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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 179 · 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 shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1060 and sells it for ₹1007. Find the loss percent.
  2. 2.Kabir can finish a job in 4 days and Nisha in 10 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  3. 3.Kabir cycles to his school at 27 km/h and comes back by the same road at 54 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  4. 4.Arjun can finish a job in 20 days and Saanvi in 14 days. Arjun works alone for 10 days and then stops. Saanvi finishes the rest. How many days does Saanvi take?
  5. 5.Aditya’s father is four times as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 45 years. How old is the father?
  6. 6.Kavya works twice as fast as Kabir. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Kabir take alone?
  7. 7.A car runs for 1 hour at 75 km/h and then for 1 hour at 63 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  8. 8.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹555. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Find the amount when ₹22000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  10. 10.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹3200. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A car runs for 3 hours at 37 km/h and then for 1 hour at 21 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  12. 12.Ishaan can finish a job in 21 days and Zoya in 6 days. Ishaan works alone for 7 days and then stops. Zoya finishes the rest. How many days does Zoya take?
  13. 13.Karan can finish a job in 2 days and Diya in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  14. 14.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1900 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A town has 1260 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  16. 16.Kavya can finish a job in 7 days and Saanvi in 8 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  17. 17.Kavya’s father is twice as old as Kavya. The sum of their ages is 39 years. How old is the father?
  18. 18.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 31, 29, 21, 15, 22, 26. What is their average mark?
  19. 19.A car runs for 3 hours at 61 km/h and then for 2 hours at 41 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  20. 20.A price comes down by 15% and then comes down by 40% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹420 and sells it for ₹378. Find the loss percent.
  22. 22.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  23. 23.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  24. 24.In 4 years, Sneha will be three times as old as Sneha was 4 years ago. How old is Sneha now?
  25. 25.The simple interest on ₹8300 for 2 years is ₹1328. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  26. 26.Kabir and Rohan together finish a job in 2 days. Kabir alone takes 4 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
  27. 27.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 39, 24, 22, 59. What is their average mark?
  28. 28.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹25000 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Find the simple interest on ₹6100 at 2% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  30. 30.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 12% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  31. 31.In 7 years, Sneha will be three times as old as Sneha was 3 years ago. How old is Sneha now?
  32. 32.A table fan is marked at ₹688. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A town has 4940 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  34. 34.Nisha and Sneha together finish a job in 3 days. Nisha alone takes 6 days. How many days would Sneha take alone?
  35. 35.Diya’s father is three times as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is the father?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹460 and sells it for ₹598. Find the profit percent.
  37. 37.Aditya’s batting average after 14 innings is 22 runs. How many runs must Aditya score in the next innings to raise the average to 27?
  38. 38.Rohan’s father is four times as old as Rohan. The sum of their ages is 50 years. How old is Rohan?
  39. 39.A cricket bat marked at ₹3000 is sold for ₹1500. What is the discount percent?
  40. 40.Change 10 m/s into km/h.

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 7/10
  3. 36
  4. 7
  5. 36
  6. 30
  7. 69
  8. 222
  9. 24255
  10. 2720
  11. 33
  12. 4
  13. 3/2
  14. 2090
  15. 1638
  16. 15/28
  17. 26
  18. 24
  19. 53
  20. 49
  21. 10
  22. 20.75
  23. 5
  24. 8
  25. 8
  26. 4
  27. 36
  28. 40
  29. 488
  30. 6327
  31. 8
  32. 387
  33. 6916
  34. 6
  35. 15
  36. 30
  37. 97
  38. 10
  39. 50
  40. 36

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