a bicycle?

a)

764

b)

744

c)

56

d)

64

e)

63

4.

GST is charged at a rate of 10% in Australia. If the cost before tax for a pair of boots is $72.00, how much GST will be added to your bill?

a)

$7.2

b)

$0.72

c)

$36

d)

$3.6

e)

$18

5.

A coolie deposited Rs150per month in a post office bank.If this is 15% of the monthly income,find the monthly income

a)

Rs 850

b)

Rs 1000

c)

Rs 1200

d)

Rs 900

6.

Aman had to sell his TV set at a loss of 12%.If the selling price was RS 7040,What was its cost price?

a)

8500

b)

8000

c)

8200

d)

9000

7.

Radha earns 22%of her investment . If she earns Rs 187,then how much did she invest?

a)

850

b)

790

c)

650

d)

900

8.

A sofa setwas bought at a discount of 5%. If the selling price is Rs 950,find the marked price

a)

1200

b)

1000

c)

900

d)

1150

9.

The list price of a item is Rs 4200.If Suresh paid RS 462 as VAT, find the rate of VAT

a)

12%

b)

15%

c)

11%

d)

9%

10.

The bill amount is Rs16100 inclusive of VAT. If rate is 15%,find S.P

a)

12000

b)

14000

c)

15000

d)

10000

11.

20 % of 2 500 is ........

a)

25

b)

500

c)

100

d)

50

12.

32 cm is stretched to 40 cm then the percentage of change = ......

a)

40 %

b)

25 %

c)

32 %

d)

8 %

13.

the cost drops from $136 to $119 then the percentage of change = ........

a)

12.5 %

b)

0.125

c)

-17

d)

17 %

14.

15% of a number = 150 then the number is ……….

a)

100 %

b)

$\frac{100}{15}$

c)

1000

d)

1500

15.

In a class of 40 pupils there are 24 boys and the other are girls find the percentage of girls.

a)

60 %

b)

16 %

c)

100 %

d)

40 %

16.

22% of 1 tonne (in kg)

a)

0.22

b)

220

c)

100

d)

2.2

17.

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much money left with him?

a)

$ 10880

b)

$ 1920

c)

$ 12785

d)

$ 12 000

18.

When 5/8 is converted into percentage, we get

a)

6.25%

b)

62.5%

c)

0.625%

d)

None

19.

The decimal form of 2.5% is

a)

0.025

b)

0.25

c)

2.5

d)

None

20.

The amount one gets after 3 years for $12,00,000 at 8% SI per annum is

a)

$14,88,000

b)

$12,50,000

c)

$12,80,000

d)

$none

21.

If c.p is $7,200 and loss is 8%, then s.p is

(a)

22.

Ratio of 50 paise to 1 rupee

a)

1:2

b)

50:1

c)

1:50

d)

2:1

23.

4.5 : 2.5 = 9 : (a)

24.

An item was sold for $450 at a loss of 10% . It's cost price is

a)

$405

b)

$500

c)

$460

d)

$4500

25.

25% of 1kg is

a)

750kg

b)

25kg

c)

250g

d)

25g

26.

The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If it's present population is 50,000 then after 2 years it will be _____

a)

53,900

b)

54,000

c)

54080

d)

54900

27.

What number is 60 % of 25?

a)

1.5

b)

15

c)

13

d)

13.6

28.

What is 1% as a fraction?

a)

1/10

b)

1/1000

c)

1/100

d)

1/50

29.

Convert this decimal to a percentage 0.175

a)

1.75%

b)

1750%

c)

175%

d)

17.5%

30.

The profit percent is found as a percent of

a)

Profit

b)

Selling Price

c)

Cost Price

d)

Sale Price

31.

What is the profit percent if a shopkeeper buys a football for $12 and sells it for $15?

a)

80%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

25%

32.

If an object is bought for $65 and sold for 20% profit how much was the object sold for?

a)

78

b)

68

c)

85

d)

52

33.

We can't use percentage in:

a)

Comparing Marks

b)

Counting Algebra

c)

Comparing Heights

d)

Sale Discount

34.

50 %

a)

50/100

b)

1/2

c)

2/4

d)

All of the above

35.

a)

3

b)

2.4

c)

24

d)

6

36.

70% of 30

a)

70

b)

30

c)

210

d)

21

37.

65 % of 75

(a)

38.

What is 10% of $250

a)

$2.50

b)

$25

c)

$250

d)

$2500

39.

What is 1/4

as a percentage?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

40.

What is ½ as a percentage?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

41.

What is 48% in decimal?

a)

0.12

b)

0.24

c)

0.36

d)

0.48

42.

Change percentage = .......

a)

$final\ amount\ -\ orginal\ amount\$

b)

$orginal\ amount\ -final\ amount\ \$

c)

$\frac{change\ }{original\ }\times100\$

d)

$\left(\frac{change\ }{original\ }\times100\ \right)\ \%$

43.

2% of $48.20 to the nearest 5¢ is:

a)

$96.40

b)

$9.64

c)

$0.96

d)

$0.95

e)

$1

44.

Alex’s income has increase from $12 per hour to $15 per hour. What is the percentage increase?

a)

2%

b)

0.2%

c)

0.5%

d)

25%

e)

20%

45.

Noni owns a jeans shop. She bought a pair of jeans for $48. How much did she sell the jeans for if she sold them at a 16% loss?

a)

$55.68

b)

$50.00

c)

$48.00

d)

$42.00

e)

$40.32

46.

The price of a kilogram of mushrooms is reduced from $5.50 to $3.95. By what percentage is the cost reduced?

a)

10%

b)

12%

c)

20%

d)

28%

e)

33%

47.

Margot’s sports shop had a sale with 15% off the usual price of squash racquets. If the original price of a racquet was $98.95, what will the sale price be?

a)

$84.11

b)

$14.84

c)

$98.95

d)

$15

e)

$85

48.

3200 people were interviewed about their preferred soft drink.

35% preferred Brand X only.

40% preferred Brand Y only

12% did not like either brands at all.

How many people preferred Brand X only?

a)

2,400

b)

1,280

c)

1,120

d)

384

49.

3200 people were interviewed about their preferred soft drink.

35% preferred Brand X only.

40% preferred Brand Y only

12% did not like either brands at all.

How many people preferred Brand Y?

a)

2,400

b)

1,280

c)

1,120

d)

384

50.

3200 people were interviewed about their preferred soft drink.

35% preferred Brand X only.

40% preferred Brand Y only

12% did not like either brands at all.

How many people disliked both brands?

a)

2,400

b)

1,280

c)

1,120

d)

384

Percentage and its application (8-T)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

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