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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 251 · 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 school bag goes up from ₹250 to ₹440. What is the percentage increase?
  2. 2.What percent of 150 is 39?
  3. 3.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹150 to ₹141. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A storybook costs ₹200. The price goes up by 29%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.15% of 340 =
  6. 6.44 is what percent of 80?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 19%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  8. 8.A pencil box costs ₹500 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  9. 9.50% of a number is 26. What is the number?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹564. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.Meera scored 78 out of 200 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹25 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?
  14. 14.What is the percentage difference between 144 and 156?
  15. 15.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 24% increase (b) 24% decrease (c) 36% increase (d) 36% decrease
  16. 16.A price of ₹500 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A lunch box costs ₹650 before GST and ₹767 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  18. 18.A test has 50 marks. To get 52%, how many marks does Anaya need?
  19. 19.A tank has 500 litres of water and 8% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.50% of a number is 35. What is the number?
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 35%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  22. 22.A wall clock is marked ₹600. In a sale it is sold for ₹522. What is the discount percentage?
  23. 23.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 480 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  24. 24.300 children are in a school and 3% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹400 and sells it at a loss of 32%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 8%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  27. 27.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 62% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  28. 28.A storybook costs ₹550 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
  30. 30.A number changes from 25 to 42. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 17% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 68% decrease (d) 17% increase
  31. 31.A price of ₹400 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  32. 32.50% of a number is 74. What is the number?
  33. 33.Kabir spent ₹9, which is 12% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Kabir have, in rupees?
  34. 34.The price of a torch changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 14%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 43. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% increase (b) 7% decrease (c) 14% increase (d) 14% decrease
  38. 38.Rohan keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹292. What is the loss percentage?
  40. 40.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 76
  2. 26
  3. 6
  4. 258
  5. 51
  6. 55
  7. 57
  8. 25
  9. 52
  10. 630
  11. 41
  12. 39
  13. 76
  14. 8
  15. 24% decrease
  16. 375
  17. 18
  18. 26
  19. 460
  20. 70
  21. 42
  22. 13
  23. 92
  24. 9
  25. 128
  26. 24
  27. 405
  28. 649
  29. less
  30. 68% increase
  31. 420
  32. 148
  33. 75
  34. 50
  35. 342
  36. 38
  37. 14% decrease
  38. 3660
  39. 27
  40. 88

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