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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 158 · 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 tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹50 and sells it at a loss of 34%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  3. 3.What is the percentage difference between 189 and 111?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 99. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 51% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 51% increase (d) 34% decrease
  5. 5.A school bag is marked ₹250. In a sale it is sold for ₹155. What is the discount percentage?
  6. 6.₹4000 earns ₹280 simple interest at 7% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  7. 7.A water bottle marked ₹500 has 17% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A test has 80 marks. To get 90%, how many marks does Meera need?
  9. 9.A kite is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹81. What is the discount percentage?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 32%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  11. 11.A number changes from 100 to 76. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% decrease (b) 34% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 34% increase
  12. 12.A test has 50 marks. To get 80%, how many marks does Kabir need?
  13. 13.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 11% decrease (b) 22% decrease (c) 22% increase (d) 11% increase
  14. 14.?% of 250 = 55
  15. 15.What is the percentage difference between 15 and 25?
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹150 and sells it at a loss of 48%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  17. 17.Rohan spent ₹21, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Rohan have, in rupees?
  18. 18.What percent of 120 is 78?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹40 and sells it for ₹50. What is the profit percentage?
  20. 20.?% of 200 = 180
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 15%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  22. 22.50% of a number is 60. What is the number?
  23. 23.A farmer picks 360 mangoes and 40% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  24. 24.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 82 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  25. 25.A test has 40 marks. To get 50%, how many marks does Arjun need?
  26. 26.A torch is marked ₹120. In a sale it is sold for ₹84. What is the discount percentage?
  27. 27.One shop sells a storybook for ₹171 and another sells it for ₹129. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  28. 28.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 5 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹800 and sells it for ₹856. What is the profit percentage?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 47%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  31. 31.What percent of 150 is 27?
  32. 32.A farmer picks 450 mangoes and 2% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  33. 33.60% of a number is 147. What is the number?
  34. 34.A test has 50 marks. To get 86%, how many marks does Isha need?
  35. 35.A school bag costs ₹1000 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 32%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  37. 37.?% of 400 = 300
  38. 38.Ishaan spent ₹9, which is 20% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Ishaan have, in rupees?
  39. 39.A school bag costs ₹80. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A school club has 80 members. The number grows by 55%. How many members are there now?

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 17
  3. 52
  4. 34% decrease
  5. 38
  6. 1
  7. 415
  8. 72
  9. 46
  10. 64
  11. 24% decrease
  12. 40
  13. 22% decrease
  14. 22
  15. 50
  16. 78
  17. 140
  18. 65
  19. 25
  20. 90
  21. 45
  22. 120
  23. 144
  24. 64
  25. 20
  26. 30
  27. 28
  28. 80
  29. 7
  30. 235
  31. 18
  32. 9
  33. 245
  34. 43
  35. 1050
  36. 80
  37. 75
  38. 45
  39. 76
  40. 124

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