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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 293 · 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 school bag is marked at ₹1360. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  2. 2.In how many years will ₹5300 earn ₹530 as simple interest at 10% per year?
  3. 3.Sneha can finish a job in 13 days and Kabir in 8 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  4. 4.Kabir cycles to his school at 15 km/h and comes back by the same road at 10 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  5. 5.Karan’s father is five times as old as Karan. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is the father?
  6. 6.Sneha works three times as fast as Manav. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
  7. 7.After a 30% discount, a table fan costs ₹994. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A water tank holds 1860 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.Diya puts ₹5200 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A shop sells an average of 51 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 75 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
  11. 11.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹850, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Isha can finish a job in 6 days and Ishaan in 14 days. Isha works alone for 3 days and then stops. Ishaan finishes the rest. How many days does Ishaan take?
  13. 13.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  14. 14.The average of 9 numbers is 17. When one more number is added, the average becomes 23. What number was added?
  15. 15.A bus runs at 24 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  16. 16.In 15 years, Kavya will be twice as old as Kavya was 6 years ago. How old is Kavya now?
  17. 17.By selling a watch for ₹1890, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Find the simple interest on ₹8100 at 7% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  19. 19.The average weight of 9 children is 30 kg. One child, who weighs 38 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹280 and sells it for ₹196. Find the loss percent.
  21. 21.Pooja can finish a job in 9 days and Rohan in 20 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  22. 22.In 24 years, Farhan will be twice as old as Farhan was 5 years ago. How old is Farhan now?
  23. 23.Diya puts ₹4800 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Kabir cycles to his school at 44 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)?
  25. 25.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  26. 26.The average of 6 numbers is 48. When one more number is added, the average becomes 50. What number was added?
  27. 27.Arjun can finish a job in 4 days and Tara in 14 days. Arjun works alone for 2 days and then stops. Tara finishes the rest. How many days does Tara take?
  28. 28.A study lamp is marked at ₹4500. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Find the amount when ₹6300 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  30. 30.Find the compound interest on ₹36800 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  31. 31.The simple interest on ₹13800 for 4 years is ₹4968. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  32. 32.In how many years will ₹3000 earn ₹720 as simple interest at 12% per year?
  33. 33.A bicycle bought for ₹1880 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
  35. 35.A watch bought for ₹1520 is sold at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1060. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Ishaan can finish a job in 20 days and Aarav in 10 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  38. 38.In 22 years, Zoya will be twice as old as Zoya was 6 years ago. How old is Zoya now?
  39. 39.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 55, 37, 40, 42, 27, 45. What is their average mark?
  40. 40.A study lamp bought for ₹80 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 918
  2. 1
  3. 21/52
  4. 12
  5. 50
  6. 44
  7. 1420
  8. 1395
  9. 5720
  10. 63
  11. 1700
  12. 7
  13. 54
  14. 77
  15. 36
  16. 27
  17. 1800
  18. 567
  19. 29
  20. 30
  21. 180/29
  22. 34
  23. 5472
  24. 56
  25. 62.5
  26. 62
  27. 7
  28. 3600
  29. 7623
  30. 35075
  31. 9
  32. 2
  33. 2444
  34. 144
  35. 1900
  36. 1007
  37. 20/3
  38. 34
  39. 41
  40. 72

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