CBSE Class 5 Mathematics Percentage Worksheet

I. Fill in the blanks

1. Percent means _____________.

2. The term percent comes from the Latin words _________ which means ________.

3. The symbol for percentage is ___________.

4. To express a fraction as percentage convert it into an equivalent fraction with denominator.

5. 20/100 = ________ %

6. 2/100 = ________ %

7. 125/100 = ________ %

8. If the denominator of a fraction is 100 then the numerator gives ____________ equivalent to the fraction.

9. A given percentage may be expressed as a fraction by dividing the no. of percentage by _____________.

10. In a decimal fraction is we shift the decimal point _____________ places to the right, we get the percentage.

11. 0.02 = __________ %

12. 1.25 = ________ %

13. 100% of Rs. 25 = __________

14. 50% of 100 = __________

II. Convert these fractions into percentage

1. 1/2

2. 1/4

3. 3/5

4. 7/10

5. 15/20

6. 4/25

III. Express these percentage as fractions (in the lowest form)

1. 20%

2. 75%

3. 25%

4. 45%

5. 12(1/2)%

6. 6(1/4)%

7. 120%

8. 33(1/3)%

IV. Express these as decimals

1. 6%

2. 25%

3. 1%

4. 4(1/2)%

5. 125%

6. 33 (1/2)%

V. Express as percents

1. 0.05

2. 0.75

3. 6.5

4. 3.5

5. 0.056

6. 0.025

VI. Find the value of each of the following :

1. 5% of 100

2. 90% of 1000

3. 3(1/5) % of 500

4. 5% of Rs. 90

5. 250% of Rs. 80

6. 30% of 20 Kg

7. 10% of 100 g

8. 40% of 50 marks

9. 12.5% of 24 ml

VII. Which of the two is more :

1. 10% of 50 or 50% of 8

2. 30% of 200 or 25% of 300

VIII. 1. Rom got 60 out of 80 in English. Find the percentage of marks he got in the two subjects. Which mark is better ?

2. In a class of 80 students, 30% are girls. Find the number of boys.

3. There are 1500 students in a school 80% of the total students are present in the school. How many students are absent on that day?

4. Anant got 17 out of 20 marks in a test. What percentage of marks did he get?

5. Out of 40 eggs 8 were damaged. What percentage of eggs were good?

6. Arun scored 80% of marks in a test which had 15 questions carry equal marks. How many questions did he answer correctly?

PERCENTAGE:

Question. The ratio \( 5 : 4 \) expressed as a percent equals -
(a) \( 12.5\% \)
(b) \( 40\% \)
(c) \( 80\% \)
(d) \( 125\% \)
Answer: D

Question. \( 3.5 \) can be expressed in terms of percentage as-
(a) \( 0.35\% \)
(b) \( 3.5\% \)
(c) \( 35\% \)
(d) \( 350\% \)
Answer: D

Question. Half of \( 1 \) percent written as a decimal is -
(a) \( 0.005 \)
(b) \( 0.05 \)
(c) \( 0.02 \)
(d) \( 0.2 \)
Answer: A

Question. What is \( 15 \) percent of Rs. \( 34 \) ?
(a) Rs. \( 3.40 \)
(b) Rs. \( 3.75 \)
(c) Rs. \( 4.50 \)
(d) Rs. \( 5.10 \)
Answer: D

Question. \( 63\% \) of \( 4 \frac{3}{7} \) is -
(a) \( 2.25 \)
(b) \( 2.40 \)
(c) \( 2.50 \)
(d) \( 2.75 \)
Answer: A

Question. \( 860\% \) of \( 50 + 50\% \) of \( 860 = ? \)
(a) \( 430 \)
(b) \( 516 \)
(c) \( 860 \)
(d) \( 960 \)
Answer: C

Question. What percent of \( 7.2\text{kg} \) is \( 18 \text{ gms} \) ?
(a) \( 0.025\% \)
(b) \( 0.25\% \)
(c) \( 2.5\% \)
(d) \( 25\% \)
Answer: B

Question. \( 0.01 \) is what percent of \( 0.1 \)? -
(a) \( \frac{1}{100} \)
(b) \( \frac{1}{10} \)
(c) \( 10 \)
(d) \( 100 \)
Answer: C

