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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 412 · 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.Meera is 5 years older than Ananya. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 37. How old is Ananya now?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1220 to ₹1342. By what percent did it go up?
  3. 3.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹575. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Sneha and Priya together finish a job in 13 days. Sneha alone takes 26 days. How many days would Priya take alone?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2980 to ₹1788. By what percent did it come down?
  6. 6.The average weight of 8 children is 45 kg. One child, who weighs 52 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  7. 7.Farhan is 7 years older than Aditya. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 53. How old is Aditya now?
  8. 8.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹4340. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Find the simple interest on ₹8300 at 9% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  10. 10.10 years ago, Meera’s mother was four times as old as Meera. The mother is 58 years old now. How old is Meera now?
  11. 11.A shop sells an average of 65 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 35 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 5 days (in kg)?
  12. 12.The simple interest on ₹3200 for 2 years is ₹256. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  13. 13.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 38, 45, 30, 39, 32, 56. What is their average mark?
  14. 14.Find the amount when ₹16000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  15. 15.The simple interest on ₹18400 for 3 years is ₹7728. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  16. 16.What sum of money earns ₹5226 simple interest in 3 years at 13% per year (in ₹)?
  17. 17.8 years ago, Isha’s mother was three times as old as Isha. The mother is 26 years old now. How old is Isha now?
  18. 18.The price of a bicycle is ₹720. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  19. 19.How many minutes does a car take to go 88 km at 30 km/h?
  20. 20.By selling a bicycle for ₹1386, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Find the compound interest on ₹9375 at 4% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  22. 22.A school bag is marked at ₹825. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.The simple interest on ₹8200 for 2 years is ₹1968. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  24. 24.By selling a school bag for ₹882, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  25. 25.A cricket bat is marked at ₹2240. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 55, 40, 40, 55, 61, 37. What is their average mark?
  27. 27.Aarav’s batting average after 5 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Aarav score in the next innings to raise the average to 28?
  28. 28.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹18100 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A shop sells an average of 80 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 75 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 5 days (in kg)?
  30. 30.In 24 years, Farhan will be twice as old as Farhan was 3 years ago. How old is Farhan now?
  31. 31.Diya puts ₹4800 in a bank at 14% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Find the simple interest on ₹5200 at 8% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  33. 33.By selling a watch for ₹748, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  35. 35.Find the simple interest on ₹1900 at 10% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  36. 36.The simple interest on ₹5000 for 1 year is ₹150. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  37. 37.Meera’s father is three times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is Meera?
  38. 38.What sum of money earns ₹2000 simple interest in 5 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A cricket bat is marked at ₹4520. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3880 to ₹5432. By what percent did it go up?

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 10
  3. 414
  4. 26
  5. 40
  6. 44
  7. 19
  8. 3255
  9. 747
  10. 22
  11. 47
  12. 4
  13. 40
  14. 24334
  15. 14
  16. 13400
  17. 14
  18. 756
  19. 176
  20. 1980
  21. 765
  22. 594
  23. 12
  24. 980
  25. 2128
  26. 48
  27. 48
  28. 181
  29. 78
  30. 30
  31. 5472
  32. 2080
  33. 880
  34. 30
  35. 190
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. 10000
  39. 3164
  40. 40

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