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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 435 · 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 price of ₹500 comes down by 40%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  2. 2.What percent of 40 is 16?
  3. 3.₹2000 earns ₹600 simple interest at 10% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  4. 4.18 is 5% of ?
  5. 5.A price of ₹300 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  6. 6.What is the percentage difference between 78 and 72?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹50 but has to sell it for ₹39. What is the loss percentage?
  8. 8.A torch is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹258. What is the discount percentage?
  9. 9.A wall clock costs ₹25. The price comes down by 28%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.One shop sells a table fan for ₹26 and another sells it for ₹14. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  11. 11.What is the percentage difference between 13 and 27?
  12. 12.Diya scored 8 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Diya score?
  13. 13.A farmer picks 75 mangoes and 12% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  14. 14.A pencil box costs ₹300 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A school bag costs ₹1760 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 10% are added?
  16. 16.A price goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the total percentage increase?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 33%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  18. 18.The price of a torch comes down from ₹150 to ₹120. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.Kabir keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 5% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Kabir get in 1 year?
  20. 20.158 is 50% of ?
  21. 21.What percent of 60 is 39?
  22. 22.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 26%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A price of ₹100 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 625. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 25% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 24%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  26. 26.A cricket bat marked ₹120 has 35% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  27. 27.A price goes up by 10% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  28. 28.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹80 to ₹148. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹100 and sells it for ₹122. What is the profit percentage?
  30. 30.Kabir scored 76 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Kabir score?
  31. 31.What percent of 20 is 12?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹80 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.A lunch box is marked ₹800. In a sale it is sold for ₹520. What is the discount percentage?
  34. 34.A tank holds 385 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  35. 35.12 is 15% of ?
  36. 36.A cricket bat marked ₹250 has 50% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  37. 37.Riya scored 20 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  38. 38.Arjun scored 11 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Arjun score?
  39. 39.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the total percentage increase?
  40. 40.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹300 and sells it at a loss of 26%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?

Answer key

  1. 240
  2. 40
  3. 3
  4. 360
  5. 432
  6. 8
  7. 22
  8. 14
  9. 18
  10. 60
  11. 70
  12. 32
  13. 9
  14. 354
  15. 176
  16. 68
  17. 399
  18. 20
  19. 50
  20. 316
  21. 65
  22. 111
  23. 99
  24. 25% increase
  25. 120
  26. 42
  27. less
  28. 85
  29. 22
  30. 95
  31. 60
  32. 40
  33. 35
  34. 154
  35. 80
  36. 125
  37. 40
  38. 55
  39. 32
  40. 78

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