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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 145 · 40 questions
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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. 1.A cricket bat costs ₹1425 before tax and ₹1596 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  2. 2.A number changes from 250 to 425. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 70% decrease (c) 80% increase (d) 80% decrease
  3. 3.₹4000 earns ₹360 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  4. 4.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 36%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 735. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 57% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 47% increase (d) 57% decrease
  6. 6.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹500 to ₹660. What is the percentage increase?
  7. 7.Meera scored 275 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 35%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹100 and sells it at a profit of 36%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A price goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹60 to ₹45. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.A football marked ₹1000 has 12% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 10%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  14. 14.A water bottle costs ₹500. The price goes up by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.What is the percentage difference between 55 and 25?
  16. 16.Kabir scored 64 out of 200 in a maths test. What percentage did Kabir score?
  17. 17.Meera keeps ₹500 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Meera get in 5 years?
  18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 32%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  19. 19.A school club grows from 100 members to 187 members. What is the percentage increase?
  20. 20.A tank had 150 litres of water. Now it has 141 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A shop sold 300 ice creams on Monday and 61% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  22. 22.Diya scored 219 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Diya’s percentage?
  23. 23.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 55%. How many members are there now?
  24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 5%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  25. 25.One shop sells a lunch box for ₹96 and another sells it for ₹64. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  26. 26.Aarav spent ₹3, which is 12% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Aarav have, in rupees?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹120 and sells it for ₹156. What is the profit percentage?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 19%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  29. 29.The price of a kite changes from ₹100 to ₹45. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.What percent of 400 is 172?
  31. 31.What percent of 40 is 8?
  32. 32.60% of 300 =
  33. 33.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹50 and sells it for ₹66. What is the profit percentage?
  34. 34.A tank holds 425 litres of water and 12% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  35. 35.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 52% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹100 but has to sell it for ₹91. What is the loss percentage?
  38. 38.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹114. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹200 to ₹82. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A table fan costs ₹1020 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 70% increase
  3. 3
  4. 1088
  5. 47% increase
  6. 32
  7. 55
  8. 14
  9. 136
  10. 43
  11. 25
  12. 120
  13. 4
  14. 640
  15. 75
  16. 32
  17. 300
  18. 128
  19. 87
  20. 6
  21. 483
  22. 73
  23. 31
  24. 4
  25. 40
  26. 25
  27. 30
  28. 486
  29. 55
  30. 43
  31. 20
  32. 180
  33. 32
  34. 51
  35. 192
  36. 60
  37. 9
  38. 5
  39. 59
  40. 1071

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