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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 539 · 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 lunch box for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 40%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  2. 2.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 340 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  3. 3.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 190 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.15% of a number is 57. What is the number?
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹80 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 80% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  7. 7.Kabir scored 46 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Kabir score?
  8. 8.2% of 250 =
  9. 9.175 children are in a school and 4% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  10. 10.A farmer picks 140 mangoes and 65% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  11. 11.A school club grows from 250 members to 310 members. What is the percentage increase?
  12. 12.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 6%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹100 and sells it at a profit of 18%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  14. 14.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹120 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.A test has 50 marks. To get 36%, how many marks does Ishaan need?
  16. 16.A water bottle costs ₹1800 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 35%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 45%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  19. 19.?% of 250 = 195
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹100 and sells it for ₹124. What is the profit percentage?
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹200 but has to sell it for ₹154. What is the loss percentage?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹200 but has to sell it for ₹102. What is the loss percentage?
  23. 23.₹500 earns ₹10 simple interest at 2% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  24. 24.₹4000 earns ₹1600 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  25. 25.?% of 40 = 38
  26. 26.What is the percentage difference between 100 and 300?
  27. 27.Sara scored 9 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Sara score?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹50 and sells it at a loss of 44%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  29. 29.A cricket bat costs ₹400. The price comes down by 84%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  30. 30.Dev spent ₹1, which is 20% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Dev have, in rupees?
  31. 31.A farmer picks 250 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  32. 32.What is the percentage difference between 117 and 123?
  33. 33.A number changes from 150 to 291. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 94% decrease (b) 104% increase (c) 94% increase (d) 104% decrease
  34. 34.?% of 500 = 305
  35. 35.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹186. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹400 and sells it at a loss of 14%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  37. 37.A school bag costs ₹1225 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹80 to ₹64. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A price of ₹100 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  40. 40.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹175 and another sells it for ₹225. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 15
  3. 24
  4. 380
  5. 68
  6. 50
  7. 92
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. 91
  11. 24
  12. 318
  13. 118
  14. 25
  15. 18
  16. 2124
  17. 28
  18. 22
  19. 78
  20. 24
  21. 23
  22. 49
  23. 1
  24. 8
  25. 95
  26. 100
  27. 36
  28. 22
  29. 64
  30. 5
  31. 15
  32. 5
  33. 94% increase
  34. 61
  35. 38
  36. 56
  37. 147
  38. 20
  39. 180
  40. 25

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