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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 252 · 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.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1520, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Saanvi can finish a job in 28 days and Isha in 14 days. Saanvi works alone for 8 days and then stops. Isha finishes the rest. How many days does Isha take?
  3. 3.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  4. 4.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  5. 5.Aarav is 9 years older than Ananya. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 83. How old is Ananya now?
  6. 6.9 years ago, Ananya’s mother was four times as old as Ananya. The mother is 21 years old now. How old is Ananya now?
  7. 7.The simple interest on ₹3700 for 4 years is ₹1776. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  8. 8.Kavya can finish a job in 7 days and Vivaan in 21 days. Kavya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Vivaan finishes the rest. How many days does Vivaan take?
  9. 9.Pooja is 2 years older than Karan. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 64. How old is Karan now?
  10. 10.The simple interest on ₹13600 for 3 years is ₹1224. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  11. 11.In 15 years, Kabir will be three times as old as Kabir was 5 years ago. How old is Kabir now?
  12. 12.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 12% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  13. 13.In 18 years, Karan will be three times as old as Karan was 2 years ago. How old is Karan now?
  14. 14.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 22, 27, 29, 25, 27, 50. What is their average mark?
  15. 15.By selling a bicycle for ₹189, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Find the amount when ₹33625 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  17. 17.Farhan can finish a job in 11 days and Diya in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  18. 18.A bus runs at 88 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  19. 19.A water tank holds 1080 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹800 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A watch marked at ₹2060 is sold for ₹1648. What is the discount percent?
  22. 22.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1012, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1780 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹860 and sells it for ₹1204. Find the profit percent.
  25. 25.The average weight of 12 children is 45 kg. One child, who weighs 67 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  26. 26.A price goes up by 15% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  27. 27.Aarav can finish a job in 6 days and Isha in 12 days. Aarav works alone for 1 day and then stops. Isha finishes the rest. How many days does Isha take?
  28. 28.A shop sells an average of 53 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 65 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 4 days (in kg)?
  29. 29.2 years ago, Rohan’s mother was four times as old as Rohan. The mother is 46 years old now. How old is Rohan now?
  30. 30.A school bag is marked at ₹920. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A table fan bought for ₹720 is sold at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹1340. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  33. 33.Diya can finish a job in 6 days and Nisha in 5 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  34. 34.After a 40% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹2304. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Two discounts of 10% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  36. 36.Ishaan’s father is three times as old as Ishaan. The sum of their ages is 56 years. How old is the father?
  37. 37.A shop sells 2860 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 10% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  38. 38.Ishaan is 2 years older than Isha. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 36. How old is Isha now?
  39. 39.The average weight of 10 children is 34 kg. One child, who weighs 43 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  40. 40.Change 30 m/s into km/h.

Answer key

  1. 1900
  2. 10
  3. 5
  4. 20
  5. 30
  6. 12
  7. 12
  8. 15
  9. 27
  10. 3
  11. 15
  12. 3975
  13. 12
  14. 30
  15. 180
  16. 58104
  17. 165/26
  18. 22
  19. 1026
  20. 18
  21. 20
  22. 880
  23. 1513
  24. 40
  25. 43
  26. 9.25
  27. 10
  28. 59
  29. 13
  30. 782
  31. 900
  32. 670
  33. 30/11
  34. 3840
  35. 28
  36. 42
  37. 3146
  38. 11
  39. 33
  40. 108

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