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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 240 · 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.Ananya’s batting average after 10 innings is 40 runs. How many runs must Ananya score in the next innings to raise the average to 44?
  2. 2.Find the amount when ₹21250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  3. 3.A water tank holds 3100 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.Aarav can finish a job in 10 days and Manav in 3 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  5. 5.By selling a watch for ₹1360, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹1440 and sells it for ₹1368. Find the loss percent.
  7. 7.Arjun can finish a job in 6 days and Rohan in 8 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  8. 8.A car runs for 4 hours at 33 km/h and then for 2 hours at 48 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  9. 9.Two discounts of 10% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  10. 10.A price comes down by 15% and then comes down by 25% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  11. 11.A school bag is marked at ₹560. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  12. 12.After a 50% discount, a bicycle costs ₹2120. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  13. 13.In how many years will ₹15400 earn ₹9240 as simple interest at 12% per year?
  14. 14.Find the compound interest on ₹47600 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  15. 15.What sum of money earns ₹760 simple interest in 4 years at 5% per year (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Saanvi and Kabir together finish a job in 3 days. Saanvi alone takes 6 days. How many days would Kabir take alone?
  17. 17.Find the compound interest on ₹45696 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  18. 18.Change 20 m/s into km/h.
  19. 19.Two discounts of 20% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  20. 20.How many minutes does a car take to go 133 km at 76 km/h?
  21. 21.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  22. 22.How many minutes does a car take to go 26 km at 39 km/h?
  23. 23.Aarav works three times as fast as Priya. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Priya take alone?
  24. 24.A price comes down by 30% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  25. 25.A shop sells an average of 47 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 71 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  26. 26.In how many years will ₹5700 earn ₹1197 as simple interest at 7% per year?
  27. 27.Manav can finish a job in 2 days and Rahul in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  28. 28.Two discounts of 50% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  29. 29.After a 20% discount, a watch costs ₹800. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹445. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A shop sells 80 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 10% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  32. 32.The average weight of 6 children is 40 kg. One child, who weighs 55 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  33. 33.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹1560. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  35. 35.The price of a bicycle is ₹660. It goes up by 50%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A study lamp marked at ₹1080 is sold for ₹918. What is the discount percent?
  37. 37.Find the amount when ₹19264 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  38. 38.The simple interest on ₹1300 for 5 years is ₹195. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  39. 39.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 12% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  40. 40.The average of 4 numbers is 22. When one more number is added, the average becomes 26. What number was added?

Answer key

  1. 84
  2. 26656
  3. 2635
  4. 30/13
  5. 1700
  6. 5
  7. 24/7
  8. 38
  9. 28
  10. 36.25
  11. 336
  12. 4240
  13. 5
  14. 4879
  15. 3800
  16. 6
  17. 43554
  18. 72
  19. 40
  20. 105
  21. 14.5
  22. 40
  23. 24
  24. 65
  25. 59
  26. 3
  27. 12/7
  28. 60
  29. 1000
  30. 267
  31. 88
  32. 37
  33. 1053
  34. 1951
  35. 990
  36. 15
  37. 37625
  38. 3
  39. 6327
  40. 42

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