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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 246 · 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 tank had 500 litres of water. Now it has 320 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.What is the percentage difference between 90 and 30?
  3. 3.A football costs ₹520 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 30%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  5. 5.What percent of 150 is 138?
  6. 6.A price goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
  7. 7.What percent of 250 is 40?
  8. 8.A storybook costs ₹580 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  9. 9.Diya spent ₹9, which is 12% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Diya have, in rupees?
  10. 10.A cricket bat costs ₹1620 before GST and ₹1701 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  11. 11.What is the percentage difference between 138 and 162?
  12. 12.Sara keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 5% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Sara get in 3 years?
  13. 13.Rohan spent ₹18, which is 75% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Rohan have, in rupees?
  14. 14.A test has 200 marks. To get 44%, how many marks does Meera need?
  15. 15.4% of 375 =
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 47%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  17. 17.A price comes down by 50% and then goes up by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) more (c) less
  18. 18.60% of 370 =
  19. 19.A table fan costs ₹960 before GST and ₹1008 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  20. 20.What percent of 120 is 36?
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 10%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  22. 22.Anaya scored 210 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Anaya’s percentage?
  23. 23.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹150 and sells it at a profit of 32%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  24. 24.A shop sold 25 ice creams on Monday and 30 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  25. 25.A school bag marked ₹300 has 43% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A pencil box costs ₹1700 before GST and ₹2006 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  27. 27.The price of a table fan comes down from ₹100 to ₹84. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹100 and sells it for ₹121. What is the profit percentage?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box goes up from ₹300 to ₹360. What is the percentage increase?
  30. 30.50% of a number is 187. What is the number?
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹120 but has to sell it for ₹78. What is the loss percentage?
  32. 32.A tank holds 375 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  33. 33.A toy car costs ₹120. The price goes up by 20%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.₹2000 earns ₹200 simple interest at 10% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  35. 35.A torch is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹75. What is the discount percentage?
  36. 36.A storybook is marked ₹120. In a sale it is sold for ₹114. What is the discount percentage?
  37. 37.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹78 and another sells it for ₹72. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  38. 38.A storybook costs ₹100. The price goes up by 21%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  39. 39.?% of 120 = 24
  40. 40.A storybook costs ₹1250 before tax and ₹1375 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 100
  3. 572
  4. 120
  5. 92
  6. 82
  7. 16
  8. 609
  9. 75
  10. 5
  11. 16
  12. 450
  13. 24
  14. 88
  15. 15
  16. 282
  17. less
  18. 222
  19. 5
  20. 30
  21. 12
  22. 42
  23. 48
  24. 20
  25. 171
  26. 18
  27. 16
  28. 21
  29. 20
  30. 374
  31. 35
  32. 30
  33. 144
  34. 1
  35. 50
  36. 5
  37. 8
  38. 121
  39. 20
  40. 10

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