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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 245 · 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.What is the percentage difference between 81 and 119?
  2. 2.228 is 80% of ?
  3. 3.One shop sells a torch for ₹39 and another sells it for ₹81. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  4. 4.A price of ₹100 comes down by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A test has 80 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Meera need?
  6. 6.Sara keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Sara get in 3 years?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A school club grows from 40 members to 70 members. What is the percentage increase?
  9. 9.A shop sold 300 ice creams on Monday and 5% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  10. 10.A shop sold 300 ice creams on Monday and 339 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  11. 11.A farmer picks 20 mangoes and 60% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  12. 12.Riya spent ₹142, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹300 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 250 to 390. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 56% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 66% increase (d) 56% increase
  15. 15.10 is what percent of 20?
  16. 16.What is the percentage difference between 60 and 20?
  17. 17.60% of 560 =
  18. 18.The price of a toy car changes from ₹40 to ₹20. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.A farmer picks 450 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  20. 20.5% of a number is 4. What is the number?
  21. 21.A price of ₹300 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  22. 22.Isha spent ₹38, which is 50% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Isha have, in rupees?
  23. 23.A cricket bat marked ₹150 has 14% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  24. 24.600 children are in a school and 2% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  25. 25.What is the percentage difference between 126 and 74?
  26. 26.What percent of 60 is 42?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 43%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹300 to ₹522. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 20%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  30. 30.480 children are in a school and 15% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  31. 31.A kite costs ₹60. The price comes down by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A test has 40 marks. To get 40%, how many marks does Rohan need?
  33. 33.Aarav scored 178 out of 200 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
  34. 34.A number changes from 150 to 279. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 86% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 86% increase
  35. 35.150% of 490 =
  36. 36.A tank holds 40 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  37. 37.Riya scored 462 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
  38. 38.A price of ₹100 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  39. 39.A school club has 40 members. The number grows by 5%. How many members are there now?
  40. 40.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 20%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?

Answer key

  1. 38
  2. 285
  3. 70
  4. 49
  5. 32
  6. 135
  7. 52
  8. 75
  9. 315
  10. 13
  11. 12
  12. 355
  13. 8
  14. 56% increase
  15. 50
  16. 100
  17. 336
  18. 50
  19. 27
  20. 80
  21. 225
  22. 76
  23. 21
  24. 12
  25. 52
  26. 70
  27. 1144
  28. 74
  29. 24
  30. 72
  31. 36
  32. 16
  33. 89
  34. 86% increase
  35. 735
  36. 18
  37. 77
  38. 90
  39. 42
  40. 16

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