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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 705 · 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 lunch box for ₹500 and sells it for ₹710. What is the profit percentage?
  2. 2.A toy car is marked ₹1200. In a sale it is sold for ₹864. What is the discount percentage?
  3. 3.A school club grows from 50 members to 80 members. What is the percentage increase?
  4. 4.A shopkeeper buys a lunch box for ₹800 and sells it at a loss of 13%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 96 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.36 is what percent of 120?
  7. 7.Isha spent ₹27, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Isha have, in rupees?
  8. 8.A tank had 300 litres of water. Now it has 207 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A football costs ₹40. The price comes down by 80%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  10. 10.₹1500 earns ₹300 simple interest at 4% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  11. 11.One shop sells a cricket bat for ₹84 and another sells it for ₹36. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  12. 12.150% of 122 =
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  14. 14.Meera spent ₹4, which is 50% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Meera have, in rupees?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹40 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.?% of 500 = 215
  17. 17.?% of 40 = 24
  18. 18.The price of a wall clock comes down from ₹400 to ₹144. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A school club has 20 members. The number grows by 45%. How many members are there now?
  20. 20.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹40 but has to sell it for ₹28. What is the loss percentage?
  22. 22.Rohan keeps ₹3000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 3 years, in rupees?
  23. 23.A price of ₹400 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  24. 24.A farmer picks 500 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  25. 25.A tank has 80 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 60 to 78. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 18% decrease (c) 30% increase (d) 18% increase
  28. 28.15% of 140 =
  29. 29.A price of ₹400 goes up by 20%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 15%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 59. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 9% decrease (b) 18% increase (c) 9% increase (d) 18% decrease
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹100 and sells it at a loss of 5%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  33. 33.A water bottle costs ₹1400 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  34. 34.A school club grows from 250 members to 310 members. What is the percentage increase?
  35. 35.A tank has 20 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.One shop sells a pencil box for ₹211 and another sells it for ₹189. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  37. 37.What percent of 400 is 200?
  38. 38.A shop sold 300 ice creams on Monday and 516 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  39. 39.A price goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
  40. 40.A school bag costs ₹520 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 28
  3. 60
  4. 696
  5. 68
  6. 30
  7. 180
  8. 31
  9. 8
  10. 5
  11. 80
  12. 183
  13. 168
  14. 8
  15. 5
  16. 43
  17. 60
  18. 64
  19. 29
  20. less
  21. 30
  22. 3180
  23. 220
  24. 30
  25. 16
  26. 60
  27. 30% increase
  28. 21
  29. 432
  30. 18
  31. 18% increase
  32. 5
  33. 70
  34. 24
  35. 8
  36. 11
  37. 50
  38. 72
  39. 54
  40. 546

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