Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 385 · 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.A pair of shoes bought for ₹780 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
2. 2.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1159, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹1400 and sells it for ₹1050. Find the loss percent.
4. 4.Kabir is 8 years older than Nisha. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 70. How old is Nisha now?
5. 5.Arjun’s batting average after 14 innings is 25 runs. How many runs must Arjun score in the next innings to raise the average to 30?
6. 6.What sum of money earns ₹4352 simple interest in 4 years at 8% per year (in ₹)?
7. 7.After a 10% discount, a bicycle costs ₹1692. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
8. 8.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
9. 9.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
10. 10.A pressure cooker bought for ₹260 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
11. 11.By selling a bicycle for ₹1008, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
12. 12.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 53, 50, 52, 89. What is their average mark?
13. 13.A shop sells 940 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 5% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
14. 14.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹12500 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
15. 15.In 23 years, Kavya will be twice as old as Kavya was 3 years ago. How old is Kavya now?
16. 16.Zoya can finish a job in 19 days and Priya in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
17. 17.Diya’s father is four times as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 35 years. How old is the father?
18. 18.Kabir cycles to his school at 54 km/h and comes back by the same road at 18 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
19. 19.Find the compound interest on ₹21250 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
20. 20.A price goes up by 40% and then goes up by 40% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
21. 21.In how many years will ₹8900 earn ₹712 as simple interest at 4% per year?
22. 22.Diya puts ₹1300 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
23. 23.A town has 2480 people. Its population grows by 20%. How many people live there now?
24. 24.Find the simple interest on ₹10300 at 13% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
25. 25.Ishaan can finish a job in 10 days and Vivaan in 4 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
26. 26.A shop sells an average of 66 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 34 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
27. 27.Rohan can finish a job in 16 days and Kabir in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
28. 28.A town has 4520 people. Its population grows by 25%. How many people live there now?
29. 29.Tara can finish a job in 9 days and Pooja in 5 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
30. 30.Aditya can finish a job in 12 days and Rohan in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
31. 31.The price of a bicycle is ₹2240. It goes up by 40%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
32. 32.Ananya is 8 years older than Diya. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 46. How old is Diya now?
33. 33.A water tank holds 2720 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
34. 34.By selling a study lamp for ₹252, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
35. 35.In 2 years, Tara will be twice as old as Tara was 6 years ago. How old is Tara now?
36. 36.Diya puts ₹5500 in a bank at 13% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
37. 37.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
38. 38.By selling a watch for ₹945, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
39. 39.Aarav can finish a job in 11 days and Isha in 22 days. Aarav works alone for 1 day and then stops. Isha finishes the rest. How many days does Isha take?
40. 40.A school bag is marked at ₹1600. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

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