Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 347 · 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.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹132, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
2. 2.A bicycle marked at ₹2060 is sold for ₹1751. What is the discount percent?
3. 3.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
4. 4.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹31100 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1820 and sells it for ₹2366. Find the profit percent.
6. 6.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
7. 7.The simple interest on ₹16200 for 1 year is ₹1458. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
8. 8.A shop sells an average of 67 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 34 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 11 days (in kg)?
9. 9.What sum of money earns ₹220 simple interest in 2 years at 11% per year (in ₹)?
10. 10.A school bag marked at ₹500 is sold for ₹375. What is the discount percent?
11. 11.Meera is 2 years older than Tara. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 58. How old is Tara now?
12. 12.A car runs for 2 hours at 63 km/h and then for 1 hour at 42 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
13. 13.Diya puts ₹16600 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
14. 14.A study lamp bought for ₹1840 is sold at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
15. 15.Kabir can finish a job in 17 days and Meera in 10 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
16. 16.Two discounts of 25% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
17. 17.A bicycle bought for ₹1320 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
18. 18.A water tank holds 4080 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
19. 19.Karan can finish a job in 16 days and Rahul in 4 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
20. 20.A watch marked at ₹2600 is sold for ₹2340. What is the discount percent?
21. 21.Find the amount when ₹16000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
22. 22.A town has 3960 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
23. 23.The average weight of 11 children is 35 kg. One child, who weighs 65 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
24. 24.A water tank holds 2060 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
25. 25.In 26 years, Karan will be twice as old as Karan was 5 years ago. How old is Karan now?
26. 26.Find the compound interest on ₹14304 at 25% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
27. 27.After a 25% discount, a watch costs ₹585. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
28. 28.Change 35 m/s into km/h.
29. 29.Aditya’s father is twice as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is Aditya?
30. 30.In how many years will ₹15900 earn ₹8745 as simple interest at 11% per year?
31. 31.A shop sells 2460 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 50% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
32. 32.Ananya can finish a job in 9 days and Aditya in 17 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
33. 33.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹30800 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
34. 34.A shop sells an average of 20 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 75 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
35. 35.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹46200 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
36. 36.Manav can finish a job in 5 days and Meera in 30 days. Manav works alone for 3 days and then stops. Meera finishes the rest. How many days does Meera take?
37. 37.Find the compound interest on ₹46875 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
38. 38.Kabir can finish a job in 6 days and Priya in 24 days. Kabir works alone for 1 day and then stops. Priya finishes the rest. How many days does Priya take?
39. 39.Find the amount when ₹21000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
40. 40.Meera can finish a job in 9 days and Kavya in 30 days. Meera works alone for 3 days and then stops. Kavya finishes the rest. How many days does Kavya take?

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