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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 928 · 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.Meera scored 18 out of 25 in a maths test. What percentage did Meera score?
  2. 2.The price of a kite changes from ₹150 to ₹288. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹250 and sells it at a profit of 38%. What is the selling price, in rupees?
  4. 4.A number changes from 250 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 26% increase (b) 26% decrease (c) 65% decrease (d) 65% increase
  5. 5.A football marked ₹100 has 29% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  6. 6.What is the percentage difference between 105 and 195?
  7. 7.Kabir keeps ₹500 in a bank at 3% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 5 years, in rupees?
  8. 8.A wall clock costs ₹1425 plus 12% tax. What is the total price, in rupees?
  9. 9.?% of 400 = 188
  10. 10.₹2000 earns ₹360 simple interest at 6% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  11. 11.15% of a number is 9. What is the number?
  12. 12.What is the percentage difference between 121 and 79?
  13. 13.Meera scored 282 marks out of 600 in 6 subjects (100 marks each). What is Meera’s percentage?
  14. 14.25% of a number is 79. What is the number?
  15. 15.465 is what percent of 500?
  16. 16.Rohan keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  17. 17.80% of a number is 128. What is the number?
  18. 18.A table fan marked ₹250 has 20% off in a sale. How many rupees do you save?
  19. 19.₹500 earns ₹10 simple interest in 1 year. What is the rate of interest per year, in percent?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹120 but has to sell it for ₹66. What is the loss percentage?
  21. 21.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹500 to ₹795. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹400. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.A test has 500 marks. To get 42%, how many marks does Dev need?
  24. 24.A shop sold 100 ice creams on Monday and 106 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  25. 25.A storybook is marked ₹150. In a sale it is sold for ₹126. What is the discount percentage?
  26. 26.Anaya spent ₹170, which is 50% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Anaya have, in rupees?
  27. 27.A price of ₹100 goes up by 40%, and then the new price goes up by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  28. 28.A number changes from 80 to 68. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 12% decrease (d) 15% increase
  29. 29.A farmer picks 450 mangoes and 6% of them are ripe. How many mangoes are ripe?
  30. 30.425 children are in a school and 8% of them come by bus. How many children come by bus?
  31. 31.?% of 25 = 5
  32. 32.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 50%. Is the final price more than, less than or the same as the starting price? (a) more (b) the same (c) less
  33. 33.A pencil box costs ₹860 before GST and ₹903 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  34. 34.A number changes from 20 to 18. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 10% increase (d) 10% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% decrease (b) 20% increase (c) 25% decrease (d) 25% increase
  36. 36.2 is what percent of 40?
  37. 37.A test has 40 marks. To get 35%, how many marks does Kabir need?
  38. 38.Ishaan scored 18 out of 40 in a maths test. What percentage did Ishaan score?
  39. 39.A pencil box costs ₹1280 before GST. How many rupees of GST at 5% are added?
  40. 40.A price of ₹500 comes down by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 92
  3. 345
  4. 26% decrease
  5. 71
  6. 60
  7. 575
  8. 1596
  9. 47
  10. 3
  11. 60
  12. 42
  13. 47
  14. 316
  15. 93
  16. 2480
  17. 160
  18. 50
  19. 2
  20. 45
  21. 59
  22. 100
  23. 210
  24. 6
  25. 16
  26. 340
  27. 168
  28. 15% decrease
  29. 27
  30. 34
  31. 20
  32. less
  33. 5
  34. 10% decrease
  35. 20% decrease
  36. 5
  37. 14
  38. 45
  39. 64
  40. 225

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