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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 376 · 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 marked at ₹4480 is sold for ₹3808. What is the discount percent?
  2. 2.A bus runs at 82 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  3. 3.Rohan is 8 years older than Kabir. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 52. How old is Kabir now?
  4. 4.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  5. 5.A price goes up by 50% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  6. 6.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 38, 42, 29, 67. What is their average mark?
  7. 7.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹1260 and sells it for ₹1449. Find the profit percent.
  9. 9.Ananya is 5 years older than Kabir. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 29. How old is Kabir now?
  10. 10.Diya puts ₹14100 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  12. 12.Ishaan’s father is five times as old as Ishaan. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is the father?
  13. 13.Aditya can finish a job in 6 days and Arjun in 12 days. Aditya works alone for 1 day and then stops. Arjun finishes the rest. How many days does Arjun take?
  14. 14.After a 10% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹3366. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  15. 15.In 18 years, Dev will be twice as old as Dev was 5 years ago. How old is Dev now?
  16. 16.A town has 3820 people. Its population grows by 15%. How many people live there now?
  17. 17.Diya puts ₹3000 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  18. 18.The average weight of 8 children is 48 kg. One child, who weighs 69 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  19. 19.Find the amount when ₹18000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  20. 20.A school bag is marked at ₹4260. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  22. 22.A watch bought for ₹480 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A table fan marked at ₹1200 is sold for ₹1080. What is the discount percent?
  24. 24.A water tank holds 2400 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.Priya can finish a job in 17 days and Aarav in 5 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  26. 26.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹946, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Diya puts ₹1200 in a bank at 14% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Find the compound interest on ₹45500 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  29. 29.Two discounts of 20% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  30. 30.A water tank holds 2860 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 20%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  32. 32.A table fan bought for ₹1700 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹4820. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  34. 34.After a 25% discount, a table fan costs ₹3525. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹42500 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  36. 36.By selling a study lamp for ₹294, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  37. 37.By selling a bicycle for ₹2640, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Sneha can finish a job in 14 days and Saanvi in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  39. 39.Isha’s father is four times as old as Isha. The sum of their ages is 55 years. How old is Isha?
  40. 40.By selling a watch for ₹876, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 123
  3. 19
  4. 1951
  5. 87.5
  6. 44
  7. 30
  8. 15
  9. 10
  10. 15369
  11. 108
  12. 30
  13. 10
  14. 3740
  15. 28
  16. 4393
  17. 3300
  18. 45
  19. 19845
  20. 2982
  21. 5
  22. 288
  23. 10
  24. 2040
  25. 44/85
  26. 860
  27. 1704
  28. 9555
  29. 28
  30. 2574
  31. 4
  32. 1445
  33. 4579
  34. 4700
  35. 68
  36. 280
  37. 1760
  38. 84/13
  39. 11
  40. 1460

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