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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 638 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Aarav scored 30 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Aarav score?
  2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹400 and sells it for ₹588. What is the profit percentage?
  3. 3.A price comes down by 10% and then goes up by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) less (c) the same
  4. 4.A number changes from 20 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 50% increase (d) 50% decrease
  5. 5.A tank holds 530 litres of water and 40% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  6. 6.A school club grows from 50 members to 94 members. What is the percentage increase?
  7. 7.Riya spent ₹162, which is 60% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
  8. 8.11 is 10% of ?
  9. 9.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 30%. What is the total percentage increase?
  10. 10.90% of 550 =
  11. 11.?% of 500 = 280
  12. 12.Rohan scored 240 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Rohan’s percentage?
  13. 13.A kite costs ₹960 before GST and ₹1008 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  14. 14.2 is what percent of 40?
  15. 15.Arjun scored 395 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Arjun’s percentage?
  16. 16.A kite marked ₹250 has 12% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  17. 17.A number changes from 40 to 56. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 16% decrease (b) 40% increase (c) 40% decrease (d) 16% increase
  18. 18.A school club grows from 20 members to 21 members. What is the percentage increase?
  19. 19.What percent of 200 is 116?
  20. 20.8 is 10% of ?
  21. 21.A farmer picks 140 mangoes and 15% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 10%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  23. 23.A wall clock is marked ₹1000. In a sale it is sold for ₹530. What is the discount percentage?
  24. 24.A school bag costs ₹1425 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 49%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  26. 26.A school club grows from 60 members to 78 members. What is the percentage increase?
  27. 27.₹1000 earns ₹120 simple interest in 4 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  28. 28.What is the percentage difference between 285 and 115?
  29. 29.Rohan scored 165 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Rohan’s percentage?
  30. 30.Riya spent ₹120, which is 40% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
  31. 31.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the total percentage increase?
  32. 32.What percent of 20 is 1?
  33. 33.A number changes from 100 to 137. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 37% decrease (b) 47% increase (c) 47% decrease (d) 37% increase
  34. 34.Diya scored 26 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Diya score?
  35. 35.A storybook costs ₹640 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a lunch box goes up from ₹100 to ₹111. What is the percentage increase?
  37. 37.A school club grows from 300 members to 369 members. What is the percentage increase?
  38. 38.The price of a football changes from ₹250 to ₹430. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A tank holds 590 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  40. 40.What percent of 25 is 11?

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 47
  3. less
  4. 100% increase
  5. 212
  6. 88
  7. 270
  8. 110
  9. 43
  10. 495
  11. 56
  12. 48
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. 79
  16. 30
  17. 40% increase
  18. 5
  19. 58
  20. 80
  21. 21
  22. 4
  23. 47
  24. 1596
  25. 51
  26. 30
  27. 3
  28. 85
  29. 55
  30. 300
  31. 125
  32. 5
  33. 37% increase
  34. 65
  35. 672
  36. 11
  37. 23
  38. 72
  39. 354
  40. 44

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