Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 224 · 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.Kavya works twice as fast as Dev. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
2. 2.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
3. 3.7 years ago, Isha’s mother was three times as old as Isha. The mother is 40 years old now. How old is Isha now?
4. 4.A shop sells 1000 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 40% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
5. 5.Karan is 2 years older than Vivaan. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 32. How old is Vivaan now?
6. 6.A bicycle is marked at ₹840. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
7. 7.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹595. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
8. 8.How many minutes does a car take to go 77 km at 42 km/h?
9. 9.A shop sells an average of 58 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 28 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
10. 10.In 16 years, Diya will be twice as old as Diya was 2 years ago. How old is Diya now?
11. 11.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1040, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
12. 12.In 2 years, Zoya will be twice as old as Zoya was 5 years ago. How old is Zoya now?
13. 13.A shop sells an average of 74 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 78 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
14. 14.In how many years will ₹16300 earn ₹1956 as simple interest at 12% per year?
15. 15.The simple interest on ₹13300 for 5 years is ₹5320. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
16. 16.A table fan is marked at ₹840. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
17. 17.What sum of money earns ₹50 simple interest in 1 year at 2% per year (in ₹)?
18. 18.After a 50% discount, a bicycle costs ₹270. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
19. 19.A cricket bat marked at ₹3440 is sold for ₹2752. What is the discount percent?
20. 20.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹2500. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
21. 21.Rahul’s father is twice as old as Rahul. The sum of their ages is 39 years. How old is the father?
22. 22.Find the compound interest on ₹24000 at 5% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
23. 23.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 38, 35, 49, 39, 31, 84. What is their average mark?
24. 24.A town has 480 people. Its population grows by 15%. How many people live there now?
25. 25.Find the compound interest on ₹24000 at 15% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
26. 26.A shop sells an average of 72 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 40 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 12 days (in kg)?
27. 27.Find the simple interest on ₹12500 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
28. 28.By selling a bicycle for ₹1260, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
29. 29.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 25% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
30. 30.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
31. 31.A price goes up by 40% and then goes up by 5% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
32. 32.A bicycle marked at ₹740 is sold for ₹444. What is the discount percent?
33. 33.A shop sells 1280 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 15% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
34. 34.In how many years will ₹10300 earn ₹3296 as simple interest at 8% per year?
35. 35.The average of 4 numbers is 53. When one more number is added, the average becomes 54. What number was added?
36. 36.A cricket bat marked at ₹1860 is sold for ₹1488. What is the discount percent?
37. 37.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1480 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
38. 38.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹26800 at 25% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
39. 39.Kabir works three times as fast as Rohan. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
40. 40.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹44400 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?

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