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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 179 · 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.Arjun keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 9% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Arjun get in 4 years?
  2. 2.?% of 60 = 9
  3. 3.A price of ₹300 comes down by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 174 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹50 and sells it for ₹59. What is the profit percentage?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 27%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  7. 7.Isha scored 222 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
  8. 8.Meera scored 60 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
  9. 9.One shop sells a school bag for ₹90 and another sells it for ₹70. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹150 but has to sell it for ₹90. What is the loss percentage?
  11. 11.One shop sells a pencil box for ₹58 and another sells it for ₹102. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  12. 12.What is the percentage difference between 28 and 72?
  13. 13.A tank had 60 litres of water. Now it has 15 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.A shop sold 200 ice creams on Monday and 262 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  15. 15.What is the percentage difference between 126 and 114?
  16. 16.A farmer picks 15 mangoes and 60% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  17. 17.A price of ₹100 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  18. 18.76 is what percent of 80?
  19. 19.Aarav scored 21 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
  20. 20.A test has 200 marks. To get 66%, how many marks does Arjun need?
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 28%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹420. What is the loss percentage?
  23. 23.A number changes from 40 to 74. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 34% increase (c) 34% decrease (d) 85% increase
  24. 24.A school bag marked ₹250 has 14% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  25. 25.A pencil box costs ₹560 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  26. 26.A table fan costs ₹400. The price goes up by 24%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.One shop sells a torch for ₹132 and another sells it for ₹268. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  28. 28.A farmer picks 215 mangoes and 40% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  29. 29.15% of a number is 54. What is the number?
  30. 30.A price of ₹400 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  31. 31.A school bag costs ₹40. The price comes down by 85%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A cricket bat costs ₹1060 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  33. 33.40% of 35 =
  34. 34.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 485 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹100 and sells it at a profit of 28%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  36. 36.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 35% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  37. 37.A pencil box costs ₹40. The price comes down by 15%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  38. 38.A tank holds 580 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  39. 39.A tank has 25 litres of water and 32% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.15% of a number is 18. What is the number?

Answer key

  1. 1440
  2. 15
  3. 216
  4. 13
  5. 18
  6. 438
  7. 74
  8. 75
  9. 25
  10. 40
  11. 55
  12. 88
  13. 75
  14. 31
  15. 10
  16. 9
  17. 132
  18. 95
  19. 42
  20. 132
  21. 256
  22. 16
  23. 85% increase
  24. 35
  25. 28
  26. 496
  27. 68
  28. 86
  29. 360
  30. 324
  31. 6
  32. 1113
  33. 14
  34. 94
  35. 28
  36. 52
  37. 34
  38. 261
  39. 17
  40. 120

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