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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 382 · 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 bus runs at 48 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  2. 2.Kabir and Ishaan together finish a job in 2 days. Kabir alone takes 3 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  3. 3.Two discounts of 20% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  4. 4.Diya’s batting average after 15 innings is 26 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 30?
  5. 5.Vivaan and Diya together finish a job in 6 days. Vivaan alone takes 8 days. How many days would Diya take alone?
  6. 6.Find the simple interest on ₹2100 at 9% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2800 to ₹1680. By what percent did it come down?
  8. 8.How many minutes does a car take to go 39 km at 36 km/h?
  9. 9.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹43200 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  10. 10.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹15600 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  11. 11.After a 30% discount, a bicycle costs ₹2800. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Diya puts ₹15500 in a bank at 15% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1940 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  14. 14.The average weight of 10 children is 36 kg. One child, who weighs 63 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  15. 15.A car runs for 1 hour at 44 km/h and then for 3 hours at 48 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  16. 16.A shop sells 2480 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 15% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  17. 17.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1060. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Find the compound interest on ₹24100 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  19. 19.The average of 4 numbers is 52. When one more number is added, the average becomes 56. What number was added?
  20. 20.A water tank holds 420 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2240 to ₹3360. By what percent did it go up?
  22. 22.Pooja can finish a job in 14 days and Saanvi in 15 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  23. 23.Meera’s father is four times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 55 years. How old is Meera?
  24. 24.Vivaan works three times as fast as Rahul. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Rahul take alone?
  25. 25.A water tank holds 3420 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.A bicycle marked at ₹280 is sold for ₹252. What is the discount percent?
  27. 27.Find the amount when ₹12000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  28. 28.Change 25 m/s into km/h.
  29. 29.A shop sells an average of 23 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 53 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  30. 30.In 8 years, Kabir will be twice as old as Kabir was 3 years ago. How old is Kabir now?
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1220 and sells it for ₹1708. Find the profit percent.
  32. 32.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 48, 58, 49, 52, 93. What is their average mark?
  33. 33.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  34. 34.Meera’s father is four times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Meera?
  35. 35.A bicycle is marked at ₹1100. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Meera and Saanvi together finish a job in 4 days. Meera alone takes 8 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  37. 37.A cricket bat marked at ₹440 is sold for ₹396. What is the discount percent?
  38. 38.A water tank holds 2380 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  39. 39.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 50% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  40. 40.A shop sells 2000 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 6
  3. 28
  4. 90
  5. 24
  6. 945
  7. 40
  8. 65
  9. 972
  10. 624
  11. 4000
  12. 27125
  13. 1649
  14. 33
  15. 47
  16. 2852
  17. 477
  18. 5061
  19. 72
  20. 378
  21. 50
  22. 29/210
  23. 11
  24. 36
  25. 2394
  26. 10
  27. 15972
  28. 90
  29. 38
  30. 14
  31. 40
  32. 60
  33. 32.5
  34. 8
  35. 1045
  36. 8
  37. 10
  38. 1428
  39. 72.5
  40. 2600

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