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Percentage lesson 20: Final challenge: mixed percentages · Set 962 · 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.What percent of 50 is 39?
  2. 2.A price of ₹300 goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a storybook for ₹100 and sells it for ₹118. What is the profit percentage?
  4. 4.A lunch box marked ₹250 has 32% off in a sale. What is the sale price, in rupees?
  5. 5.76 is 40% of ?
  6. 6.A shop sold 50 ice creams on Monday and 86 on Tuesday. What is the percentage increase?
  7. 7.15 is 5% of ?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a kite for ₹40 and sells it at a loss of 40%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  9. 9.92 is 25% of ?
  10. 10.Rohan spent ₹3, which is 20% of the pocket money. How much pocket money did Rohan have, in rupees?
  11. 11.A wall clock costs ₹600 before GST and ₹708 after GST. What is the GST rate, in percent?
  12. 12.A school club grows from 40 members to 62 members. What is the percentage increase?
  13. 13.A test has 80 marks. To get 50%, how many marks does Sara need?
  14. 14.The price of a pencil box comes down from ₹300 to ₹147. What is the percentage decrease?
  15. 15.A price goes up by 50%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
  16. 16.A price goes up by 20%, and then the new price goes up by 40%. What is the total percentage increase?
  17. 17.One shop sells a kite for ₹84 and another sells it for ₹156. What is the percentage difference between the two prices?
  18. 18.Riya scored 290 marks out of 500 in 5 subjects (100 marks each). What is Riya’s percentage?
  19. 19.A table fan costs ₹1950 plus 18% GST. What is the total price, in rupees?
  20. 20.30% of 250 =
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a toy car for ₹250 and sells it for ₹330. What is the profit percentage?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹120 and sells it at a loss of 15%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  23. 23.₹500 earns ₹100 simple interest at 5% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a wall clock for ₹50 but has to sell it for ₹35. What is the loss percentage?
  25. 25.A number changes from 100 to 129. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 39% decrease (c) 29% decrease (d) 39% increase
  26. 26.A torch costs ₹800 before tax and ₹896 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  27. 27.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹395. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹500 and sells it at a loss of 40%. How many rupees does the shopkeeper lose?
  29. 29.?% of 25 = 4
  30. 30.A price of ₹300 goes up by 30%, and then the new price comes down by 50%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  31. 31.60% of a number is 51. What is the number?
  32. 32.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% decrease (c) 59% increase (d) 69% increase
  33. 33.A cricket bat costs ₹1160 before tax and ₹1276 after tax. What is the tax rate, in percent?
  34. 34.₹1000 earns ₹150 simple interest at 3% a year. For how many years was it kept?
  35. 35.A price of ₹400 goes up by 10%, and then the new price comes down by 20%. What is the final price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 50 to 100. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 50% decrease (b) 100% increase (c) 100% decrease (d) 50% increase
  38. 38.A test has 80 marks. To get 45%, how many marks does Kabir need?
  39. 39.Isha keeps ₹2000 in a bank at 12% simple interest a year. What is the total amount after 2 years, in rupees?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag comes down from ₹250 to ₹30. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 630
  3. 18
  4. 170
  5. 190
  6. 72
  7. 300
  8. 16
  9. 368
  10. 15
  11. 18
  12. 55
  13. 40
  14. 51
  15. 110
  16. 68
  17. 60
  18. 58
  19. 2301
  20. 75
  21. 32
  22. 18
  23. 4
  24. 30
  25. 29% increase
  26. 12
  27. 58
  28. 200
  29. 16
  30. 195
  31. 85
  32. 59% decrease
  33. 10
  34. 5
  35. 352
  36. 20
  37. 100% increase
  38. 36
  39. 2480
  40. 88

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