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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 903 · 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 tank has 25 litres of water and 56% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  2. 2.A price of ₹200 goes up by 10%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A number changes from 250 to 230. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% decrease (b) 20% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 8% increase
  4. 4.12 is 5% of ?
  5. 5.A table fan costs ₹80. The price goes up by 5%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  6. 6.Riya spent ₹25, which is 25% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Riya have, in rupees?
  7. 7.A torch is marked ₹100. In a sale it is sold for ₹87. What is the discount percentage?
  8. 8.₹3000 earns ₹480 simple interest in 4 years. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  9. 9.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 30% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 30% decrease
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹300 but has to sell it for ₹213. What is the loss percentage?
  11. 11.10 is what percent of 50?
  12. 12.A number changes from 40 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% decrease (b) 70% increase (c) 60% decrease (d) 60% increase
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹300 and sells it at a loss of 10%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  14. 14.11 is what percent of 25?
  15. 15.A storybook costs ₹60. The price goes up by 95%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  16. 16.What percent of 40 is 8?
  17. 17.What is the percentage difference between 101 and 99?
  18. 18.A lunch box marked ₹150 has 26% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹400 but has to sell it for ₹348. What is the loss percentage?
  20. 20.A number changes from 500 to 945. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 99% increase (b) 89% decrease (c) 89% increase (d) 99% decrease
  21. 21.12% of 250 =
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a water bottle for ₹500 but has to sell it for ₹320. What is the loss percentage?
  23. 23.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 10%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) less (b) the same (c) more
  24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹600 and sells it at a profit of 6%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  25. 25.Meera scored 110 out of 200 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
  26. 26.16 is what percent of 40?
  27. 27.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹300 to ₹198. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.80% of 585 =
  29. 29.A price goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 10%. What is the total percentage increase?
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹300 to ₹558. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.80% of a number is 192. What is the number?
  32. 32.A football costs ₹1750 before tax. How many rupees of tax at 12% are added?
  33. 33.A number changes from 40 to 62. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 22% decrease (b) 55% increase (c) 55% decrease (d) 22% increase
  34. 34.40% of 305 =
  35. 35.Diya scored 72 out of 80 in a maths test. What percentage did Diya score?
  36. 36.A farmer picks 200 mangoes and 8% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  37. 37.50 is 40% of ?
  38. 38.A price of ₹500 comes down by 40%, and then the new price comes down by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  39. 39.₹5000 earns ₹900 simple interest at 6% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  40. 40.40% of 315 =

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 264
  3. 8% decrease
  4. 240
  5. 84
  6. 100
  7. 13
  8. 4
  9. 30% increase
  10. 29
  11. 20
  12. 60% decrease
  13. 30
  14. 44
  15. 117
  16. 20
  17. 2
  18. 111
  19. 13
  20. 89% increase
  21. 30
  22. 36
  23. more
  24. 636
  25. 55
  26. 40
  27. 34
  28. 468
  29. 54
  30. 86
  31. 240
  32. 210
  33. 55% increase
  34. 122
  35. 90
  36. 16
  37. 125
  38. 180
  39. 3
  40. 126

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