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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 17 · 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.₹3000 earns ₹960 simple interest at 8% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  2. 2.A kite is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹183. What is the discount percentage?
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹80 and sells it for ₹112. What is the profit percentage?
  4. 4.?% of 500 = 35
  5. 5.A price of ₹500 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A shop sold 120 ice creams on Monday and 15% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  7. 7.150% of 434 =
  8. 8.A school bag costs ₹100. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  9. 9.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  10. 10.One shop sells a table fan for ₹75 and another sells it for ₹165. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  11. 11.35% of 500 =
  12. 12.A toy car is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹114. What is the discount percentage?
  13. 13.Anaya spent ₹33, which is 12% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Anaya have, in rupees?
  14. 14.A torch costs ₹40. The price goes up by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A school bag costs ₹500 before tax and ₹550 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  16. 16.One shop sells a football for ₹42 and another sells it for ₹78. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  17. 17.What percent of 400 is 316?
  18. 18.A number changes from 100 to 63. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% increase (b) 47% decrease (c) 37% decrease (d) 37% increase
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹100 but has to sell it for ₹81. What is the loss percentage?
  20. 20.A test has 500 marks. To get 82%, how many marks does Arjun need?
  21. 21.A price of ₹300 comes down by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A price of ₹300 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 80 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  24. 24.59 is 50% of ?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹100 to ₹90. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.Aarav scored 46 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 37%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 183 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  29. 29.What is the percentage difference between 54 and 46?
  30. 30.A number changes from 50 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 11% decrease
  31. 31.One shop sells a kite for ₹126 and another sells it for ₹114. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 185 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹400 and sells it for ₹544. What is the profit percentage?
  35. 35.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹250 and sells it for ₹305. What is the profit percentage?
  37. 37.A price of ₹100 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A price of ₹500 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A tank has 200 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.₹2500 earns ₹500 simple interest in 4 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 39
  3. 40
  4. 7
  5. 780
  6. 138
  7. 651
  8. 95
  9. 52
  10. 75
  11. 175
  12. 24
  13. 275
  14. 48
  15. 10
  16. 60
  17. 79
  18. 37% decrease
  19. 19
  20. 410
  21. 216
  22. 468
  23. 60
  24. 118
  25. 10
  26. 92
  27. 685
  28. 22
  29. 16
  30. 22% decrease
  31. 10
  32. 20
  33. 63
  34. 36
  35. less
  36. 22
  37. 210
  38. 315
  39. 60
  40. 5

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