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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 351 · 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 pair of shoes bought for ₹1660 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹200 and sells it for ₹190. Find the loss percent.
  3. 3.A bicycle marked at ₹1000 is sold for ₹750. What is the discount percent?
  4. 4.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  5. 5.Find the simple interest on ₹10600 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  6. 6.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 38, 53, 49, 39, 59, 38. What is their average mark?
  7. 7.Find the compound interest on ₹12500 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  8. 8.A cricket bat bought for ₹700 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Nisha is 4 years older than Ananya. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 72. How old is Ananya now?
  10. 10.A pressure cooker marked at ₹1720 is sold for ₹1290. What is the discount percent?
  11. 11.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1700 and sells it for ₹1530. Find the loss percent.
  12. 12.Aarav’s batting average after 15 innings is 36 runs. How many runs must Aarav score in the next innings to raise the average to 38?
  13. 13.A watch bought for ₹1880 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A bicycle bought for ₹1200 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  16. 16.Priya can finish a job in 20 days and Manav in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  17. 17.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  18. 18.Aarav and Arjun together finish a job in 6 days. Aarav alone takes 9 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
  19. 19.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹3960. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 5% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  21. 21.A shop sells an average of 28 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 68 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1300 and sells it for ₹910. Find the loss percent.
  23. 23.Rahul can finish a job in 8 days and Aditya in 19 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  24. 24.Find the simple interest on ₹17900 at 12% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  25. 25.The average weight of 11 children is 39 kg. One child, who weighs 49 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  26. 26.Priya works twice as fast as Nisha. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Nisha take alone?
  27. 27.A shop sells 720 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  28. 28.Kavya can finish a job in 10 days and Priya in 25 days. Kavya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Priya finishes the rest. How many days does Priya take?
  29. 29.Two discounts of 20% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  30. 30.A watch marked at ₹2760 is sold for ₹2484. What is the discount percent?
  31. 31.Find the amount when ₹28625 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  32. 32.A water tank holds 1820 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.A water tank holds 1080 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.Find the amount when ₹15625 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1200 and sells it for ₹840. Find the loss percent.
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1100 and sells it for ₹880. Find the loss percent.
  37. 37.Aarav can finish a job in 4 days and Meera in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  38. 38.Find the amount when ₹16000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.A study lamp is marked at ₹656. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 12 km at 48 km/h?

Answer key

  1. 1494
  2. 5
  3. 25
  4. 75
  5. 2120
  6. 46
  7. 2625
  8. 770
  9. 29
  10. 25
  11. 10
  12. 68
  13. 1974
  14. 1440
  15. 2600
  16. 10/3
  17. 19
  18. 18
  19. 3762
  20. 36.5
  21. 48
  22. 30
  23. 27/152
  24. 2148
  25. 38
  26. 30
  27. 936
  28. 20
  29. 28
  30. 10
  31. 49464
  32. 1365
  33. 918
  34. 21952
  35. 30
  36. 20
  37. 60/19
  38. 18522
  39. 246
  40. 15

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