Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 206 · 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 car runs for 2 hours at 57 km/h and then for 2 hours at 35 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
2. 2.A table fan bought for ₹960 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
3. 3.A water tank holds 4240 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
4. 4.By selling a table fan for ₹2200, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
5. 5.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹12000 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
6. 6.After a 10% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹144. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
7. 7.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹1200 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
8. 8.After a 10% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹936. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
9. 9.By selling a cricket bat for ₹2024, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
10. 10.A shop sells 2320 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 50% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
11. 11.The average weight of 9 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 45 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
12. 12.A water tank holds 760 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
13. 13.Meera can finish a job in 12 days and Arjun in 11 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
14. 14.In 17 years, Tara will be twice as old as Tara was 5 years ago. How old is Tara now?
15. 15.Karan’s batting average after 6 innings is 33 runs. How many runs must Karan score in the next innings to raise the average to 34?
16. 16.Rohan works twice as fast as Isha. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
17. 17.Two discounts of 25% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
18. 18.Kabir cycles to his school at 12 km/h and comes back by the same road at 20 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
19. 19.A bicycle marked at ₹4960 is sold for ₹2480. What is the discount percent?
20. 20.Arjun is 10 years older than Aditya. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is Aditya now?
21. 21.Ananya’s father is four times as old as Ananya. The sum of their ages is 75 years. How old is Ananya?
22. 22.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
23. 23.By selling a table fan for ₹1428, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
24. 24.A car runs for 2 hours at 26 km/h and then for 1 hour at 62 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
25. 25.Aditya is 8 years older than Saanvi. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 48. How old is Saanvi now?
26. 26.Diya puts ₹15000 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
27. 27.Diya puts ₹14600 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
28. 28.A pressure cooker marked at ₹1320 is sold for ₹1056. What is the discount percent?
29. 29.Saanvi and Aditya together finish a job in 2 days. Saanvi alone takes 3 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
30. 30.A water tank holds 1800 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
31. 31.A car runs for 2 hours at 25 km/h and then for 1 hour at 58 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
32. 32.After a 25% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹195. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
33. 33.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1428, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
34. 34.Manav’s batting average after 15 innings is 29 runs. How many runs must Manav score in the next innings to raise the average to 32?
35. 35.A price comes down by 15% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
36. 36.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
37. 37.Kabir is 3 years older than Manav. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 61. How old is Manav now?
38. 38.A car runs for 3 hours at 37 km/h and then for 3 hours at 57 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
39. 39.Farhan’s father is four times as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 50 years. How old is the father?
40. 40.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =

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