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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 320 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Ishaan can finish a job in 13 days and Aditya in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  2. 2.Farhan can finish a job in 18 days and Ishaan in 6 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  3. 3.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  4. 4.Kavya can finish a job in 18 days and Diya in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  5. 5.A study lamp marked at ₹1980 is sold for ₹1485. What is the discount percent?
  6. 6.A school bag is marked at ₹4860. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A water tank holds 4700 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹1040 and sells it for ₹520. Find the loss percent.
  9. 9.A pressure cooker marked at ₹280 is sold for ₹238. What is the discount percent?
  10. 10.Rohan’s father is three times as old as Rohan. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is the father?
  11. 11.Find the compound interest on ₹1250 at 12% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  12. 12.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹60 and sells it for ₹54. Find the loss percent.
  13. 13.After a 20% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹3808. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A car runs for 1 hour at 32 km/h and then for 1 hour at 78 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  15. 15.A pressure cooker bought for ₹340 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Sneha works twice as fast as Dev. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
  17. 17.Diya puts ₹13000 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Isha works three times as fast as Nisha. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Nisha take alone?
  19. 19.By selling a watch for ₹276, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A shop sells 1940 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 50% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  21. 21.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  22. 22.Diya puts ₹3600 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A car runs for 1 hour at 54 km/h and then for 2 hours at 36 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  24. 24.Diya puts ₹4500 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
  25. 25.How many minutes does a car take to go 126 km at 30 km/h?
  26. 26.Change 5 m/s into km/h.
  27. 27.How many minutes does a car take to go 143 km at 39 km/h?
  28. 28.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹47500 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Zoya is 10 years older than Diya. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 40. How old is Diya now?
  30. 30.A town has 4700 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  31. 31.Two discounts of 10% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  32. 32.By selling a cricket bat for ₹510, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  33. 33.The average weight of 12 children is 47 kg. One child, who weighs 80 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹600 and sells it for ₹480. Find the loss percent.
  35. 35.How many minutes does a car take to go 120 km at 36 km/h?
  36. 36.Kabir cycles to his school at 20 km/h and comes back by the same road at 12 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  37. 37.Find the compound interest on ₹25920 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  38. 38.What sum of money earns ₹372 simple interest in 2 years at 3% per year (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Vivaan can finish a job in 11 days and Zoya in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  40. 40.By selling a bicycle for ₹690, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 31/117
  2. 2/9
  3. 33
  4. 36/5
  5. 25
  6. 3888
  7. 3995
  8. 50
  9. 15
  10. 27
  11. 318
  12. 10
  13. 4760
  14. 55
  15. 323
  16. 24
  17. 13260
  18. 8
  19. 460
  20. 2910
  21. 32.25
  22. 3672
  23. 42
  24. 6750
  25. 252
  26. 18
  27. 220
  28. 684
  29. 5
  30. 4935
  31. 28
  32. 600
  33. 44
  34. 20
  35. 200
  36. 15
  37. 24705
  38. 6200
  39. 29/66
  40. 460

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