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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 436 · 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.A shop sells an average of 22 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 66 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 11 days (in kg)?
  2. 2.In how many years will ₹1800 earn ₹1170 as simple interest at 13% per year?
  3. 3.A bus runs at 33 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹720 to ₹612. By what percent did it come down?
  5. 5.The average weight of 5 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 33 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  6. 6.Priya’s batting average after 5 innings is 25 runs. How many runs must Priya score in the next innings to raise the average to 29?
  7. 7.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 42, 15, 23, 21, 41, 20. What is their average mark?
  8. 8.A school bag marked at ₹4160 is sold for ₹3328. What is the discount percent?
  9. 9.Find the compound interest on ₹34375 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  10. 10.A town has 820 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  11. 11.A water tank holds 860 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.Priya can finish a job in 10 days and Vivaan in 30 days. Priya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Vivaan finishes the rest. How many days does Vivaan take?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1460 to ₹1095. By what percent did it come down?
  14. 14.Find the compound interest on ₹46875 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  15. 15.Find the simple interest on ₹12300 at 13% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  16. 16.Isha and Aarav together finish a job in 2 days. Isha alone takes 6 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  17. 17.The price of a bicycle is ₹3540. It goes up by 20%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Saanvi’s batting average after 7 innings is 34 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 38?
  19. 19.A bus runs at 84 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  20. 20.In 14 years, Aditya will be twice as old as Aditya was 6 years ago. How old is Aditya now?
  21. 21.Ananya is 3 years older than Ishaan. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 35. How old is Ishaan now?
  22. 22.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹1180. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.How many minutes does a car take to go 129 km at 43 km/h?
  24. 24.Karan can finish a job in 14 days and Aarav in 17 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  25. 25.What sum of money earns ₹1710 simple interest in 3 years at 3% per year (in ₹)?
  26. 26.A study lamp bought for ₹1520 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Priya’s father is twice as old as Priya. The sum of their ages is 21 years. How old is Priya?
  28. 28.How many minutes does a car take to go 42 km at 56 km/h?
  29. 29.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 82, 66, 59, 69. What is their average mark?
  30. 30.Find the simple interest on ₹3600 at 4% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  31. 31.Find the simple interest on ₹5300 at 10% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  32. 32.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1260 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  33. 33.By selling a table fan for ₹396, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹260 and sells it for ₹221. Find the loss percent.
  35. 35.By selling a watch for ₹1584, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Pooja and Kavya together finish a job in 2 days. Pooja alone takes 4 days. How many days would Kavya take alone?
  37. 37.Change 35 m/s into km/h.
  38. 38.A car runs for 1 hour at 52 km/h and then for 1 hour at 74 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  39. 39.A table fan is marked at ₹1000. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  40. 40.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹20000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 46
  2. 5
  3. 22
  4. 15
  5. 28
  6. 49
  7. 27
  8. 20
  9. 5720
  10. 1148
  11. 688
  12. 24
  13. 25
  14. 5853
  15. 7995
  16. 3
  17. 4248
  18. 66
  19. 126
  20. 26
  21. 12
  22. 708
  23. 180
  24. 31/238
  25. 19000
  26. 1596
  27. 7
  28. 45
  29. 69
  30. 576
  31. 530
  32. 1134
  33. 440
  34. 15
  35. 1980
  36. 4
  37. 126
  38. 63
  39. 850
  40. 288

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