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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 427 · 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.Pooja’s batting average after 5 innings is 33 runs. How many runs must Pooja score in the next innings to raise the average to 35?
  2. 2.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 50% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  3. 3.The average weight of 7 children is 46 kg. One child, who weighs 58 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  4. 4.Find the compound interest on ₹8625 at 20% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  5. 5.The average weight of 6 children is 38 kg. One child, who weighs 48 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  6. 6.Change 20 m/s into km/h.
  7. 7.The average of 7 numbers is 26. When one more number is added, the average becomes 29. What number was added?
  8. 8.A cricket bat marked at ₹4400 is sold for ₹3960. What is the discount percent?
  9. 9.A bicycle marked at ₹2440 is sold for ₹2318. What is the discount percent?
  10. 10.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹9400 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  11. 11.How many minutes does a car take to go 102 km at 34 km/h?
  12. 12.A bicycle marked at ₹4300 is sold for ₹2580. What is the discount percent?
  13. 13.Find the simple interest on ₹19900 at 2% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  14. 14.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  15. 15.A town has 2060 people. Its population grows by 20%. How many people live there now?
  16. 16.A water tank holds 620 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A car runs for 2 hours at 27 km/h and then for 2 hours at 79 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  18. 18.Dev and Pooja together finish a job in 15 days. Dev alone takes 24 days. How many days would Pooja take alone?
  19. 19.A car runs for 2 hours at 29 km/h and then for 1 hour at 59 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  20. 20.Meera can finish a job in 5 days and Ishaan in 15 days. Meera works alone for 1 day and then stops. Ishaan finishes the rest. How many days does Ishaan take?
  21. 21.A cricket bat marked at ₹3340 is sold for ₹2004. What is the discount percent?
  22. 22.Find the simple interest on ₹4900 at 12% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  23. 23.A study lamp is marked at ₹4820. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  24. 24.9 years ago, Priya’s mother was three times as old as Priya. The mother is 45 years old now. How old is Priya now?
  25. 25.Find the amount when ₹18125 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  26. 26.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹2500 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  27. 27.3 years ago, Farhan’s mother was four times as old as Farhan. The mother is 35 years old now. How old is Farhan now?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹900 and sells it for ₹1350. Find the profit percent.
  29. 29.Kabir can finish a job in 19 days and Dev in 12 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  30. 30.What sum of money earns ₹945 simple interest in 1 year at 7% per year (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Kabir can finish a job in 25 days and Diya in 5 days. Kabir works alone for 5 days and then stops. Diya finishes the rest. How many days does Diya take?
  32. 32.Change 10 m/s into km/h.
  33. 33.Rohan can finish a job in 13 days and Rahul in 5 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  34. 34.The simple interest on ₹19000 for 5 years is ₹14250. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  35. 35.Find the simple interest on ₹5300 at 8% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  36. 36.A watch marked at ₹4700 is sold for ₹3760. What is the discount percent?
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹2000 and sells it for ₹1800. Find the loss percent.
  38. 38.Karan can finish a job in 15 days and Rohan in 8 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  39. 39.Vivaan’s father is three times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Vivaan?
  40. 40.Diya puts ₹19300 in a bank at 15% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 95
  3. 44
  4. 6279
  5. 36
  6. 72
  7. 50
  8. 10
  9. 5
  10. 94
  11. 180
  12. 40
  13. 398
  14. 39366
  15. 2472
  16. 310
  17. 53
  18. 40
  19. 39
  20. 12
  21. 40
  22. 2352
  23. 2892
  24. 21
  25. 22736
  26. 36
  27. 11
  28. 50
  29. 31/114
  30. 13500
  31. 4
  32. 36
  33. 54/65
  34. 15
  35. 424
  36. 20
  37. 10
  38. 120/23
  39. 10
  40. 25090

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