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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 148 · 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.A bicycle bought for ₹120 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1460 to ₹1679. By what percent did it go up?
  3. 3.Diya puts ₹2800 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Zoya is 5 years older than Karan. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 57. How old is Karan now?
  5. 5.A study lamp is marked at ₹780. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Find the amount when ₹1250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  7. 7.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1940 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A table fan is marked at ₹515. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  9. 9.What sum of money earns ₹3200 simple interest in 5 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Diya is 6 years older than Arjun. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 46. How old is Arjun now?
  11. 11.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 56, 58, 46, 42, 49, 49. What is their average mark?
  12. 12.A watch bought for ₹320 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A bus runs at 82 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  14. 14.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹3500. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  15. 15.By selling a study lamp for ₹860, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Two discounts of 20% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  17. 17.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 72, 92, 96, 88. What is their average mark?
  18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹110. By what percent did it go up?
  19. 19.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1288, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  20. 20.In 29 years, Pooja will be twice as old as Pooja was 2 years ago. How old is Pooja now?
  21. 21.A school bag marked at ₹560 is sold for ₹280. What is the discount percent?
  22. 22.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  23. 23.A pair of shoes marked at ₹340 is sold for ₹272. What is the discount percent?
  24. 24.Nisha can finish a job in 6 days and Priya in 24 days. Nisha works alone for 4 days and then stops. Priya finishes the rest. How many days does Priya take?
  25. 25.Kabir’s father is three times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 52 years. How old is Kabir?
  26. 26.A shop sells an average of 35 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 21 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
  27. 27.Vivaan’s batting average after 11 innings is 21 runs. How many runs must Vivaan score in the next innings to raise the average to 25?
  28. 28.Diya puts ₹7400 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Ishaan is 10 years older than Pooja. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 62. How old is Pooja now?
  30. 30.A water tank holds 4280 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.Ishaan and Zoya together finish a job in 6 days. Ishaan alone takes 8 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
  32. 32.The average of 9 numbers is 15. When one more number is added, the average becomes 20. What number was added?
  33. 33.A water tank holds 2360 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.A car runs for 1 hour at 78 km/h and then for 2 hours at 24 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  35. 35.A school bag is marked at ₹4480. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3240 to ₹3726. By what percent did it go up?
  37. 37.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  38. 38.A shop sells 80 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 15% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  39. 39.A study lamp is marked at ₹780. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  40. 40.Priya and Isha together finish a job in 5 days. Priya alone takes 10 days. How many days would Isha take alone?

Answer key

  1. 114
  2. 15
  3. 3052
  4. 17
  5. 663
  6. 1568
  7. 2037
  8. 309
  9. 16000
  10. 11
  11. 50
  12. 368
  13. 123
  14. 2835
  15. 1720
  16. 28
  17. 87
  18. 10
  19. 1120
  20. 33
  21. 50
  22. 20
  23. 20
  24. 8
  25. 13
  26. 29
  27. 69
  28. 9472
  29. 18
  30. 3852
  31. 24
  32. 65
  33. 1652
  34. 42
  35. 4032
  36. 15
  37. 15
  38. 92
  39. 624
  40. 10

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