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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 16 · 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.By selling a school bag for ₹225, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  2. 2.A water tank holds 3540 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.By selling a school bag for ₹1032, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  4. 4.How many minutes does a car take to go 39 km at 39 km/h?
  5. 5.Find the simple interest on ₹4800 at 3% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1900 and sells it for ₹1710. Find the loss percent.
  7. 7.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  8. 8.A shop sells an average of 21 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 36 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  9. 9.Find the compound interest on ₹18000 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  10. 10.Zoya can finish a job in 16 days and Karan in 8 days. Zoya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Karan finishes the rest. How many days does Karan take?
  11. 11.Isha can finish a job in 18 days and Sneha in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  12. 12.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹25000 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  14. 14.Kabir cycles to his school at 40 km/h and comes back by the same road at 88 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  15. 15.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹672, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  16. 16.By selling a school bag for ₹2400, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A watch bought for ₹660 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Zoya can finish a job in 10 days and Diya in 7 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  19. 19.Two discounts of 20% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  20. 20.Kabir can finish a job in 19 days and Zoya in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  21. 21.Diya puts ₹13200 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Saanvi can finish a job in 8 days and Kavya in 16 days. Saanvi works alone for 1 day and then stops. Kavya finishes the rest. How many days does Kavya take?
  23. 23.Two discounts of 25% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  24. 24.A bicycle is marked at ₹2320. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  25. 25.How many minutes does a car take to go 57 km at 38 km/h?
  26. 26.Find the simple interest on ₹19300 at 13% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  27. 27.The simple interest on ₹17100 for 1 year is ₹684. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1160 and sells it for ₹696. Find the loss percent.
  29. 29.The average of 8 numbers is 44. When one more number is added, the average becomes 46. What number was added?
  30. 30.The price of a bicycle is ₹4320. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Rohan can finish a job in 20 days and Kabir in 15 days. Rohan works alone for 4 days and then stops. Kabir finishes the rest. How many days does Kabir take?
  32. 32.Diya’s batting average after 5 innings is 32 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 33?
  33. 33.A watch bought for ₹820 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  34. 34.By selling a school bag for ₹180, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  35. 35.A pair of shoes marked at ₹4380 is sold for ₹2190. What is the discount percent?
  36. 36.Ananya can finish a job in 20 days and Karan in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  37. 37.Diya puts ₹5600 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  38. 38.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹2680. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  39. 39.In 12 years, Isha will be twice as old as Isha was 5 years ago. How old is Isha now?
  40. 40.A car runs for 3 hours at 61 km/h and then for 2 hours at 46 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?

Answer key

  1. 300
  2. 2478
  3. 1720
  4. 60
  5. 144
  6. 10
  7. 15
  8. 26
  9. 1845
  10. 7
  11. 17/144
  12. 40
  13. 25
  14. 55
  15. 1120
  16. 1600
  17. 594
  18. 70/17
  19. 40
  20. 26/133
  21. 15312
  22. 14
  23. 40
  24. 2088
  25. 90
  26. 5018
  27. 4
  28. 40
  29. 62
  30. 4536
  31. 12
  32. 38
  33. 574
  34. 120
  35. 50
  36. 10/3
  37. 6104
  38. 1876
  39. 22
  40. 55

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