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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 590 · 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 ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.?% of 300 = 228
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 152. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 48% increase (b) 48% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 24% decrease
  4. 4.3 is 30% of ?
  5. 5.A team scored 80 runs in one match and 24 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹300 and sells it at a profit of 11%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  7. 7.A school bag is marked ₹600. In a sale it is sold for ₹540. What is the discount percentage?
  8. 8.The price of a storybook goes up from ₹250 to ₹480. What is the percentage increase?
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the total percentage increase?
  11. 11.What is the percentage difference between 87 and 33?
  12. 12.Kabir spent ₹58, which is 50% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Kabir have, in rupees?
  13. 13.75 children are in a school and 12% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  14. 14.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹250 and sells it at a loss of 12%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  15. 15.440 children are in a school and 65% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  16. 16.A price of ₹200 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹200 but has to sell it for ₹176. What is the loss percentage?
  18. 18.120% of 575 =
  19. 19.₹1500 earns ₹450 simple interest at 10% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  20. 20.Sara scored 390 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Sara’s percentage?
  21. 21.Riya scored 14 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  22. 22.Kabir keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 1 year, in rupees?
  23. 23.12% of a number is 12. What is the number?
  24. 24.30% of 200 =
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹40 but has to sell it for ₹36. What is the loss percentage?
  26. 26.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 36% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 36% decrease
  27. 27.Isha keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 9% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹120 and sells it for ₹174. What is the profit percentage?
  29. 29.A wall clock costs ₹1300 before GST and ₹1534 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 29%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  31. 31.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A torch costs ₹700 before GST and ₹826 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  33. 33.A table fan marked ₹1000 has 49% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  34. 34.A lunch box marked ₹1000 has 16% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹150 and sells it at a loss of 18%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  36. 36.What is the percentage difference between 23 and 17?
  37. 37.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 18 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A school bag marked ₹1000 has 42% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  39. 39.Kabir spent ₹82, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Kabir have, in rupees?
  40. 40.A football costs ₹1600 before tax and ₹1760 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 76
  3. 24% decrease
  4. 10
  5. 70
  6. 33
  7. 10
  8. 92
  9. 70
  10. 65
  11. 90
  12. 116
  13. 9
  14. 220
  15. 286
  16. 264
  17. 12
  18. 690
  19. 3
  20. 78
  21. 56
  22. 1030
  23. 100
  24. 60
  25. 10
  26. 60% increase
  27. 2360
  28. 45
  29. 18
  30. 145
  31. 85
  32. 18
  33. 510
  34. 160
  35. 27
  36. 30
  37. 64
  38. 580
  39. 205
  40. 10

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