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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 425 · 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 ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 14%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  2. 2.Meera keeps ₹500 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  3. 3.A school bag costs ₹500. The price goes up by 95%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  4. 4.What is the percentage difference between 27 and 13?
  5. 5.A shop sold 25 ice creams on Monday and 35 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  6. 6.One shop sells a torch for ₹72 and another sells it for ₹78. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  7. 7.A price of ₹100 goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  8. 8.₹4000 earns ₹1440 simple interest at 9% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  9. 9.Kabir scored 232 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 44%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 24% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  12. 12.One shop sells a school bag for ₹34 and another sells it for ₹66. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  13. 13.A torch marked ₹500 has 37% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  14. 14.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 7%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  15. 15.A test has 200 marks. To get 95%, how many marks does Kabir need?
  16. 16.Aarav spent ₹9, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Aarav have, in rupees?
  17. 17.A farmer picks 360 mangoes and 30% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  18. 18.A team scored 25 runs in one match and 48% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  19. 19.A number changes from 150 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% decrease (b) 66% decrease (c) 44% increase (d) 66% increase
  20. 20.27 is what percent of 150?
  21. 21.A wall clock marked ₹500 has 27% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  22. 22.₹500 earns ₹100 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  23. 23.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹50 and sells it for ₹71. What is the profit percentage?
  24. 24.A number changes from 60 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 90% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 90% increase
  25. 25.Meera scored 17 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
  26. 26.Meera scored 390 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  27. 27.A cricket bat costs ₹2000 before GST and ₹2360 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  28. 28.A tank holds 480 litres of water and 90% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  29. 29.What percent of 20 is 19?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 32%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 18%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  32. 32.A tank holds 30 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  33. 33.A school bag costs ₹300. The price comes down by 42%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A shop sold 500 ice creams on Monday and 56% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  35. 35.12% of 250 =
  36. 36.A number changes from 300 to 582. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% increase (b) 104% increase (c) 104% decrease (d) 94% decrease
  37. 37.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  38. 38.Aarav scored 9 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
  39. 39.A water bottle marked ₹800 has 28% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A price of ₹100 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 520
  3. 975
  4. 70
  5. 40
  6. 8
  7. 154
  8. 4
  9. 58
  10. 864
  11. 186
  12. 64
  13. 185
  14. 42
  15. 190
  16. 60
  17. 108
  18. 13
  19. 44% decrease
  20. 18
  21. 365
  22. 5
  23. 42
  24. 90% increase
  25. 34
  26. 78
  27. 18
  28. 432
  29. 95
  30. 128
  31. 205
  32. 21
  33. 174
  34. 780
  35. 30
  36. 94% increase
  37. 25
  38. 45
  39. 576
  40. 169

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