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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 516 · 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. 1.159 is 75% of ?
  2. 2.Anaya scored 147 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Anaya’s percentage?
  3. 3.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the total percentage increase?
  4. 4.A shop sold 150 ice creams on Monday and 24% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  5. 5.A tank had 25 litres of water. Now it has 8 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹224. What is the loss percentage?
  7. 7.?% of 500 = 105
  8. 8.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 144 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.Riya scored 8 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  10. 10.Isha spent ₹42, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Isha have, in rupees?
  11. 11.A school club has 25 members. The number grows by 12%. How many members are there now?
  12. 12.400 children are in a school and 70% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹150 and sells it at a profit of 12%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A lunch box marked ₹800 has 21% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  15. 15.Riya scored 168 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
  16. 16.12% of 550 =
  17. 17.80% of 15 =
  18. 18.A price of ₹100 goes up by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  19. 19.What percent of 40 is 10?
  20. 20.₹1500 earns ₹150 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  21. 21.80% of 140 =
  22. 22.?% of 40 = 6
  23. 23.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 12% decrease (c) 12% increase (d) 20% increase
  24. 24.A school club grows from 400 members to 432 members. What is the percentage increase?
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹215. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A wall clock marked ₹120 has 45% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  27. 27.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) the same (c) less
  28. 28.132 is what percent of 150?
  29. 29.₹2000 earns ₹220 simple interest at 11% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  30. 30.Arjun keeps ₹5000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Arjun get in 1 year?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.Anaya keeps ₹4000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Anaya get in 5 years?
  33. 33.₹2500 earns ₹50 simple interest at 2% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 14%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  35. 35.The price of a table fan changes from ₹40 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A school club has 60 members. The number grows by 60%. How many members are there now?
  37. 37.What percent of 150 is 42?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 32% increase (b) 16% decrease (c) 32% decrease (d) 16% increase
  39. 39.A test has 50 marks. To get 42%, how many marks does Riya need?
  40. 40.Anaya scored 9 out of 20 in a maths test. What percentage did Anaya score?

Answer key

  1. 212
  2. 49
  3. 32
  4. 186
  5. 68
  6. 44
  7. 21
  8. 28
  9. 40
  10. 280
  11. 28
  12. 280
  13. 168
  14. 632
  15. 56
  16. 66
  17. 12
  18. 105
  19. 25
  20. 10
  21. 112
  22. 15
  23. 20% increase
  24. 8
  25. 14
  26. 66
  27. more
  28. 88
  29. 1
  30. 600
  31. 40
  32. 2400
  33. 1
  34. 70
  35. 55
  36. 96
  37. 28
  38. 32% decrease
  39. 21
  40. 45

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