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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 326 · 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.The average of 7 numbers is 48. When one more number is added, the average becomes 50. What number was added?
  2. 2.Isha’s batting average after 15 innings is 38 runs. How many runs must Isha score in the next innings to raise the average to 39?
  3. 3.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1980. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Aarav is 6 years older than Dev. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 20. How old is Dev now?
  5. 5.The price of a bicycle is ₹340. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  6. 6.2 years ago, Karan’s mother was twice as old as Karan. The mother is 8 years old now. How old is Karan now?
  7. 7.Find the compound interest on ₹18000 at 15% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  8. 8.After a 50% discount, a bicycle costs ₹1640. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Pooja’s batting average after 10 innings is 28 runs. How many runs must Pooja score in the next innings to raise the average to 30?
  10. 10.A cricket bat bought for ₹900 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A cricket bat is marked at ₹4400. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 5% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  13. 13.A table fan is marked at ₹2360. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Diya puts ₹7600 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Diya works twice as fast as Karan. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Karan take alone?
  16. 16.Kabir’s father is five times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is Kabir?
  17. 17.A bus runs at 38 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  18. 18.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹2240. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Sneha can finish a job in 7 days and Rohan in 6 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  20. 20.Rohan is 7 years older than Farhan. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 81. How old is Farhan now?
  21. 21.A bus runs at 42 km/h. How far does it go in 10 minutes (in km)?
  22. 22.The price of a bicycle is ₹4380. It goes up by 25%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  23. 23.The average weight of 12 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 62 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  24. 24.2 years ago, Priya’s mother was twice as old as Priya. The mother is 10 years old now. How old is Priya now?
  25. 25.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  26. 26.Karan’s batting average after 12 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Karan score in the next innings to raise the average to 26?
  27. 27.The average of 5 numbers is 32. When one more number is added, the average becomes 33. What number was added?
  28. 28.A pressure cooker marked at ₹2200 is sold for ₹2090. What is the discount percent?
  29. 29.Find the compound interest on ₹16000 at 15% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  30. 30.Find the simple interest on ₹10600 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  31. 31.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹220. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Ananya and Aarav together finish a job in 4 days. Ananya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  33. 33.A study lamp is marked at ₹4280. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  35. 35.Kabir cycles to his school at 22 km/h and comes back by the same road at 66 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  36. 36.The average of 8 numbers is 43. When one more number is added, the average becomes 47. What number was added?
  37. 37.Priya can finish a job in 13 days and Tara in 4 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  38. 38.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1020 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Pooja can finish a job in 17 days and Kavya in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  40. 40.By selling a school bag for ₹60, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 54
  3. 1485
  4. 5
  5. 391
  6. 5
  7. 5805
  8. 3280
  9. 50
  10. 810
  11. 3520
  12. 10.25
  13. 2006
  14. 7904
  15. 15
  16. 6
  17. 19
  18. 1344
  19. 13/42
  20. 27
  21. 7
  22. 5475
  23. 26
  24. 6
  25. 5
  26. 50
  27. 38
  28. 5
  29. 8334
  30. 2544
  31. 198
  32. 12
  33. 2140
  34. 15
  35. 33
  36. 79
  37. 51/52
  38. 1428
  39. 48/119
  40. 100

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