Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 157 · 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.The price of a bicycle is ₹1160. It goes up by 20%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
2. 2.A table fan bought for ₹1360 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
3. 3.A cricket bat bought for ₹520 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
4. 4.Find the simple interest on ₹9300 at 3% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1020 to ₹714. By what percent did it come down?
6. 6.A car runs for 4 hours at 64 km/h and then for 2 hours at 58 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹580 to ₹464. By what percent did it come down?
8. 8.A pressure cooker marked at ₹2080 is sold for ₹1248. What is the discount percent?
9. 9.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3240 to ₹2268. By what percent did it come down?
11. 11.A table fan bought for ₹1180 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
12. 12.By selling a bicycle for ₹450, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
13. 13.The simple interest on ₹8800 for 3 years is ₹1056. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
14. 14.Rahul can finish a job in 5 days and Manav in 25 days. Rahul works alone for 1 day and then stops. Manav finishes the rest. How many days does Manav take?
15. 15.Pooja can finish a job in 6 days and Ananya in 9 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
16. 16.A car runs for 2 hours at 38 km/h and then for 1 hour at 80 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
17. 17.The price of a bicycle is ₹1220. It goes up by 20%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
18. 18.A shop sells an average of 76 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 66 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
19. 19.A water tank holds 2960 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
20. 20.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹39200 at 25% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
21. 21.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹200, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
22. 22.The average weight of 9 children is 40 kg. One child, who weighs 48 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
23. 23.After a 20% discount, a table fan costs ₹3552. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
24. 24.Find the compound interest on ₹21600 at 15% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
25. 25.The average of 8 numbers is 36. When one more number is added, the average becomes 38. What number was added?
26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2900 to ₹2030. By what percent did it come down?
27. 27.Find the simple interest on ₹13100 at 10% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
28. 28.A car runs for 1 hour at 28 km/h and then for 1 hour at 24 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
29. 29.A shop sells an average of 43 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 55 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
30. 30.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
31. 31.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1580 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
32. 32.4 years ago, Meera’s mother was twice as old as Meera. The mother is 10 years old now. How old is Meera now?
33. 33.4 years ago, Ishaan’s mother was twice as old as Ishaan. The mother is 10 years old now. How old is Ishaan now?
34. 34.Meera’s batting average after 12 innings is 27 runs. How many runs must Meera score in the next innings to raise the average to 32?
35. 35.The simple interest on ₹14300 for 1 year is ₹286. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
36. 36.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹260 and sells it for ₹156. Find the loss percent.
38. 38.A pressure cooker marked at ₹3880 is sold for ₹3104. What is the discount percent?
39. 39.The average weight of 8 children is 34 kg. One child, who weighs 41 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
40. 40.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1620. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

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