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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 126 · 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.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  2. 2.A bus runs at 64 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  3. 3.Diya puts ₹4000 in a bank at 8% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  4. 4.The average of 6 numbers is 56. When one more number is added, the average becomes 57. What number was added?
  5. 5.A town has 520 people. Its population grows by 20%. How many people live there now?
  6. 6.The average weight of 5 children is 36 kg. One child, who weighs 40 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  7. 7.Change 25 m/s into km/h.
  8. 8.By selling a school bag for ₹518, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  9. 9.In 17 years, Meera will be three times as old as Meera was 5 years ago. How old is Meera now?
  10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹380 to ₹456. By what percent did it go up?
  11. 11.A price goes up by 25% and then comes down by 10%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1020 to ₹1530. By what percent did it go up?
  13. 13.A bicycle marked at ₹540 is sold for ₹459. What is the discount percent?
  14. 14.In 19 years, Isha will be twice as old as Isha was 2 years ago. How old is Isha now?
  15. 15.A school bag bought for ₹560 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.A shop sells an average of 47 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 23 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 9 days (in kg)?
  17. 17.A shop sells 1180 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 10% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  18. 18.Kabir is 5 years older than Ananya. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 39. How old is Ananya now?
  19. 19.A town has 4020 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  20. 20.The simple interest on ₹8300 for 2 years is ₹1660. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  21. 21.A water tank holds 2080 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.Arjun works twice as fast as Zoya. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
  23. 23.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹1860 and sells it for ₹1767. Find the loss percent.
  24. 24.A car runs for 2 hours at 53 km/h and then for 4 hours at 71 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  25. 25.Two discounts of 25% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  26. 26.Find the amount when ₹11000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  27. 27.Dev can finish a job in 5 days and Aarav in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  28. 28.Diya puts ₹13800 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A town has 3720 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  30. 30.By selling a watch for ₹840, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A pressure cooker marked at ₹3720 is sold for ₹2232. What is the discount percent?
  32. 32.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 45, 26, 27, 28, 48, 24. What is their average mark?
  33. 33.The average of 4 numbers is 51. When one more number is added, the average becomes 55. What number was added?
  34. 34.Vivaan can finish a job in 5 days and Ananya in 12 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  35. 35.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 68, 44, 66, 47, 55. What is their average mark?
  36. 36.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹600. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1280 and sells it for ₹1472. Find the profit percent.
  38. 38.A watch bought for ₹680 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Meera works twice as fast as Ananya. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Ananya take alone?
  40. 40.A school bag is marked at ₹4000. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 32.5
  2. 16
  3. 5280
  4. 63
  5. 624
  6. 35
  7. 90
  8. 740
  9. 16
  10. 20
  11. 12.5
  12. 50
  13. 15
  14. 23
  15. 392
  16. 39
  17. 1298
  18. 7
  19. 4221
  20. 10
  21. 1456
  22. 30
  23. 5
  24. 65
  25. 62.5
  26. 14641
  27. 30/11
  28. 17526
  29. 3906
  30. 1200
  31. 40
  32. 33
  33. 71
  34. 17/20
  35. 56
  36. 570
  37. 15
  38. 646
  39. 33
  40. 2000

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