Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 400 · 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 study lamp is marked at ₹540. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
2. 2.Rahul and Pooja together finish a job in 13 days. Rahul alone takes 26 days. How many days would Pooja take alone?
3. 3.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1200 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
4. 4.Find the compound interest on ₹10400 at 15% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
5. 5.A town has 320 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
6. 6.A shop sells an average of 36 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 69 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 11 days (in kg)?
7. 7.By selling a study lamp for ₹572, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
8. 8.Aarav can finish a job in 9 days and Dev in 24 days. Aarav works alone for 3 days and then stops. Dev finishes the rest. How many days does Dev take?
9. 9.Priya can finish a job in 10 days and Aditya in 20 days. Priya works alone for 5 days and then stops. Aditya finishes the rest. How many days does Aditya take?
10. 10.Isha works three times as fast as Dev. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
11. 11.Kabir can finish a job in 4 days and Nisha in 13 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹100 to ₹75. By what percent did it come down?
13. 13.A cricket bat marked at ₹1300 is sold for ₹780. What is the discount percent?
14. 14.Nisha’s father is twice as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 39 years. How old is the father?
15. 15.The simple interest on ₹1900 for 4 years is ₹912. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
16. 16.Diya and Saanvi together finish a job in 8 days. Diya alone takes 10 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
17. 17.A bus runs at 39 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
18. 18.Find the amount when ₹32000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
19. 19.A bus runs at 32 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
20. 20.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
21. 21.Change 20 m/s into km/h.
22. 22.Pooja’s batting average after 6 innings is 28 runs. How many runs must Pooja score in the next innings to raise the average to 32?
23. 23.By selling a cricket bat for ₹323, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
24. 24.By selling a watch for ₹1344, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
25. 25.By selling a cricket bat for ₹340, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
26. 26.Ananya works twice as fast as Priya. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Priya take alone?
27. 27.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹39600 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
28. 28.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹135, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
29. 29.A cricket bat marked at ₹1060 is sold for ₹795. What is the discount percent?
30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹580 and sells it for ₹551. Find the loss percent.
31. 31.A bicycle bought for ₹500 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
32. 32.Aditya can finish a job in 6 days and Farhan in 10 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
33. 33.Kabir cycles to his school at 15 km/h and comes back by the same road at 10 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
34. 34.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹700, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
35. 35.Diya and Priya together finish a job in 2 days. Diya alone takes 3 days. How many days would Priya take alone?
36. 36.By selling a bicycle for ₹1825, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
37. 37.After a 50% discount, a table fan costs ₹1600. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
38. 38.A school bag marked at ₹4220 is sold for ₹4009. What is the discount percent?
39. 39.Find the simple interest on ₹8500 at 3% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
40. 40.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1365, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?

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