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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 243 · 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 table fan marked at ₹2020 is sold for ₹1919. What is the discount percent?
  2. 2.Diya puts ₹16000 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A water tank holds 4140 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹4220. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  5. 5.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1064, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Diya puts ₹19000 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1840 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  9. 9.Diya’s batting average after 8 innings is 22 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 23?
  10. 10.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  11. 11.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  12. 12.Two discounts of 50% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  13. 13.By selling a table fan for ₹1980, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Find the compound interest on ₹34000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  15. 15.A town has 3440 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  16. 16.Sneha and Rohan together finish a job in 3 days. Sneha alone takes 6 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
  17. 17.A price goes up by 50% and then goes up by 50% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  18. 18.4 years ago, Rohan’s mother was four times as old as Rohan. The mother is 44 years old now. How old is Rohan now?
  19. 19.A price comes down by 5% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  20. 20.Kabir cycles to his school at 20 km/h and comes back by the same road at 12 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  21. 21.A watch is marked at ₹648. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  22. 22.A table fan is marked at ₹2260. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.In how many years will ₹9000 earn ₹1620 as simple interest at 6% per year?
  24. 24.How many minutes does a car take to go 13 km at 60 km/h?
  25. 25.A cricket bat marked at ₹4700 is sold for ₹3525. What is the discount percent?
  26. 26.A pair of shoes marked at ₹2280 is sold for ₹2166. What is the discount percent?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹480 and sells it for ₹672. Find the profit percent.
  28. 28.By selling a cricket bat for ₹209, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  29. 29.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹589, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 63, 54, 58, 56, 52, 71. What is their average mark?
  31. 31.A study lamp bought for ₹1860 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  32. 32.By selling a study lamp for ₹221, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A car runs for 4 hours at 23 km/h and then for 4 hours at 21 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  34. 34.In 23 years, Arjun will be twice as old as Arjun was 4 years ago. How old is Arjun now?
  35. 35.A town has 3240 people. Its population grows by 25%. How many people live there now?
  36. 36.Isha can finish a job in 22 days and Saanvi in 8 days. Isha works alone for 11 days and then stops. Saanvi finishes the rest. How many days does Saanvi take?
  37. 37.The average weight of 5 children is 40 kg. One child, who weighs 48 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  38. 38.Aditya’s batting average after 12 innings is 40 runs. How many runs must Aditya score in the next innings to raise the average to 42?
  39. 39.A bus runs at 36 km/h. How far does it go in 10 minutes (in km)?
  40. 40.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 21600
  3. 3726
  4. 3376
  5. 1120
  6. 19380
  7. 1564
  8. 30
  9. 31
  10. 10
  11. 20
  12. 60
  13. 1800
  14. 11254
  15. 4816
  16. 6
  17. 125
  18. 14
  19. 9.75
  20. 15
  21. 243
  22. 2147
  23. 3
  24. 13
  25. 25
  26. 5
  27. 40
  28. 220
  29. 620
  30. 59
  31. 1674
  32. 260
  33. 22
  34. 31
  35. 4050
  36. 4
  37. 38
  38. 66
  39. 6
  40. 23.5

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