This worksheet is a mixture of worded questions on percentages.

1. Out of a salary of $4500, I kept 1/3 as savings. Out of the remaining money, I
spend 50 % on food and 20 % on house rent. How much do I spend on food and
house rent?

2. A certain school has 120 teachers. If this constitutes 30% of its workforce,
find the number of employees in the school.

3. Rachael gets 94 marks in her exams. These are 47% of the total marks. Find
the maximum number of marks.

4. A tank can hold 50 litres of water. At present, it is only 30 % full. How many
litres of water shall I pit in the tank, so that it is 50 % full?

5.  Max scored 6 marks more than what he did in the previous examination in
which he scored 30. Maria scored 30 marks more than she did in the previous
examination in which she scored 60. Who showed less improvement?

6. The enrolment in a school increased by 15 % from the year 2012 to 2013. If

1500 enrolled in 2012, how many enrolled in 2013.

7.  On increasing the price of a bed-sheet by 20 %, it becomes 420. What is its

original price?

8. The population of a village decreased by 12 %. If the original population was

25000, find the population after decrease?

9.  The price of a scooter was $8000 in 2010. It reduced to $6000 in 2013. By

what percent did the price of the scooter reduce?

1. Food: $1500; house rent: $600 and on both: $2100

2. 400    
3. 200    

4. 10 liters

5. Max

6. 1725
7. $350
8.22000
9.25%