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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 257 · 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 team scored 100 runs in one match and 91 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A farmer picks 340 mangoes and 70% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  3. 3.What is the percentage difference between 63 and 177?
  4. 4.A price of ₹300 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  5. 5.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹20 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹39 and another sells it for ₹111. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  7. 7.A test has 500 marks. To get 62%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  9. 9.Sara spent ₹25, which is 10% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
  10. 10.27 is 15% of ?
  11. 11.Ishaan scored 425 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Ishaan’s percentage?
  12. 12.?% of 120 = 72
  13. 13.42 is what percent of 120?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 256. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 46% increase (c) 46% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  15. 15.What is the percentage difference between 57 and 23?
  16. 16.One shop sells a football for ₹171 and another sells it for ₹69. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage decrease?
  18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 20%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  19. 19.A football costs ₹800 before GST and ₹944 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  20. 20.A test has 200 marks. To get 82%, how many marks does Riya need?
  21. 21.30% of a number is 60. What is the number?
  22. 22.A farmer picks 25 mangoes and 8% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  23. 23.Meera scored 288 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  24. 24.A number changes from 250 to 290. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% increase (b) 40% decrease (c) 16% decrease (d) 40% increase
  25. 25.75% of a number is 258. What is the number?
  26. 26.A torch is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹279. What is the discount percentage?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 26%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  28. 28.What percent of 20 is 16?
  29. 29.Dev scored 260 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Dev’s percentage?
  30. 30.70% of 570 =
  31. 31.Kabir spent ₹42, which is 30% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Kabir have, in rupees?
  32. 32.15% of a number is 24. What is the number?
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹39. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A tank has 25 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  35. 35.A school bag marked ₹150 has 26% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  36. 36.A farmer picks 250 mangoes and 40% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  37. 37.35% of 220 =
  38. 38.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹200 to ₹118. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.12% of 150 =
  40. 40.12% of a number is 9. What is the number?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 238
  3. 95
  4. 540
  5. 30
  6. 96
  7. 310
  8. 156
  9. 250
  10. 180
  11. 85
  12. 60
  13. 35
  14. 36% decrease
  15. 85
  16. 85
  17. 5
  18. 24
  19. 18
  20. 164
  21. 200
  22. 2
  23. 72
  24. 16% increase
  25. 344
  26. 7
  27. 756
  28. 80
  29. 52
  30. 399
  31. 140
  32. 160
  33. 35
  34. 20
  35. 39
  36. 100
  37. 77
  38. 41
  39. 18
  40. 75

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