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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 805 · 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. 1.26 is what percent of 50?
  2. 2.Riya scored 16 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Riya score?
  3. 3.A storybook is marked ₹200. In a sale it is sold for ₹142. What is the discount percentage?
  4. 4.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹100 and sells it at a profit of 12%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  6. 6.42 is what percent of 50?
  7. 7.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 60 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.7 is what percent of 20?
  9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹800 but has to sell it for ₹536. What is the loss percentage?
  10. 10.Anaya keeps ₹500 in a bank at 7% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Anaya get in 5 years?
  11. 11.What is the percentage difference between 55 and 25?
  12. 12.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹332. What is the loss percentage?
  13. 13.70% of 230 =
  14. 14.A price of ₹300 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  15. 15.A price of ₹100 comes down by 40%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹50 and sells it at a loss of 34%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  17. 17.Kabir spent ₹73, which is 20% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Kabir have, in rupees?
  18. 18.A football costs ₹620 plus 5% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  19. 19.9 is what percent of 20?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹120 but has to sell it for ₹102. What is the loss percentage?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹500 to ₹100. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹250 but has to sell it for ₹235. What is the loss percentage?
  23. 23.Anaya scored 171 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Anaya’s percentage?
  24. 24.A wall clock costs ₹100 before GST and ₹118 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  25. 25.A team scored 150 runs in one match and 64% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a torch for ₹200 and sells it at a profit of 44%. How many rupees of profit does the shopkeeper make?
  27. 27.A number changes from 150 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 84% decrease (b) 56% increase (c) 84% increase (d) 56% decrease
  28. 28.A shop sold 80 ice creams on Monday and 100 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  29. 29.A price goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the total percentage increase?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹100 to ₹29. What is the percentage decrease?
  31. 31.?% of 40 = 26
  32. 32.What is the percentage difference between 55 and 45?
  33. 33.₹1000 earns ₹330 simple interest at 11% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a football for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  35. 35.What is the percentage difference between 43 and 57?
  36. 36.A price of ₹500 goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  37. 37.Rohan scored 273 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Rohan’s percentage?
  38. 38.A price of ₹100 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  39. 39.10% of a number is 8. What is the number?
  40. 40.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 20%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more

Answer key

  1. 52
  2. 40
  3. 29
  4. 10
  5. 12
  6. 84
  7. 76
  8. 35
  9. 33
  10. 175
  11. 75
  12. 17
  13. 161
  14. 396
  15. 48
  16. 17
  17. 365
  18. 651
  19. 45
  20. 15
  21. 80
  22. 6
  23. 57
  24. 18
  25. 54
  26. 88
  27. 56% decrease
  28. 25
  29. 32
  30. 71
  31. 65
  32. 20
  33. 3
  34. 460
  35. 28
  36. 720
  37. 91
  38. 165
  39. 80
  40. less

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