Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 258 · 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.Pooja’s batting average after 13 innings is 43 runs. How many runs must Pooja score in the next innings to raise the average to 45?
2. 2.A shop sells 860 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
3. 3.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 54, 34, 36, 35, 57, 60. What is their average mark?
4. 4.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹17200 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
5. 5.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 25%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
6. 6.A bicycle is marked at ₹424. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
7. 7.A water tank holds 4040 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
8. 8.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹225, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
9. 9.The average of 6 numbers is 46. When one more number is added, the average becomes 49. What number was added?
10. 10.Arjun is 4 years older than Meera. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 42. How old is Meera now?
11. 11.Karan works three times as fast as Pooja. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Pooja take alone?
12. 12.A pressure cooker bought for ₹920 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
13. 13.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹4780. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
14. 14.In how many years will ₹12900 earn ₹1419 as simple interest at 11% per year?
15. 15.The price of a bicycle is ₹400. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
16. 16.By selling a cricket bat for ₹414, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
17. 17.A water tank holds 4180 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
18. 18.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
19. 19.After a 20% discount, a bicycle costs ₹2384. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
20. 20.Aditya and Dev together finish a job in 3 days. Aditya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
21. 21.A school bag is marked at ₹2760. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
22. 22.In how many years will ₹5500 earn ₹330 as simple interest at 6% per year?
23. 23.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1280 and sells it for ₹960. Find the loss percent.
24. 24.After a 15% discount, a bicycle costs ₹221. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
25. 25.Find the compound interest on ₹48800 at 20% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
26. 26.The average of 6 numbers is 21. When one more number is added, the average becomes 26. What number was added?
27. 27.Nisha is 4 years older than Ananya. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 54. How old is Ananya now?
28. 28.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
29. 29.Find the amount when ₹27600 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
30. 30.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
31. 31.A price comes down by 20% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
32. 32.Rahul’s father is five times as old as Rahul. The sum of their ages is 72 years. How old is Rahul?
33. 33.Saanvi and Arjun together finish a job in 2 days. Saanvi alone takes 4 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
34. 34.A price comes down by 25% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
35. 35.Saanvi can finish a job in 7 days and Sneha in 28 days. Saanvi works alone for 2 days and then stops. Sneha finishes the rest. How many days does Sneha take?
36. 36.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 40, 65, 57, 55, 45, 56. What is their average mark?
37. 37.A table fan is marked at ₹900. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
38. 38.By selling a study lamp for ₹45, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
39. 39.In 13 years, Diya will be twice as old as Diya was 3 years ago. How old is Diya now?
40. 40.The simple interest on ₹6300 for 2 years is ₹1386. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?

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