Percentage Topic Test
Percentage Topic Test
1. A man spends 75% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his expenditure
increases by 10%, what is the percentage increase in his savings?
2. A person had 60% of his original stock remaining after selling 40%. If he sells another 50% of
the remaining stock, what percentage of the original stock remains?
3. A student scores 30% in an exam and fails by 28 marks. If he had scored 40%, he would have
passed by 12 marks. What is the passing mark?
4. A mixture contains 60% water and 40% sugar. How much sugar should be added to 80 liters
of this mixture to make it 50% sugar?
5. In a class of 50 students, 30% are girls. If 40% of the boys and 60% of the girls passed an
exam, what percentage of the whole class passed?
6. A product is marked up by 25%, then a discount of 20% is given on the marked price. What is
the overall percentage change in the price?
7. If the price of a product is increased by 30% and later decreased by 20%, what is the overall
percentage change in the price?
8. A retailer offers a 20% discount on a product, which is originally priced at $500. If the retailer
still makes a profit of 25% on the cost price, find the cost price.
9. A man gets a 10% salary increase, followed by another 10% increase. What is the overall
percentage increase in his salary?
10. If the population of a town increases by 8% annually, what will be the percentage increase in
3 years?
11. The length of a rectangle is increased by 15% and its width is decreased by 10%. What is the
percentage change in the area?
12. A man invests 60% of his monthly salary. If his salary increases by 25%, but his expenditure
increases by only 10%, what is the percentage increase in his savings?
13. A student secured 45% in an exam and got 135 marks. If the pass percentage is 33%, how
many more marks did the student score than the passing marks?
14. A business had 500 employees, of which 60% were men. If 40% of the men and 50% of the
women left the company, what percentage of employees remained?
15. The price of a commodity increases by 10%, then decreases by 10%, and finally increases by
10%. What is the net percentage increase or decrease in price?
16. A bank offers 6% interest on deposits annually. If a person deposits $10,000, how much will
he have in his account after 2 years if interest is compounded annually?
17. A car’s value depreciates by 20% each year. If the current value is $50,000, what will the car
be worth after 3 years?
18. A shopkeeper marks up his goods by 50% and then gives a 20% discount. What is his
percentage profit?
19. If 75% of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself. What is the number?
20. A salary of an employee increases by 12% in the first year and by 8% in the second year.
What is the total percentage increase in the salary after two years?
21. In a basket, 40% of the fruits are apples, and 30% of the remaining fruits are oranges. If there
are 42 oranges, how many apples are in the basket?
22. A man spends 80% of his monthly income and saves Rs. 3,000. What is his monthly income?
23. A person spends 40% of his income on rent, 25% on food, 15% on transportation, and saves
the rest. If his income is Rs. 50,000, how much does he save?
24. A man invests Rs. 20,000 in a scheme that offers 12% interest per annum. If the interest is
compounded annually, how much will he have after 3 years?
25. The price of an article is reduced by 25%. By what percentage must the new price be
increased to restore it to its original price?
26. The population of a city is 1 million, and it increases by 10% every year. What will be the
population after 2 years?
27. A man gets a 20% raise in salary and another 10% raise the following year. If his initial salary
was Rs. 50,000, what is his new salary?
28. In an examination, 80% of the students passed and the rest failed. If 40 students failed, how
many students appeared for the examination?
29. A tradesman marks his goods 25% above the cost price. If he allows a discount of 15%, what
is his percentage profit?
30. A student needs 75% marks to pass an exam. If he scores 60% and fails by 30 marks, what are
the maximum marks of the exam?
Answer Key:
1. 66.67%
2. 30%
3. 140 marks
4. 16 liters
5. 46%
7. 4% decrease
8. $400
9. 21%
10. 25.97%
12. 36%
13. 36 marks
14. 46%
16. $11,236
17. $25,600
18. 20%
19. 300
20. 21.6%
21. 60 apples
25. 33.33%
29. 6.25%