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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 21 · 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 wall clock costs ₹1500 before GST and ₹1575 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  2. 2.69 is 20% of ?
  3. 3.One shop sells a kite for ₹60 and another sells it for ₹100. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  4. 4.Meera keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 5% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Meera get in 2 years?
  5. 5.What percent of 25 is 8?
  6. 6.₹1000 earns ₹60 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  8. 8.Sara scored 280 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Sara’s percentage?
  9. 9.A kite costs ₹40. The price comes down by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹265. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A wall clock costs ₹1250 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
  12. 12.A school bag costs ₹425 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 5%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  14. 14.Anaya keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 10% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Anaya get in 3 years?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹50 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 50%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  17. 17.A football marked ₹200 has 31% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A storybook costs ₹200. The price comes down by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹400 and sells it at a loss of 20%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 32%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A number changes from 500 to 575. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 15% increase
  22. 22.A kite is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹159. What is the discount percentage?
  23. 23.What percent of 50 is 28?
  24. 24.What percent of 60 is 6?
  25. 25.A toy car costs ₹100. The price goes up by 78%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A cricket bat marked ₹600 has 8% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹100 to ₹76. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.What is the percentage difference between 81 and 219?
  29. 29.A test has 50 marks. To get 86%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 5%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 5%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  32. 32.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 5%. How many members are there now?
  33. 33.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 9%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 13%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  35. 35.A price of ₹400 comes down by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹500 and sells it for ₹545. What is the profit percentage?
  37. 37.What percent of 500 is 240?
  38. 38.?% of 60 = 48
  39. 39.A school bag costs ₹50. The price goes up by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook goes up from ₹300 to ₹459. What is the percentage increase?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 345
  3. 50
  4. 200
  5. 32
  6. 6
  7. 20
  8. 56
  9. 38
  10. 6
  11. 225
  12. 476
  13. 15
  14. 600
  15. 24
  16. 40
  17. 138
  18. 160
  19. 80
  20. 170
  21. 15% increase
  22. 47
  23. 56
  24. 10
  25. 178
  26. 552
  27. 24
  28. 92
  29. 43
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 21
  33. 45
  34. 13
  35. 224
  36. 9
  37. 48
  38. 80
  39. 90
  40. 53

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