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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 211 · 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.The price of a storybook goes up from ₹250 to ₹445. What is the percentage increase?
  2. 2.15% of 140 =
  3. 3.One shop sells a lunch box for ₹36 and another sells it for ₹84. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  4. 4.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 45%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  5. 5.₹2500 earns ₹225 simple interest at 9% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  6. 6.A cricket bat costs ₹325 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  7. 7.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 81 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  8. 8.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 71 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  9. 9.A tank holds 400 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  10. 10.5% of a number is 8. What is the number?
  11. 11.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A football is marked ₹800. In a sale it is sold for ₹720. What is the discount percentage?
  13. 13.A school club has 25 members. The number grows by 100%. How many members are there now?
  14. 14.A water bottle is marked ₹100. In a sale it is sold for ₹91. What is the discount percentage?
  15. 15.Dev scored 17 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Dev score?
  16. 16.A school bag marked ₹250 has 32% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  18. 18.65% of 500 =
  19. 19.?% of 500 = 315
  20. 20.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% increase (b) 68% decrease (c) 58% decrease (d) 58% increase
  21. 21.A price of ₹200 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  22. 22.220 is what percent of 250?
  23. 23.80% of 205 =
  24. 24.One shop sells a torch for ₹66 and another sells it for ₹174. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  25. 25.90% of 520 =
  26. 26.A school club has 400 members. The number grows by 21%. How many members are there now?
  27. 27.555 children are in a school and 40% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹80 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.Ishaan spent ₹105, which is 30% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Ishaan have, in rupees?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 15%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  31. 31.?% of 200 = 186
  32. 32.45% of 600 =
  33. 33.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 12 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.?% of 300 = 177
  35. 35.A school club has 60 members. The number grows by 100%. How many members are there now?
  36. 36.A price goes up by 10% and then comes down by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) more (c) less
  37. 37.A price comes down by 40% and then goes up by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
  38. 38.25% of a number is 24. What is the number?
  39. 39.A lunch box costs ₹225 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A number changes from 300 to 495. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 75% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 65% increase

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 21
  3. 80
  4. 36
  5. 1
  6. 364
  7. 62
  8. 42
  9. 140
  10. 160
  11. 26
  12. 10
  13. 50
  14. 9
  15. 68
  16. 80
  17. 170
  18. 325
  19. 63
  20. 58% decrease
  21. 168
  22. 88
  23. 164
  24. 90
  25. 468
  26. 484
  27. 222
  28. 90
  29. 350
  30. 120
  31. 93
  32. 270
  33. 40
  34. 59
  35. 120
  36. less
  37. less
  38. 96
  39. 252
  40. 65% increase

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