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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 568 · 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 cricket bat for ₹800 but has to sell it for ₹752. What is the loss percentage?
  2. 2.What percent of 500 is 390?
  3. 3.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the total percentage increase?
  4. 4.?% of 50 = 3
  5. 5.70% of 150 =
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 18%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 8%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  8. 8.What is the percentage difference between 168 and 132?
  9. 9.A price of ₹100 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  10. 10.Arjun spent ₹75, which is 30% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Arjun have, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A tank has 60 litres of water and 70% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.Ishaan keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Ishaan get in 5 years?
  14. 14.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 26% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.Meera scored 80 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
  16. 16.15 is what percent of 20?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹220. What is the loss percentage?
  18. 18.A test has 200 marks. To get 49%, how many marks does Aarav need?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹500 and sells it at a profit of 13%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  20. 20.₹1000 earns ₹160 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  21. 21.₹3000 earns ₹150 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  22. 22.What is the percentage difference between 26 and 14?
  23. 23.A tank holds 160 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  24. 24.A shop sold 200 ice creams on Monday and 296 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  25. 25.123 is what percent of 300?
  26. 26.A school bag costs ₹40. The price goes up by 100%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  27. 27.One shop sells a kite for ₹37 and another sells it for ₹43. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  28. 28.A price goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the total percentage increase?
  29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹100 and sells it for ₹121. What is the profit percentage?
  30. 30.A number changes from 100 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% increase (b) 55% decrease (c) 45% increase (d) 45% decrease
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹200 and sells it for ₹266. What is the profit percentage?
  32. 32.A table fan costs ₹1025 before tax and ₹1148 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  33. 33.A price of ₹400 goes up by 40%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  34. 34.₹1500 earns ₹45 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  35. 35.The price of a kite comes down from ₹120 to ₹12. What is the percentage decrease?
  36. 36.A kite marked ₹250 has 16% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  37. 37.What percent of 25 is 10?
  38. 38.The price of a table fan goes up from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage increase?
  39. 39.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 75% increase (c) 75% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  40. 40.₹1000 earns ₹330 simple interest in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 78
  3. 95
  4. 6
  5. 105
  6. 45
  7. 230
  8. 24
  9. 132
  10. 250
  11. 88
  12. 18
  13. 100
  14. 296
  15. 100
  16. 75
  17. 45
  18. 98
  19. 65
  20. 4
  21. 1
  22. 60
  23. 128
  24. 48
  25. 41
  26. 80
  27. 15
  28. 82
  29. 21
  30. 45% increase
  31. 33
  32. 12
  33. 504
  34. 3
  35. 90
  36. 210
  37. 40
  38. 5
  39. 75% increase
  40. 11

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