Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 130 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Kabir cycles to his school at 12 km/h and comes back by the same road at 36 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
2. 2.A car runs for 2 hours at 73 km/h and then for 2 hours at 29 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
3. 3.After a 10% discount, a bicycle costs ₹540. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
4. 4.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1120. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
5. 5.4 years ago, Ananya’s mother was three times as old as Ananya. The mother is 22 years old now. How old is Ananya now?
6. 6.A pair of shoes marked at ₹840 is sold for ₹756. What is the discount percent?
7. 7.After a 5% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹152. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
8. 8.After a 20% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹288. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
9. 9.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹22500 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
10. 10.Farhan can finish a job in 3 days and Manav in 16 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
11. 11.A table fan is marked at ₹1160. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
12. 12.By selling a school bag for ₹1455, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
13. 13.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 27, 44, 42, 41, 36. What is their average mark?
14. 14.In 3 years, Aditya will be twice as old as Aditya was 5 years ago. How old is Aditya now?
15. 15.A school bag is marked at ₹3000. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
16. 16.Kabir cycles to his school at 15 km/h and comes back by the same road at 75 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
17. 17.10 years ago, Aditya’s mother was four times as old as Aditya. The mother is 54 years old now. How old is Aditya now?
18. 18.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 22, 29, 22, 21, 26. What is their average mark?
19. 19.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 51, 61, 59, 61, 61, 91. What is their average mark?
20. 20.A price comes down by 5% and then comes down by 30% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
21. 21.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1840. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
22. 22.A price comes down by 15% and then comes down by 40% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
23. 23.Karan can finish a job in 24 days and Diya in 16 days. Karan works alone for 18 days and then stops. Diya finishes the rest. How many days does Diya take?
24. 24.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹30000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
25. 25.A watch is marked at ₹1720. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
26. 26.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹16900 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
27. 27.In how many years will ₹14000 earn ₹1540 as simple interest at 11% per year?
28. 28.Ananya and Isha together finish a job in 8 days. Ananya alone takes 10 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
29. 29.The average weight of 7 children is 30 kg. One child, who weighs 36 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
30. 30.Aarav can finish a job in 3 days and Isha in 19 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
31. 31.By selling a study lamp for ₹1350, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
32. 32.What sum of money earns ₹11760 simple interest in 5 years at 14% per year (in ₹)?
33. 33.10 years ago, Manav’s mother was twice as old as Manav. The mother is 30 years old now. How old is Manav now?
34. 34.A price goes up by 20% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
35. 35.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1805, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2400 to ₹3000. By what percent did it go up?
37. 37.A water tank holds 4820 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
38. 38.Kavya works three times as fast as Priya. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Priya take alone?
39. 39.A shop sells an average of 68 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 48 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 47 km at 47 km/h?

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