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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 380 · 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.Change 20 m/s into km/h.
  2. 2.A school bag marked at ₹600 is sold for ₹540. What is the discount percent?
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹260 and sells it for ₹195. Find the loss percent.
  4. 4.A study lamp is marked at ₹925. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  5. 5.By selling a watch for ₹864, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.The simple interest on ₹5500 for 2 years is ₹660. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  7. 7.After a 50% discount, a watch costs ₹1560. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A bicycle bought for ₹980 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  9. 9.The price of a bicycle is ₹1480. It goes up by 25%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1800 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Diya puts ₹15600 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
  12. 12.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹40100 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Find the amount when ₹42000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  14. 14.2 years ago, Manav’s mother was twice as old as Manav. The mother is 8 years old now. How old is Manav now?
  15. 15.By selling a table fan for ₹2496, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  17. 17.A table fan bought for ₹1380 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  18. 18.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1480. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  20. 20.What sum of money earns ₹324 simple interest in 3 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹620 to ₹868. By what percent did it go up?
  22. 22.A bicycle bought for ₹1300 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Aarav and Manav together finish a job in 7 days. Aarav alone takes 14 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
  24. 24.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  25. 25.Arjun works twice as fast as Aarav. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  26. 26.Arjun’s father is five times as old as Arjun. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is Arjun?
  27. 27.Find the compound interest on ₹12325 at 20% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  28. 28.A car runs for 1 hour at 36 km/h and then for 1 hour at 32 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹180 and sells it for ₹126. Find the loss percent.
  30. 30.A town has 2700 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
  31. 31.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1000 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Two discounts of 20% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  33. 33.The simple interest on ₹9800 for 2 years is ₹1764. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  34. 34.The price of a bicycle is ₹3040. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.How many minutes does a car take to go 138 km at 45 km/h?
  36. 36.Farhan can finish a job in 2 days and Sneha in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  37. 37.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹17600 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  38. 38.A town has 300 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  39. 39.Zoya’s batting average after 6 innings is 45 runs. How many runs must Zoya score in the next innings to raise the average to 48?
  40. 40.4 years ago, Ananya’s mother was four times as old as Ananya. The mother is 32 years old now. How old is Ananya now?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 10
  3. 25
  4. 666
  5. 960
  6. 6
  7. 3120
  8. 1029
  9. 1850
  10. 1620
  11. 23400
  12. 401
  13. 55902
  14. 5
  15. 1920
  16. 9261
  17. 2070
  18. 999
  19. 54
  20. 2700
  21. 40
  22. 1235
  23. 14
  24. 42.5
  25. 27
  26. 10
  27. 5423
  28. 34
  29. 30
  30. 4050
  31. 1400
  32. 36
  33. 9
  34. 3344
  35. 184
  36. 3/2
  37. 396
  38. 315
  39. 66
  40. 11

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