Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 165 · 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.A water tank holds 880 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
2. 2.The simple interest on ₹9200 for 3 years is ₹3864. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
3. 3.A study lamp is marked at ₹580. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
4. 4.3 years ago, Farhan’s mother was three times as old as Farhan. The mother is 12 years old now. How old is Farhan now?
5. 5.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
6. 6.What sum of money earns ₹10710 simple interest in 5 years at 14% per year (in ₹)?
7. 7.A water tank holds 2700 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
8. 8.A study lamp is marked at ₹2780. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
9. 9.Kabir cycles to his school at 77 km/h and comes back by the same road at 44 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
10. 10.Tara works three times as fast as Isha. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
11. 11.The simple interest on ₹19700 for 4 years is ₹11032. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
12. 12.A water tank holds 4880 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
13. 13.Ananya can finish a job in 15 days and Meera in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
14. 14.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1485, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
15. 15.The price of a bicycle is ₹2800. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
16. 16.A cricket bat bought for ₹640 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
17. 17.Find the amount when ₹40000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
18. 18.A car runs for 4 hours at 58 km/h and then for 4 hours at 76 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
19. 19.Diya is 6 years older than Saanvi. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 42. How old is Saanvi now?
20. 20.The average weight of 8 children is 40 kg. One child, who weighs 47 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
21. 21.A bicycle is marked at ₹500. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
22. 22.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
23. 23.After a 5% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹1463. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
24. 24.A shop sells an average of 51 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 21 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 9 days (in kg)?
25. 25.Arjun can finish a job in 15 days and Farhan in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
26. 26.Priya can finish a job in 8 days and Pooja in 4 days. Priya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Pooja finishes the rest. How many days does Pooja take?
27. 27.Farhan’s father is five times as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3620 to ₹3982. By what percent did it go up?
29. 29.Diya puts ₹2800 in a bank at 8% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
30. 30.Farhan works three times as fast as Vivaan. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
31. 31.By selling a table fan for ₹350, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
32. 32.A pair of shoes bought for ₹460 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
33. 33.Find the compound interest on ₹30200 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
34. 34.A shop sells 1160 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 40% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1400 and sells it for ₹1260. Find the loss percent.
36. 36.Zoya and Farhan together finish a job in 9 days. Zoya alone takes 12 days. How many days would Farhan take alone?
37. 37.A study lamp is marked at ₹1340. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
38. 38.A table fan is marked at ₹1500. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
39. 39.10 years ago, Priya’s mother was three times as old as Priya. The mother is 25 years old now. How old is Priya now?
40. 40.Arjun can finish a job in 16 days and Isha in 20 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =

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