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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 312 · 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 shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  2. 2.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.60% of a number is 81. What is the number?
  4. 4.A table fan costs ₹600 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 18% are added?
  5. 5.12 is 60% of ?
  6. 6.57 is what percent of 300?
  7. 7.160 children are in a school and 80% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  8. 8.A tank has 80 litres of water and 65% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.15% of 180 =
  10. 10.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹124. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.5% of a number is 15. What is the number?
  12. 12.A school club grows from 60 members to 66 members. What is the percentage increase?
  13. 13.Kabir scored 432 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
  14. 14.One shop sells a football for ₹156 and another sells it for ₹144. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  15. 15.A cricket bat is marked ₹500. In a sale it is sold for ₹475. What is the discount percentage?
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 26%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  18. 18.₹2000 earns ₹240 simple interest in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 10%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  20. 20.A school bag costs ₹840 before GST and ₹882 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  21. 21.A price of ₹300 comes down by 40%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
  23. 23.What is the percentage difference between 72 and 78?
  24. 24.A football costs ₹1475 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
  25. 25.The price of a toy car changes from ₹250 to ₹150. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A price comes down by 30% and then goes up by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) the same (c) less
  27. 27.What percent of 120 is 24?
  28. 28.A toy car costs ₹1140 before GST and ₹1197 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  29. 29.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
  30. 30.24 is 15% of ?
  31. 31.?% of 200 = 14
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹500 and sells it for ₹650. What is the profit percentage?
  33. 33.?% of 60 = 48
  34. 34.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹11 and another sells it for ₹29. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  35. 35.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 26 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹50 and sells it at a profit of 24%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  37. 37.A storybook is marked ₹500. In a sale it is sold for ₹280. What is the discount percentage?
  38. 38.39 is what percent of 50?
  39. 39.A tank holds 100 litres of water and 4% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  40. 40.A storybook is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹123. What is the discount percentage?

Answer key

  1. 200
  2. 30
  3. 135
  4. 108
  5. 20
  6. 19
  7. 128
  8. 28
  9. 27
  10. 55
  11. 300
  12. 10
  13. 72
  14. 8
  15. 5
  16. 520
  17. 13
  18. 4
  19. 12
  20. 5
  21. 108
  22. more
  23. 8
  24. 177
  25. 40
  26. less
  27. 20
  28. 5
  29. 21
  30. 160
  31. 7
  32. 30
  33. 80
  34. 90
  35. 35
  36. 62
  37. 44
  38. 78
  39. 4
  40. 18

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