Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 259 · 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.A pressure cooker bought for ₹980 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
2. 2.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
3. 3.The simple interest on ₹9500 for 3 years is ₹2850. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹900 to ₹765. By what percent did it come down?
5. 5.Diya puts ₹3500 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
6. 6.A study lamp marked at ₹1740 is sold for ₹1566. What is the discount percent?
7. 7.What sum of money earns ₹472 simple interest in 2 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹580 and sells it for ₹522. Find the loss percent.
9. 9.Diya’s batting average after 12 innings is 38 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 42?
10. 10.A bicycle is marked at ₹3820. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
11. 11.By selling a watch for ₹1173, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2020 to ₹1818. By what percent did it come down?
13. 13.After a 10% discount, a bicycle costs ₹2916. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
14. 14.Find the simple interest on ₹15700 at 11% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
15. 15.A cricket bat marked at ₹4680 is sold for ₹4446. What is the discount percent?
16. 16.What sum of money earns ₹9730 simple interest in 5 years at 14% per year (in ₹)?
17. 17.Change 10 m/s into km/h.
18. 18.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 10% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
19. 19.After a 5% discount, a study lamp costs ₹2432. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
20. 20.Kabir cycles to his school at 21 km/h and comes back by the same road at 77 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
21. 21.A school bag bought for ₹360 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹160 and sells it for ₹168. Find the profit percent.
23. 23.10 years ago, Meera’s mother was three times as old as Meera. The mother is 25 years old now. How old is Meera now?
24. 24.Sneha can finish a job in 8 days and Isha in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹360 and sells it for ₹504. Find the profit percent.
26. 26.Kavya works twice as fast as Rohan. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
27. 27.Find the amount when ₹11952 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹940 and sells it for ₹658. Find the loss percent.
29. 29.Arjun is 3 years older than Sneha. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 75. How old is Sneha now?
30. 30.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹46000 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
31. 31.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 61, 60, 56, 53, 20. What is their average mark?
32. 32.A study lamp bought for ₹840 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
33. 33.Find the amount when ₹14400 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
34. 34.A town has 3600 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
35. 35.How many minutes does a car take to go 62 km at 62 km/h?
36. 36.A school bag is marked at ₹1860. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
37. 37.Saanvi can finish a job in 15 days and Arjun in 17 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
38. 38.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹34800 at 25% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
39. 39.Find the simple interest on ₹4800 at 5% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
40. 40.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).

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