← Final challenge: mixed percentages lesson New set →

Percentage Questions with Answers Worksheet

Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 488 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.?% of 250 = 130
  2. 2.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 25%. How many members are there now?
  3. 3.A tank has 50 litres of water and 86% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A shop sold 400 ice creams on Monday and 84% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  5. 5.A number changes from 120 to 216. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 80% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 96% increase
  6. 6.Meera scored 228 marks out of 400 in 4 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  7. 7.What is the percentage difference between 24 and 16?
  8. 8.A kite costs ₹875 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  9. 9.20% of a number is 78. What is the number?
  10. 10.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% decrease (b) 15% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 3% increase
  11. 11.What percent of 300 is 147?
  12. 12.Meera scored 207 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 36%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  14. 14.One shop sells a school bag for ₹19 and another sells it for ₹21. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  15. 15.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹800 and sells it for ₹984. What is the profit percentage?
  16. 16.Kabir scored 252 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Kabir’s percentage?
  17. 17.A football costs ₹50 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A cricket bat costs ₹150. The price comes down by 76%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  19. 19.What percent of 20 is 2?
  20. 20.A pencil box costs ₹1225 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  21. 21.A toy car costs ₹1875 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  22. 22.Riya scored 34 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  23. 23.₹500 earns ₹75 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  24. 24.80% of a number is 208. What is the number?
  25. 25.Sara scored 174 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Sara’s percentage?
  26. 26.Ishaan scored 162 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Ishaan’s percentage?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹80 but has to sell it for ₹60. What is the loss percentage?
  28. 28.A price of ₹200 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  29. 29.18 is what percent of 25?
  30. 30.A school club grows from 80 members to 160 members. What is the percentage increase?
  31. 31.A school club grows from 60 members to 105 members. What is the percentage increase?
  32. 32.300 children are in a school and 3% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  33. 33.One shop sells a torch for ₹117 and another sells it for ₹283. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  34. 34.A toy car marked ₹150 has 40% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  36. 36.₹2000 earns ₹800 simple interest at 8% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  37. 37.60% of a number is 228. What is the number?
  38. 38.A storybook marked ₹100 has 27% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  39. 39.One shop sells a water bottle for ₹99 and another sells it for ₹51. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  40. 40.A test has 500 marks. To get 38%, how many marks does Riya need?

Answer key

  1. 52
  2. 25
  3. 7
  4. 736
  5. 80% increase
  6. 57
  7. 40
  8. 980
  9. 390
  10. 15% increase
  11. 49
  12. 69
  13. 816
  14. 10
  15. 23
  16. 42
  17. 59
  18. 36
  19. 10
  20. 1372
  21. 2100
  22. 85
  23. 3
  24. 260
  25. 58
  26. 54
  27. 25
  28. 110
  29. 72
  30. 100
  31. 75
  32. 9
  33. 83
  34. 90
  35. 32
  36. 5
  37. 380
  38. 73
  39. 64
  40. 190

Free percentage lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/how-to-calculate-percentage