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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 285 · 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.One shop sells a storybook for ₹208 and another sells it for ₹192. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  2. 2.₹1500 earns ₹120 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  3. 3.A pencil box is marked ₹100. In a sale it is sold for ₹80. What is the discount percentage?
  4. 4.A school club grows from 400 members to 684 members. What is the percentage increase?
  5. 5.A school club has 80 members. The number grows by 80%. How many members are there now?
  6. 6.Arjun scored 280 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Arjun’s percentage?
  7. 7.A price of ₹500 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  8. 8.Meera scored 330 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  9. 9.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
  10. 10.Sara scored 28 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Sara score?
  11. 11.A number changes from 250 to 465. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 86% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 96% decrease
  12. 12.A cricket bat marked ₹1200 has 28% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  13. 13.The price of a toy car goes up from ₹150 to ₹189. What is the percentage increase?
  14. 14.What percent of 60 is 33?
  15. 15.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) more (c) the same
  16. 16.A school club has 200 members. The number grows by 88%. How many members are there now?
  17. 17.₹1500 earns ₹120 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  18. 18.A test has 80 marks. To get 85%, how many marks does Ishaan need?
  19. 19.A price of ₹500 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  20. 20.₹1000 earns ₹120 simple interest at 12% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  21. 21.The price of a wall clock goes up from ₹300 to ₹480. What is the percentage increase?
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹34. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A tank holds 120 litres of water and 35% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  24. 24.A price goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 11%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  26. 26.A tank holds 10 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹250 and sells it for ₹360. What is the profit percentage?
  28. 28.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 63 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  29. 29.A school club grows from 500 members to 635 members. What is the percentage increase?
  30. 30.A football costs ₹1010 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 10% are added?
  31. 31.4 is what percent of 40?
  32. 32.A test has 40 marks. To get 65%, how many marks does Riya need?
  33. 33.?% of 300 = 222
  34. 34.86 is 50% of ?
  35. 35.A price of ₹500 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a kite comes down from ₹150 to ₹138. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A table fan is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹75. What is the discount percentage?
  38. 38.A price of ₹300 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  39. 39.What percent of 500 is 140?
  40. 40.₹500 earns ₹160 simple interest at 8% a year. For how many years was it kept?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 4
  3. 20
  4. 71
  5. 144
  6. 56
  7. 720
  8. 55
  9. more
  10. 70
  11. 86% increase
  12. 864
  13. 26
  14. 55
  15. less
  16. 376
  17. 8
  18. 68
  19. 385
  20. 1
  21. 60
  22. 15
  23. 42
  24. 96
  25. 55
  26. 6
  27. 44
  28. 5
  29. 27
  30. 101
  31. 10
  32. 26
  33. 74
  34. 172
  35. 540
  36. 8
  37. 50
  38. 429
  39. 28
  40. 4

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