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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 849 · 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.The price of a torch comes down from ₹100 to ₹95. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.The price of a storybook changes from ₹25 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.Sara spent ₹98, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Sara have, in rupees?
  4. 4.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹200 and sells it at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  5. 5.A test has 50 marks. To get 66%, how many marks does Dev need?
  6. 6.₹5000 earns ₹1000 simple interest in 5 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag goes up from ₹60 to ₹63. What is the percentage increase?
  8. 8.A toy car costs ₹1450 before GST and ₹1711 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  9. 9.What percent of 500 is 105?
  10. 10.A torch costs ₹930 plus 10% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  11. 11.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 30%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) more (c) the same
  12. 12.A school bag costs ₹1250 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  13. 13.A price of ₹100 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 10%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  14. 14.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹300. What is the loss percentage?
  15. 15.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹600 but has to sell it for ₹570. What is the loss percentage?
  16. 16.A number changes from 100 to 75. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 35% decrease
  17. 17.A farmer picks 250 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  18. 18.Meera keeps ₹1000 in a bank at 11% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  19. 19.A football costs ₹1440 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  20. 20.A shop sold 60 ice creams on Monday and 90% more on Tuesday. How many ice creams did it sell on Tuesday?
  21. 21.A tank had 100 litres of water. Now it has 19 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹395. What is the loss percentage?
  23. 23.What percent of 300 is 180?
  24. 24.A test has 40 marks. To get 65%, how many marks does Kabir need?
  25. 25.38 is 25% of ?
  26. 26.45% of 20 =
  27. 27.What is the percentage difference between 46 and 54?
  28. 28.A farmer picks 300 mangoes and 2% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  29. 29.Kabir keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. How many rupees of interest does Kabir get in 1 year?
  30. 30.A toy car costs ₹1420 before GST and ₹1491 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  31. 31.What percent of 250 is 205?
  32. 32.What percent of 200 is 98?
  33. 33.Aarav keeps ₹1500 in a bank at 2% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
  34. 34.A school club has 120 members. The number grows by 50%. How many members are there now?
  35. 35.A price of ₹500 comes down by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  36. 36.A test has 200 marks. To get 87%, how many marks does Kabir need?
  37. 37.What percent of 40 is 36?
  38. 38.13 is what percent of 25?
  39. 39.Riya scored 276 marks out of 300 in 3 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
  40. 40.300 children are in a school and 2% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 16
  3. 392
  4. 190
  5. 33
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 18
  9. 21
  10. 1023
  11. less
  12. 1475
  13. 117
  14. 40
  15. 5
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 15
  18. 1220
  19. 72
  20. 114
  21. 81
  22. 21
  23. 60
  24. 26
  25. 152
  26. 9
  27. 16
  28. 6
  29. 40
  30. 5
  31. 82
  32. 49
  33. 1650
  34. 180
  35. 210
  36. 174
  37. 90
  38. 52
  39. 92
  40. 6

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