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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 114 · 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.The average weight of 12 children is 41 kg. One child, who weighs 63 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  2. 2.A shop sells 3940 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  3. 3.After a 5% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹4351. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  4. 4.How many minutes does a car take to go 143 km at 39 km/h?
  5. 5.Sneha and Pooja together finish a job in 4 days. Sneha alone takes 6 days. How many days would Pooja take alone?
  6. 6.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹600 and sells it for ₹690. Find the profit percent.
  8. 8.Nisha’s father is twice as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 45 years. How old is Nisha?
  9. 9.A pair of shoes marked at ₹940 is sold for ₹846. What is the discount percent?
  10. 10.A study lamp is marked at ₹260. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Find the compound interest on ₹49200 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  12. 12.Rahul and Aarav together finish a job in 3 days. Rahul alone takes 6 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  13. 13.Find the compound interest on ₹43600 at 15% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  14. 14.Kabir cycles to his school at 20 km/h and comes back by the same road at 12 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  15. 15.Pooja is 5 years older than Ananya. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 49. How old is Ananya now?
  16. 16.In 18 years, Nisha will be three times as old as Nisha was 4 years ago. How old is Nisha now?
  17. 17.Find the amount when ₹27200 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1500 to ₹1275. By what percent did it come down?
  19. 19.Saanvi can finish a job in 13 days and Aarav in 15 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2120 to ₹2650. By what percent did it go up?
  21. 21.After a 15% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹3825. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2760 to ₹3864. By what percent did it go up?
  23. 23.The average weight of 5 children is 41 kg. One child, who weighs 45 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  24. 24.A shop sells an average of 60 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 57 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  25. 25.2 years ago, Priya’s mother was three times as old as Priya. The mother is 29 years old now. How old is Priya now?
  26. 26.A bicycle is marked at ₹2300. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Diya and Rahul together finish a job in 7 days. Diya alone takes 8 days. How many days would Rahul take alone?
  28. 28.By selling a table fan for ₹1760, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Karan’s father is twice as old as Karan. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
  30. 30.A bicycle is marked at ₹600. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A town has 1460 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  32. 32.Rohan’s batting average after 6 innings is 45 runs. How many runs must Rohan score in the next innings to raise the average to 50?
  33. 33.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹100 and sells it for ₹95. Find the loss percent.
  35. 35.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1792, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A car runs for 2 hours at 28 km/h and then for 2 hours at 46 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  37. 37.A bicycle is marked at ₹640. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  38. 38.How many minutes does a car take to go 140 km at 56 km/h?
  39. 39.Farhan can finish a job in 15 days and Diya in 9 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  40. 40.Find the amount when ₹8576 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 4925
  3. 4580
  4. 220
  5. 12
  6. 5
  7. 15
  8. 15
  9. 10
  10. 221
  11. 5043
  12. 6
  13. 14061
  14. 15
  15. 12
  16. 15
  17. 32912
  18. 15
  19. 28/65
  20. 25
  21. 4500
  22. 40
  23. 40
  24. 59
  25. 11
  26. 2185
  27. 56
  28. 1600
  29. 28
  30. 570
  31. 1898
  32. 80
  33. 12167
  34. 5
  35. 1280
  36. 37
  37. 240
  38. 150
  39. 8/15
  40. 16750

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