Question. What percent of Rs. \( 2650 \) is Rs. \( 1987.50 \) -
(a) \( 60\% \)
(b) \( 75\% \)
(c) \( 80\% \)
(d) \( 90\% \)
Answer: B

Question. How many litres of pure acid are there in \( 8 \) litres of a \( 20\% \) solution-
(a) \( 1.4 \)
(b) \( 1.5 \)
(c) \( 1.6 \)
(d) \( 2.4 \)
Answer: C

Question. Rajeev buys goods worth Rs. \( 6650 \). He gets a rebate of \( 6\% \) on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ \( 10\% \). Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods -
(a) Rs. \( 6876.10 \)
(b) Rs. \( 6999.20 \)
(c) Rs. \( 6654 \)
(d) Rs. \( 7000 \)
Answer: A

Question. \( 5\% \) of (\( 25\% \) of Rs. \( 1600 \)) is -
(a) Rs. \( 5 \)
(b) Rs. \( 17.50 \)
(c) Rs. \( 20 \)
(d) Rs. \( 25 \)
Answer: C

Question. What is \( 25\% \) of \( 25\% \) equal to -
(a) \( 0.00625 \)
(b) \( 0.0625 \)
(c) \( 0.625 \)
(d) \( 6.25 \)
Answer: B

Question. \( ? \% \text{ of } 360 = 129.6 \)
(a) \( 36 \)
(b) \( 64 \)
(c) \( 72 \)
(d) \( 77 \)
Answer: A

Question. \( 65\% \text{ of } ? = 20\% \text{ of } 422.50 \)
(a) \( 84.5 \)
(b) \( 130 \)
(c) \( 139.425 \)
(d) \( 200 \)
Answer: B

Question. An agent gets a commission of \( 2.5\% \) on the sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets Rs. \( 12.50 \) as commission, the cloth sold through him on that day is worth-
(a) Rs. \( 250 \)
(b) Rs. \( 500 \)
(c) Rs. \( 750 \)
(d) Rs. \( 1250 \)
Answer: B

Question. \( \sqrt{784} + ? = 78\% \text{ of } 500 \)
(a) \( 342 \)
(b) \( 352 \)
(c) \( 362 \)
(d) \( 372 \)
Answer: C

Question. Two-fifth of one-third of three-seventh of a number is \( 15 \). What is \( 40 \) percent of that number-
(a) \( 72 \)
(b) \( 84 \)
(c) \( 136 \)
(d) None of these
Answer: D

Question. If \( 75\% \) of a number is added to \( 75 \), then the result is the number itself. The number is :-
(a) \( 50 \)
(b) \( 60 \)
(c) \( 300 \)
(d) \( 400 \)
Answer: C

Question. A number, when \( 35 \) is subtracted from it, reduces to its \( 80 \) percent. What is four-fifth of that number ?
(a) \( 70 \)
(b) \( 90 \)
(c) \( 120 \)
(d) \( 140 \)
Answer: D

Question. The sum of two number is \( \frac{28}{25} \) of the first number. The second number is what percent of the first -
(a) \( 12\% \)
(b) \( 14\% \)
(c) \( 16\% \)
(d) \( 18\% \)
Answer: A

Question. If one number is \( 80\% \) of the other and \( 4 \) times the sum of their squares is \( 656 \), then the numbers are :-
(a) \( 4, 5 \)
(b) \( 8, 10 \)
(c) \( 16, 20 \)
(d) None of these
Answer: B

Question. A tempo is insured to the extent of \( 4/5 \) of its original value. If the premium on its at the rate of \( 1.3 \) percent amounts to Rs. \( 910 \), the original value of the tempo is -
(a) Rs. \( 78,500 \)
(b) Rs. \( 80,000 \)
(c) Rs. \( 82,500 \)
(d) Rs. \( 87,500 \)
Answer: D

Question. A fruit seller had some apples. he sells \( 40\% \) apples and still has \( 420 \) apples originally he had :-
(a) \( 588 \) apples
(b) \( 600 \) apples
(c) \( 672 \) apples
(d) \( 700 \) apples
Answer: D

Question. A person who spends \( 66 \frac{2}{3}\% \) of his income is able to save Rs. \( 1200 \) per month. His monthly expenses (in Rs.) are -
(a) Rs. \( 1200 \)
(b) Rs. \( 2400 \)
(c) Rs. \( 3000 \)
(d) Rs. \( 3200 \)
Answer: B