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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 63 · 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 school club has 80 members. The number grows by 45%. How many members are there now?
  2. 2.50 is what percent of 200?
  3. 3.Diya spent ₹237, which is 75% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Diya have, in rupees?
  4. 4.A number changes from 150 to 135. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% increase (b) 15% increase (c) 10% decrease (d) 15% decrease
  5. 5.A table fan costs ₹1960 before GST and ₹2058 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹796. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.A tank holds 50 litres of water and 4% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  8. 8.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹47 and another sells it for ₹53. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  9. 9.What is the percentage difference between 116 and 44?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 38%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  11. 11.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 99 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  12. 12.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.18 is what percent of 40?
  14. 14.A wall clock costs ₹120. The price comes down by 50%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  15. 15.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹160. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 60% increase (b) 70% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 42%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 40%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  19. 19.30 is what percent of 250?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 25%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  21. 21.A kite costs ₹820 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 45%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  23. 23.₹5000 earns ₹600 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  24. 24.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 100%. How many members are there now?
  25. 25.What is the percentage difference between 45 and 105?
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  27. 27.25 is 25% of ?
  28. 28.A water bottle marked ₹200 has 10% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  29. 29.A number changes from 100 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 40% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 30% decrease
  30. 30.Ishaan spent ₹24, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Ishaan have, in rupees?
  31. 31.A number changes from 300 to 531. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 87% increase (b) 87% decrease (c) 77% decrease (d) 77% increase
  32. 32.A water bottle costs ₹300. The price goes up by 51%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  33. 33.A football is marked ₹300. In a sale it is sold for ₹237. What is the discount percentage?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹80 and sells it for ₹88. What is the profit percentage?
  35. 35.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
  36. 36.The price of a torch changes from ₹250 to ₹280. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a pencil box for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  38. 38.36 is what percent of 80?
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  40. 40.A tank had 40 litres of water. Now it has 16 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 116
  2. 25
  3. 316
  4. 10% decrease
  5. 5
  6. 99
  7. 2
  8. 12
  9. 90
  10. 304
  11. 65
  12. 55
  13. 45
  14. 60
  15. 20
  16. 60% decrease
  17. 355
  18. 320
  19. 12
  20. 30
  21. 902
  22. 66
  23. 4
  24. 40
  25. 80
  26. 138
  27. 100
  28. 180
  29. 30% decrease
  30. 160
  31. 77% increase
  32. 453
  33. 21
  34. 10
  35. 21
  36. 12
  37. 32
  38. 45
  39. 36
  40. 60

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