Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 391 · 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.Kabir’s batting average after 7 innings is 31 runs. How many runs must Kabir score in the next innings to raise the average to 32?
2. 2.How many minutes does a car take to go 102 km at 60 km/h?
3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹520 and sells it for ₹468. Find the loss percent.
4. 4.A town has 2820 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1000 to ₹1250. By what percent did it go up?
6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1980 and sells it for ₹1386. Find the loss percent.
7. 7.A bus runs at 20 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
8. 8.Meera’s batting average after 12 innings is 40 runs. How many runs must Meera score in the next innings to raise the average to 44?
9. 9.By selling a cricket bat for ₹893, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
10. 10.In how many years will ₹1100 earn ₹484 as simple interest at 11% per year?
11. 11.The simple interest on ₹13700 for 1 year is ₹1096. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
12. 12.A water tank holds 3820 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
13. 13.A shop sells an average of 27 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 32 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
14. 14.The average of 6 numbers is 19. When one more number is added, the average becomes 25. What number was added?
15. 15.9 years ago, Sneha’s mother was three times as old as Sneha. The mother is 42 years old now. How old is Sneha now?
16. 16.Ishaan can finish a job in 4 days and Tara in 24 days. Ishaan works alone for 2 days and then stops. Tara finishes the rest. How many days does Tara take?
17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹540 and sells it for ₹324. Find the loss percent.
18. 18.Find the amount when ₹21875 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
19. 19.Diya puts ₹2100 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹1640 and sells it for ₹984. Find the loss percent.
21. 21.In 8 years, Rahul will be three times as old as Rahul was 6 years ago. How old is Rahul now?
22. 22.How many minutes does a car take to go 17 km at 34 km/h?
23. 23.Vivaan and Tara together finish a job in 6 days. Vivaan alone takes 7 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
24. 24.Kabir works twice as fast as Vivaan. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
25. 25.Ananya’s batting average after 5 innings is 23 runs. How many runs must Ananya score in the next innings to raise the average to 26?
26. 26.By selling a table fan for ₹2760, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
27. 27.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹14300 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹1160 and sells it for ₹1740. Find the profit percent.
29. 29.A shop sells an average of 32 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 56 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹500 and sells it for ₹350. Find the loss percent.
31. 31.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
32. 32.Tara can finish a job in 4 days and Rahul in 5 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
33. 33.Nisha works twice as fast as Karan. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Karan take alone?
34. 34.A table fan bought for ₹880 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
35. 35.The average of 7 numbers is 52. When one more number is added, the average becomes 58. What number was added?
36. 36.Find the compound interest on ₹600 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
37. 37.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1020, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
38. 38.Two discounts of 20% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
39. 39.Two discounts of 25% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
40. 40.A cricket bat bought for ₹440 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?

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