Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 282 · 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 shop sells an average of 50 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 41 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 9 days (in kg)?
2. 2.By selling a study lamp for ₹85, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
3. 3.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹35100 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
4. 4.Ananya is 3 years older than Sneha. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 77. How old is Sneha now?
5. 5.The average of 5 numbers is 54. When one more number is added, the average becomes 56. What number was added?
6. 6.A water tank holds 4620 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
7. 7.Karan can finish a job in 12 days and Meera in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
8. 8.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹4400 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
9. 9.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
10. 10.Meera is 4 years older than Diya. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 58. How old is Diya now?
11. 11.The average weight of 10 children is 40 kg. One child, who weighs 49 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
12. 12.A shop sells an average of 31 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 49 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 4 days (in kg)?
13. 13.Find the simple interest on ₹11900 at 10% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
14. 14.A water tank holds 4780 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
15. 15.The average weight of 5 children is 46 kg. One child, who weighs 54 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1940 and sells it for ₹1843. Find the loss percent.
17. 17.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹300 and sells it for ₹210. Find the loss percent.
19. 19.A car runs for 1 hour at 35 km/h and then for 1 hour at 25 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
20. 20.In how many years will ₹4100 earn ₹1845 as simple interest at 9% per year?
21. 21.Find the compound interest on ₹12400 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
22. 22.A water tank holds 1500 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
23. 23.Isha can finish a job in 11 days and Aditya in 7 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
24. 24.In 23 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 2 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
25. 25.A school bag marked at ₹1040 is sold for ₹520. What is the discount percent?
26. 26.By selling a school bag for ₹1044, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
27. 27.Find the compound interest on ₹3600 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
28. 28.By selling a table fan for ₹1058, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
29. 29.A shop sells an average of 69 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 41 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
30. 30.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1782, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
31. 31.Manav’s batting average after 9 innings is 45 runs. How many runs must Manav score in the next innings to raise the average to 48?
32. 32.Karan is 8 years older than Aarav. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 64. How old is Aarav now?
33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹260 to ₹273. By what percent did it go up?
34. 34.A school bag marked at ₹2140 is sold for ₹1284. What is the discount percent?
35. 35.The price of a bicycle is ₹4120. It goes up by 50%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
36. 36.A pressure cooker bought for ₹720 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
37. 37.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹31600 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
38. 38.By selling a bicycle for ₹253, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
39. 39.A study lamp is marked at ₹992. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
40. 40.Vivaan can finish a job in 21 days and Kabir in 14 days. Vivaan works alone for 3 days and then stops. Kabir finishes the rest. How many days does Kabir take?

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