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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 290 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Arjun scored 30 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Arjun score?
  2. 2.A tank has 40 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.₹1000 earns ₹80 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  4. 4.A wall clock is marked ₹1000. In a sale it is sold for ₹640. What is the discount percentage?
  5. 5.A cricket bat costs ₹1150 before GST and ₹1357 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 20%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  7. 7.A cricket bat costs ₹650 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
  8. 8.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 195 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.90% of 40 =
  10. 10.A farmer picks 450 mangoes and 40% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  11. 11.A price of ₹400 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹49. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.17 is 5% of ?
  14. 14.42 is what percent of 200?
  15. 15.A number changes from 50 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 12% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  16. 16.35% of 300 =
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 30%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  18. 18.The price of a torch goes up from ₹250 to ₹355. What is the percentage increase?
  19. 19.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹50 but has to sell it for ₹25. What is the loss percentage?
  21. 21.A test has 500 marks. To get 86%, how many marks does Arjun need?
  22. 22.Riya spent ₹6, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
  23. 23.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.30% of a number is 36. What is the number?
  25. 25.102 is what percent of 120?
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹150 and sells it at a profit of 20%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  27. 27.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the total percentage increase?
  28. 28.A lunch box marked ₹500 has 12% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A shop sold 100 ice creams on Monday and 131 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  30. 30.225 is what percent of 500?
  31. 31.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹168 and another sells it for ₹132. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A storybook is marked ₹600. In a sale it is sold for ₹570. What is the discount percentage?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 34%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  35. 35.?% of 150 = 57
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹300 to ₹105. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.A shop sold 40 ice creams on Monday and 54 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  38. 38.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 50% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% decrease
  39. 39.A farmer picks 160 mangoes and 15% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  40. 40.Arjun keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 6
  3. 2
  4. 36
  5. 18
  6. 24
  7. 117
  8. 22
  9. 36
  10. 180
  11. 160
  12. 96
  13. 340
  14. 21
  15. 24% decrease
  16. 105
  17. 150
  18. 42
  19. 60
  20. 50
  21. 430
  22. 40
  23. 32
  24. 120
  25. 85
  26. 30
  27. 125
  28. 440
  29. 31
  30. 45
  31. 24
  32. 30
  33. 5
  34. 85
  35. 38
  36. 65
  37. 35
  38. 100% increase
  39. 24
  40. 1150

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