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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 146 · 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 shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 10%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  2. 2.Ishaan keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 5% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
  3. 3.A football costs ₹50 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  4. 4.What percent of 50 is 23?
  5. 5.A price of ₹100 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  6. 6.75 children are in a school and 40% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  7. 7.What is the percentage difference between 180 and 60?
  8. 8.A price of ₹200 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  10. 10.Arjun scored 198 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Arjun’s percentage?
  11. 11.A number changes from 150 to 117. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 33% decrease (d) 22% increase
  12. 12.Riya spent ₹14, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
  13. 13.A price of ₹200 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A water bottle costs ₹1540 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  15. 15.8% of 500 =
  16. 16.₹2500 earns ₹300 simple interest at 12% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  17. 17.A price of ₹300 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  18. 18.24 is what percent of 80?
  19. 19.A water bottle costs ₹1700 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  20. 20.₹1000 earns ₹150 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 199. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% decrease (b) 109% increase (c) 99% increase (d) 109% decrease
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 12%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  23. 23.A price goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the total percentage increase?
  24. 24.A school club grows from 400 members to 756 members. What is the percentage increase?
  25. 25.4% of 50 =
  26. 26.A storybook marked ₹120 has 5% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A kite marked ₹1200 has 19% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  28. 28.A lunch box marked ₹200 has 17% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹400 and sells it for ₹512. What is the profit percentage?
  30. 30.A number changes from 200 to 80. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 60% decrease (c) 60% increase (d) 70% increase
  31. 31.The price of a football comes down from ₹500 to ₹150. What is the percentage decrease?
  32. 32.₹2000 earns ₹800 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  33. 33.A number changes from 400 to 672. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  34. 34.A team scored 300 runs in one match and 87 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  35. 35.The price of a torch comes down from ₹150 to ₹42. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.What percent of 400 is 324?
  37. 37.80% of a number is 124. What is the number?
  38. 38.220 children are in a school and 45% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  39. 39.What percent of 250 is 85?
  40. 40.A team scored 100 runs in one match and 35 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 5000
  3. 59
  4. 46
  5. 180
  6. 30
  7. 100
  8. 264
  9. 40
  10. 66
  11. 22% decrease
  12. 56
  13. 130
  14. 77
  15. 40
  16. 1
  17. 270
  18. 30
  19. 2006
  20. 5
  21. 99% increase
  22. 12
  23. 56
  24. 89
  25. 2
  26. 114
  27. 228
  28. 166
  29. 28
  30. 60% decrease
  31. 70
  32. 8
  33. 68% increase
  34. 71
  35. 72
  36. 81
  37. 155
  38. 99
  39. 34
  40. 65

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