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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 155 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.₹5000 earns ₹400 simple interest at 8% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  2. 2.40% of a number is 92. What is the number?
  3. 3.A tank has 500 litres of water and 24% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A torch marked ₹100 has 17% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  5. 5.A price of ₹200 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A price of ₹400 comes down by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹40 and sells it for ₹44. What is the profit percentage?
  8. 8.A price of ₹100 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  9. 9.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 45% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  10. 10.A table fan costs ₹325 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 44. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 66% decrease (d) 66% increase
  12. 12.?% of 400 = 24
  13. 13.Sara spent ₹21, which is 30% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
  14. 14.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 96 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  15. 15.12% of 175 =
  16. 16.Meera spent ₹44, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Meera have, in rupees?
  17. 17.Diya scored 72 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Diya score?
  18. 18.A toy car costs ₹400 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  19. 19.Diya spent ₹92, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Diya have, in rupees?
  20. 20.What is the percentage difference between 26 and 14?
  21. 21.One shop sells a wall clock for ₹38 and another sells it for ₹42. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  22. 22.A number changes from 120 to 102. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 18% decrease (d) 18% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 375. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% decrease (b) 50% decrease (c) 50% increase (d) 60% increase
  24. 24.A water bottle is marked ₹100. In a sale it is sold for ₹85. What is the discount percentage?
  25. 25.A price comes down by 30% and then goes up by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
  26. 26.A shop sold 80 ice creams on Monday and 55% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  27. 27.What is the percentage difference between 69 and 81?
  28. 28.A tank holds 140 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  29. 29.120% of 445 =
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A price comes down by 40% and then goes up by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  32. 32.A test has 200 marks. To get 41%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  33. 33.A school bag costs ₹1450 before GST and ₹1711 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  34. 34.A farmer picks 100 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  35. 35.Isha scored 22 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Isha score?
  36. 36.385 is what percent of 500?
  37. 37.One shop sells a storybook for ₹42 and another sells it for ₹108. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  38. 38.A football costs ₹40. The price goes up by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A number changes from 80 to 148. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% increase (b) 85% decrease (c) 68% increase (d) 68% decrease
  40. 40.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹132. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 230
  3. 380
  4. 17
  5. 360
  6. 192
  7. 10
  8. 60
  9. 22
  10. 364
  11. 56% decrease
  12. 6
  13. 70
  14. 60
  15. 21
  16. 176
  17. 90
  18. 472
  19. 230
  20. 60
  21. 10
  22. 15% decrease
  23. 50% increase
  24. 15
  25. less
  26. 124
  27. 16
  28. 63
  29. 534
  30. 144
  31. less
  32. 82
  33. 18
  34. 6
  35. 55
  36. 77
  37. 88
  38. 74
  39. 85% increase
  40. 32

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