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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 109 · 40 questions
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The method (Find the 100%): Name the topic and write its formula. For percent questions, decide which value is the 100%. Check units (₹, km/h, days) and whether the answer is sensible.

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  1. 1.Saanvi’s batting average after 8 innings is 22 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 27?
  2. 2.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  3. 3.Find the simple interest on ₹1900 at 5% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  4. 4.Diya puts ₹18200 in a bank at 8% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  5. 5.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1475, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  7. 7.A shop sells an average of 22 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 78 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  8. 8.How many minutes does a car take to go 124 km at 31 km/h?
  9. 9.A watch is marked at ₹2680. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  10. 10.7 years ago, Ananya’s mother was four times as old as Ananya. The mother is 23 years old now. How old is Ananya now?
  11. 11.A price goes up by 10% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  12. 12.Rahul works three times as fast as Saanvi. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  13. 13.By selling a bicycle for ₹1139, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  14. 14.The average of 5 numbers is 50. When one more number is added, the average becomes 52. What number was added?
  15. 15.Two discounts of 50% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  16. 16.A pair of shoes bought for ₹180 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Two discounts of 20% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  18. 18.By selling a school bag for ₹2600, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹940 and sells it for ₹1410. Find the profit percent.
  20. 20.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹33600 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Two discounts of 25% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  22. 22.A school bag is marked at ₹1720. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1760 to ₹1848. By what percent did it go up?
  24. 24.A bicycle marked at ₹1200 is sold for ₹600. What is the discount percent?
  25. 25.Pooja can finish a job in 18 days and Dev in 10 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  26. 26.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹37500 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  28. 28.Zoya’s batting average after 6 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Zoya score in the next innings to raise the average to 26?
  29. 29.Find the amount when ₹35000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  30. 30.Tara is 5 years older than Pooja. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 55. How old is Pooja now?
  31. 31.Isha can finish a job in 18 days and Farhan in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  32. 32.A bus runs at 44 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3520 to ₹4048. By what percent did it go up?
  34. 34.Two discounts of 10% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹320 and sells it for ₹192. Find the loss percent.
  36. 36.Change 25 m/s into km/h.
  37. 37.Find the amount when ₹32500 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  38. 38.Priya can finish a job in 9 days and Kavya in 27 days. Priya works alone for 1 day and then stops. Kavya finishes the rest. How many days does Kavya take?
  39. 39.A pressure cooker bought for ₹520 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  40. 40.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹21800 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 67
  2. 30
  3. 475
  4. 21112
  5. 1180
  6. 10
  7. 43
  8. 240
  9. 2144
  10. 11
  11. 37.5
  12. 44
  13. 1340
  14. 62
  15. 55
  16. 270
  17. 40
  18. 2000
  19. 50
  20. 1344
  21. 40
  22. 1290
  23. 5
  24. 50
  25. 7/45
  26. 240
  27. 108
  28. 38
  29. 46585
  30. 20
  31. 90/11
  32. 33
  33. 15
  34. 55
  35. 40
  36. 90
  37. 37908
  38. 24
  39. 364
  40. 872

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