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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 588 · 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.The price of a torch comes down from ₹400 to ₹244. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹80 and sells it at a profit of 5%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  3. 3.A school club has 40 members. The number grows by 35%. How many members are there now?
  4. 4.A pencil box costs ₹80. The price goes up by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A cricket bat marked ₹1200 has 22% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  6. 6.A number changes from 300 to 558. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% decrease (b) 96% increase (c) 86% increase (d) 86% decrease
  7. 7.A price of ₹300 comes down by 50%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  9. 9.Rohan scored 34 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Rohan score?
  10. 10.A number changes from 25 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 7% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 7% increase
  11. 11.A wall clock costs ₹100. The price goes up by 72%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  13. 13.120% of 515 =
  14. 14.2 is 50% of ?
  15. 15.The price of a table fan changes from ₹20 to ₹18. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.Diya keeps ₹500 in a bank at 10% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Diya get in 5 years?
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock goes up from ₹50 to ₹69. What is the percentage increase?
  18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  19. 19.Diya keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 6% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Diya get in 2 years?
  20. 20.A team scored 60 runs in one match and 48 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.Diya scored 455 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Diya’s percentage?
  22. 22.A lunch box costs ₹510 before tax and ₹561 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  23. 23.What percent of 20 is 6?
  24. 24.What is the percentage difference between 78 and 162?
  25. 25.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.A tank has 300 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 35%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹800 and sells it for ₹912. What is the profit percentage?
  29. 29.Aarav scored 300 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Aarav’s percentage?
  30. 30.15 is 10% of ?
  31. 31.A wall clock costs ₹900 before tax and ₹1008 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  32. 32.A wall clock marked ₹150 has 46% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  33. 33.₹2500 earns ₹250 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  34. 34.A storybook is marked ₹250. In a sale it is sold for ₹145. What is the discount percentage?
  35. 35.One shop sells a football for ₹117 and another sells it for ₹183. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  36. 36.A price goes up by 10% and then comes down by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  37. 37.Kabir keeps ₹500 in a bank at 4% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Kabir get in 1 year?
  38. 38.A number changes from 50 to 91. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 82% decrease (b) 41% decrease (c) 41% increase (d) 82% increase
  39. 39.A table fan is marked ₹100. In a sale it is sold for ₹71. What is the discount percentage?
  40. 40.153 is 75% of ?

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 4
  3. 54
  4. 120
  5. 936
  6. 86% increase
  7. 120
  8. 28
  9. 68
  10. 28% decrease
  11. 172
  12. 56
  13. 618
  14. 4
  15. 10
  16. 250
  17. 38
  18. 60
  19. 360
  20. 20
  21. 91
  22. 10
  23. 30
  24. 70
  25. 50
  26. 240
  27. 162
  28. 14
  29. 50
  30. 150
  31. 12
  32. 69
  33. 2
  34. 42
  35. 44
  36. less
  37. 20
  38. 82% increase
  39. 29
  40. 204

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