← Final challenge: mixed percentages lesson New set →

Percentage Questions with Answers Worksheet

Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 49 · 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.Aarav keeps ₹500 in a bank at 7% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Aarav get in 5 years?
  2. 2.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 56% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹100 but has to sell it for ₹74. What is the loss percentage?
  4. 4.A test has 80 marks. To get 45%, how many marks does Dev need?
  5. 5.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) the same (b) less (c) more
  6. 6.A shop sold 250 ice creams on Monday and 68% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  7. 7.The price of a torch goes up from ₹20 to ₹40. What is the percentage increase?
  8. 8.Anaya keeps ₹500 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹150 and sells it at a loss of 24%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  10. 10.A kite costs ₹200 before GST and ₹236 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  11. 11.Isha scored 582 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Isha’s percentage?
  12. 12.A lunch box costs ₹700 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  13. 13.?% of 60 = 18
  14. 14.90% of 240 =
  15. 15.A tank holds 240 litres of water and 15% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  16. 16.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹276. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.4 is 20% of ?
  18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  19. 19.6% of 100 =
  20. 20.A number changes from 60 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 13%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  23. 23.A price goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
  24. 24.120 is what percent of 150?
  25. 25.A wall clock costs ₹80. The price goes up by 40%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A water bottle costs ₹1520 before GST and ₹1596 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  27. 27.30% of 160 =
  28. 28.The price of a water bottle goes up from ₹40 to ₹76. What is the percentage increase?
  29. 29.A farmer picks 240 mangoes and 35% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  30. 30.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
  31. 31.A school club has 400 members. The number grows by 40%. How many members are there now?
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 17%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  33. 33.Dev scored 123 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Dev’s percentage?
  34. 34.120% of 95 =
  35. 35.A price of ₹300 goes up by 30%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  36. 36.What percent of 400 is 260?
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.₹5000 earns ₹450 simple interest at 9% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  40. 40.One shop sells a torch for ₹25 and another sells it for ₹15. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?

Answer key

  1. 175
  2. 390
  3. 26
  4. 36
  5. less
  6. 420
  7. 100
  8. 610
  9. 114
  10. 18
  11. 97
  12. 826
  13. 30
  14. 216
  15. 36
  16. 84
  17. 20
  18. 156
  19. 6
  20. 25% increase
  21. 125
  22. 226
  23. 82
  24. 80
  25. 112
  26. 5
  27. 48
  28. 90
  29. 84
  30. 54
  31. 560
  32. 664
  33. 41
  34. 114
  35. 429
  36. 65
  37. more
  38. 1
  39. 162
  40. 50

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