Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 234 · 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.What sum of money earns ₹4320 simple interest in 4 years at 15% per year (in ₹)?
2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹580 and sells it for ₹696. Find the profit percent.
3. 3.A car runs for 1 hour at 34 km/h and then for 4 hours at 49 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
4. 4.How many minutes does a car take to go 114 km at 36 km/h?
5. 5.Kabir and Saanvi together finish a job in 12 days. Kabir alone takes 18 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
6. 6.Find the simple interest on ₹6500 at 13% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
7. 7.Find the amount when ₹1296 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
8. 8.A water tank holds 4920 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
9. 9.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹20000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
10. 10.The simple interest on ₹1300 for 3 years is ₹390. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
11. 11.A cricket bat is marked at ₹512. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
12. 12.After a 40% discount, a table fan costs ₹1800. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
13. 13.A price comes down by 20% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
14. 14.A pair of shoes bought for ₹380 is sold at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
15. 15.A car runs for 3 hours at 34 km/h and then for 4 hours at 20 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
16. 16.A bus runs at 54 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
17. 17.In how many years will ₹13500 earn ₹8775 as simple interest at 13% per year?
18. 18.Rohan can finish a job in 4 days and Ananya in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
19. 19.The average of 5 numbers is 36. When one more number is added, the average becomes 37. What number was added?
20. 20.Arjun works twice as fast as Nisha. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Nisha take alone?
21. 21.9 years ago, Karan’s mother was four times as old as Karan. The mother is 57 years old now. How old is Karan now?
22. 22.Diya puts ₹19900 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
23. 23.Find the amount when ₹19200 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
24. 24.A watch marked at ₹2560 is sold for ₹1280. What is the discount percent?
25. 25.How many minutes does a car take to go 23 km at 30 km/h?
26. 26.Karan can finish a job in 7 days and Manav in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
27. 27.A shop sells an average of 65 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 55 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
28. 28.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
29. 29.The average weight of 10 children is 34 kg. One child, who weighs 52 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
30. 30.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1134, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
31. 31.A shop sells 400 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 40% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
32. 32.By selling a table fan for ₹442, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
33. 33.In 11 years, Ananya will be twice as old as Ananya was 5 years ago. How old is Ananya now?
34. 34.Farhan’s father is five times as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is Farhan?
35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹960 to ₹1152. By what percent did it go up?
36. 36.A car runs for 1 hour at 24 km/h and then for 2 hours at 33 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
37. 37.Diya puts ₹8200 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
38. 38.Find the simple interest on ₹6700 at 14% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
39. 39.By selling a study lamp for ₹952, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
40. 40.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹3180. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

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