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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 326 · 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 school bag for ₹80 and sells it for ₹104. What is the profit percentage?
  2. 2.A number changes from 400 to 692. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 73% decrease (b) 83% increase (c) 83% decrease (d) 73% increase
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 30%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  4. 4.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  6. 6.5% of a number is 2. What is the number?
  7. 7.A test has 50 marks. To get 44%, how many marks does Riya need?
  8. 8.A price goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the total percentage increase?
  9. 9.17 is what percent of 20?
  10. 10.What percent of 40 is 12?
  11. 11.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 10 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.Isha spent ₹30, which is 10% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Isha have, in rupees?
  13. 13.A table fan costs ₹700 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  14. 14.?% of 500 = 410
  15. 15.Arjun scored 36 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Arjun score?
  16. 16.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  17. 17.2% of 350 =
  18. 18.A tank holds 375 litres of water and 4% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹600 and sells it for ₹894. What is the profit percentage?
  20. 20.A shop sold 400 ice creams on Monday and 460 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  21. 21.A test has 40 marks. To get 95%, how many marks does Meera need?
  22. 22.A farmer picks 125 mangoes and 12% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  23. 23.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A price of ₹200 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 6%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A farmer picks 175 mangoes and 12% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  27. 27.A pencil box costs ₹60. The price goes up by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A tank has 25 litres of water and 64% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.Anaya scored 52 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Anaya score?
  30. 30.A football marked ₹100 has 39% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  31. 31.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A torch is marked ₹120. In a sale it is sold for ₹90. What is the discount percentage?
  33. 33.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹800 and sells it for ₹1144. What is the profit percentage?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 36%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A wall clock costs ₹300. The price goes up by 47%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹200 and sells it for ₹214. What is the profit percentage?
  37. 37.2 is what percent of 40?
  38. 38.A tank holds 205 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  39. 39.35 is 20% of ?
  40. 40.A price comes down by 50% and then goes up by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) more (c) less

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 73% increase
  3. 180
  4. 10
  5. 20% decrease
  6. 40
  7. 22
  8. 95
  9. 85
  10. 30
  11. 60
  12. 300
  13. 826
  14. 82
  15. 90
  16. 60
  17. 7
  18. 15
  19. 49
  20. 15
  21. 38
  22. 15
  23. 92
  24. 270
  25. 318
  26. 21
  27. 108
  28. 9
  29. 65
  30. 39
  31. 55
  32. 25
  33. 43
  34. 512
  35. 441
  36. 7
  37. 5
  38. 82
  39. 175
  40. less

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