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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 442 · 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 team scored 25 runs in one match and 14 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.50% of a number is 56. What is the number?
  3. 3.A table fan marked ₹120 has 30% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 54% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  5. 5.Aarav scored 177 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Aarav’s percentage?
  6. 6.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 86 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  7. 7.The price of a toy car comes down from ₹250 to ₹50. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A storybook costs ₹1750 before GST and ₹2065 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  9. 9.A test has 80 marks. To get 45%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  10. 10.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the total percentage increase?
  11. 11.A kite costs ₹1100 before GST and ₹1298 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  12. 12.A storybook costs ₹550 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  14. 14.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹93 and another sells it for ₹107. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  15. 15.A football marked ₹100 has 15% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  16. 16.20 is 5% of ?
  17. 17.What is the percentage difference between 90 and 210?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹50 to ₹29. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.What is the percentage difference between 88 and 72?
  20. 20.Arjun scored 153 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Arjun’s percentage?
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹50 but has to sell it for ₹29. What is the loss percentage?
  22. 22.A price comes down by 50% and then goes up by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  23. 23.A team scored 500 runs in one match and 70 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.42 is what percent of 150?
  25. 25.A shop sold 20 ice creams on Monday and 40 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  26. 26.What is the percentage difference between 102 and 58?
  27. 27.30% of 350 =
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A kite costs ₹180 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  30. 30.A tank had 20 litres of water. Now it has 2 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.A storybook costs ₹1650 before GST and ₹1947 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 159. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% increase (b) 59% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 69% decrease
  33. 33.Riya keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  34. 34.A number changes from 120 to 150. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 25% increase
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹50 to ₹66. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 44%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A tank holds 440 litres of water and 45% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  40. 40.A shop sold 120 ice creams on Monday and 162 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?

Answer key

  1. 44
  2. 112
  3. 84
  4. 184
  5. 59
  6. 72
  7. 80
  8. 18
  9. 36
  10. 125
  11. 18
  12. 616
  13. 8% decrease
  14. 14
  15. 85
  16. 400
  17. 80
  18. 42
  19. 20
  20. 51
  21. 42
  22. less
  23. 86
  24. 28
  25. 100
  26. 55
  27. 105
  28. 104
  29. 9
  30. 90
  31. 18
  32. 59% increase
  33. 2120
  34. 25% increase
  35. 32
  36. more
  37. 264
  38. 28
  39. 198
  40. 35

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