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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 465 · 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 20 runs in one match and 60% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 80% decrease (c) 96% decrease (d) 80% increase
  3. 3.Riya scored 378 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
  4. 4.A price of ₹300 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A torch marked ₹600 has 10% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  6. 6.A cricket bat is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹156. What is the discount percentage?
  7. 7.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.₹4000 earns ₹560 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  9. 9.Arjun keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 4% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Arjun get in 1 year?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 45%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  11. 11.A football marked ₹300 has 7% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  12. 12.A team scored 120 runs in one match and 114 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹600 and sells it at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  14. 14.Riya scored 18 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  15. 15.What is the percentage difference between 24 and 16?
  16. 16.30% of a number is 108. What is the number?
  17. 17.Anaya spent ₹9, which is 12% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Anaya have, in rupees?
  18. 18.Rohan scored 165 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Rohan’s percentage?
  19. 19.A cricket bat marked ₹600 has 50% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  20. 20.A price goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the total percentage increase?
  21. 21.₹4000 earns ₹160 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  22. 22.120 children are in a school and 35% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  23. 23.A water bottle costs ₹1600 before GST and ₹1888 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  24. 24.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 30%. How many members are there now?
  25. 25.A storybook costs ₹300. The price goes up by 65%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.One shop sells a torch for ₹24 and another sells it for ₹16. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  27. 27.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 6% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹200 but has to sell it for ₹180. What is the loss percentage?
  29. 29.2% of 100 =
  30. 30.30% of a number is 48. What is the number?
  31. 31.A test has 40 marks. To get 55%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  32. 32.525 children are in a school and 4% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  33. 33.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹500 to ₹165. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.Arjun spent ₹20, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Arjun have, in rupees?
  35. 35.A water bottle costs ₹1280 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  36. 36.A number changes from 50 to 25. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% increase (b) 50% decrease (c) 100% decrease (d) 100% increase
  37. 37.A tank holds 450 litres of water and 2% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  38. 38.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹400 and sells it at a loss of 49%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  39. 39.A school bag costs ₹100. The price goes up by 95%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a lunch box comes down from ₹40 to ₹6. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 80% increase
  3. 63
  4. 462
  5. 60
  6. 48
  7. 40
  8. 7
  9. 80
  10. 360
  11. 21
  12. 5
  13. 540
  14. 72
  15. 40
  16. 360
  17. 75
  18. 55
  19. 300
  20. 69
  21. 4
  22. 42
  23. 18
  24. 26
  25. 495
  26. 40
  27. 265
  28. 10
  29. 2
  30. 160
  31. 22
  32. 21
  33. 67
  34. 50
  35. 64
  36. 50% decrease
  37. 9
  38. 196
  39. 195
  40. 85

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