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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 72 · 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 team scored 250 runs in one match and 84% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  2. 2.Diya keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Diya get in 5 years?
  3. 3.₹5000 earns ₹150 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  4. 4.Riya scored 16 out of 50 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹120 and sells it at a profit of 10%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  6. 6.225 is what percent of 250?
  7. 7.Meera scored 153 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  8. 8.15 is 30% of ?
  9. 9.A test has 80 marks. To get 50%, how many marks does Riya need?
  10. 10.A price of ₹500 goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹250 to ₹305. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A test has 80 marks. To get 60%, how many marks does Diya need?
  14. 14.A water bottle is marked ₹400. In a sale it is sold for ₹284. What is the discount percentage?
  15. 15.A cricket bat costs ₹920 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A shop sold 20 ice creams on Monday and 23 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  17. 17.Ishaan spent ₹42, which is 15% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Ishaan have, in rupees?
  18. 18.A number changes from 60 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% increase (b) 60% decrease (c) 36% decrease (d) 60% increase
  19. 19.A price of ₹100 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 30%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  20. 20.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹80 to ₹92. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.₹500 earns ₹120 simple interest in 2 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  22. 22.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹40 to ₹74. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A tank has 100 litres of water and 7% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  24. 24.20% of a number is 39. What is the number?
  25. 25.A price of ₹300 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  26. 26.What is the percentage difference between 138 and 62?
  27. 27.A number changes from 300 to 588. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 106% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 96% increase (d) 106% decrease
  28. 28.A cricket bat is marked ₹1000. In a sale it is sold for ₹700. What is the discount percentage?
  29. 29.A toy car costs ₹1925 before tax and ₹2156 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  30. 30.What is the percentage difference between 195 and 105?
  31. 31.A tank holds 500 litres of water and 3% of it is used. How many litres are used?
  32. 32.What is the percentage difference between 53 and 147?
  33. 33.₹1000 earns ₹90 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  34. 34.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 40%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) more (c) the same
  35. 35.?% of 300 = 273
  36. 36.195 is what percent of 500?
  37. 37.A storybook marked ₹300 has 30% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  38. 38.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹40 and sells it at a profit of 45%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  39. 39.A school club has 200 members. The number grows by 27%. How many members are there now?
  40. 40.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 150
  3. 1
  4. 32
  5. 12
  6. 90
  7. 51
  8. 50
  9. 40
  10. 840
  11. 22
  12. 60
  13. 48
  14. 29
  15. 966
  16. 15
  17. 280
  18. 60% increase
  19. 77
  20. 15
  21. 12
  22. 85
  23. 93
  24. 195
  25. 216
  26. 76
  27. 96% increase
  28. 30
  29. 12
  30. 60
  31. 15
  32. 94
  33. 9
  34. less
  35. 91
  36. 39
  37. 90
  38. 18
  39. 254
  40. 40

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