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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 477 · 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 water bottle for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  2. 2.₹1000 earns ₹240 simple interest at 8% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  3. 3.A toy car costs ₹200 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  4. 4.The price of a table fan goes up from ₹250 to ₹330. What is the percentage increase?
  5. 5.A number changes from 50 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 6% increase
  6. 6.₹2000 earns ₹1200 simple interest at 12% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  7. 7.A shop sold 20 ice creams on Monday and 80% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  8. 8.One shop sells a kite for ₹87 and another sells it for ₹153. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  9. 9.A test has 50 marks. To get 82%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  10. 10.The price of a toy car goes up from ₹100 to ₹167. What is the percentage increase?
  11. 11.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹40 to ₹8. What is the percentage decrease?
  12. 12.Isha keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 1 year, in rupees?
  13. 13.A price of ₹100 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  14. 14.Diya keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 4 years, in rupees?
  15. 15.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 16%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A price of ₹200 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  18. 18.Dev scored 41 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Dev score?
  19. 19.15% of a number is 30. What is the number?
  20. 20.The price of a toy car goes up from ₹500 to ₹995. What is the percentage increase?
  21. 21.A test has 50 marks. To get 70%, how many marks does Arjun need?
  22. 22.A water bottle costs ₹40. The price goes up by 100%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  23. 23.What is the percentage difference between 57 and 43?
  24. 24.What percent of 25 is 22?
  25. 25.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 46% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.80% of a number is 276. What is the number?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 25%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  28. 28.What percent of 300 is 282?
  29. 29.A kite marked ₹500 has 13% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 22. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 10% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 10% decrease
  31. 31.₹500 earns ₹40 simple interest at 2% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  32. 32.What is the percentage difference between 114 and 86?
  33. 33.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 9%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A football costs ₹340 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  35. 35.₹2000 earns ₹220 simple interest at 11% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  36. 36.200 children are in a school and 70% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  37. 37.₹500 earns ₹90 simple interest in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  38. 38.26 is what percent of 200?
  39. 39.A team scored 50 runs in one match and 16 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.65% of 540 =

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 3
  3. 210
  4. 32
  5. 12% increase
  6. 5
  7. 36
  8. 55
  9. 41
  10. 67
  11. 80
  12. 1530
  13. 108
  14. 5760
  15. 38
  16. 84
  17. 390
  18. 82
  19. 200
  20. 99
  21. 35
  22. 80
  23. 28
  24. 88
  25. 27
  26. 345
  27. 20
  28. 94
  29. 65
  30. 10% increase
  31. 4
  32. 28
  33. 327
  34. 17
  35. 1
  36. 140
  37. 6
  38. 13
  39. 68
  40. 351

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