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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 441 · 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.In 10 years, Karan will be twice as old as Karan was 4 years ago. How old is Karan now?
  2. 2.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹1080. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.After a 5% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹969. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Meera and Arjun together finish a job in 2 days. Meera alone takes 3 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
  5. 5.A study lamp marked at ₹3420 is sold for ₹2736. What is the discount percent?
  6. 6.A pressure cooker marked at ₹2400 is sold for ₹2040. What is the discount percent?
  7. 7.A pressure cooker bought for ₹820 is sold at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A water tank holds 3220 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 37, 40, 60, 39, 74. What is their average mark?
  10. 10.A school bag bought for ₹640 is sold at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.How many minutes does a car take to go 23 km at 69 km/h?
  12. 12.How many minutes does a car take to go 42 km at 42 km/h?
  13. 13.Arjun is 2 years older than Ananya. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 46. How old is Ananya now?
  14. 14.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  15. 15.The average of 9 numbers is 25. When one more number is added, the average becomes 26. What number was added?
  16. 16.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  17. 17.Kabir cycles to his school at 90 km/h and comes back by the same road at 45 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  18. 18.Saanvi’s batting average after 7 innings is 47 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 48?
  19. 19.A school bag is marked at ₹420. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Diya puts ₹4900 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Diya puts ₹14400 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Find the simple interest on ₹3500 at 4% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  23. 23.A bus runs at 80 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  24. 24.A bus runs at 81 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  25. 25.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3620 to ₹2172. By what percent did it come down?
  26. 26.Rohan can finish a job in 5 days and Kabir in 15 days. Rohan works alone for 2 days and then stops. Kabir finishes the rest. How many days does Kabir take?
  27. 27.Zoya’s father is four times as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is the father?
  28. 28.A table fan is marked at ₹600. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Kabir cycles to his school at 24 km/h and comes back by the same road at 12 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  30. 30.Rohan can finish a job in 11 days and Manav in 13 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  31. 31.Sneha’s father is four times as old as Sneha. The sum of their ages is 45 years. How old is Sneha?
  32. 32.By selling a bicycle for ₹858, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  33. 33.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  34. 34.After a 25% discount, a table fan costs ₹555. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.The average of 5 numbers is 31. When one more number is added, the average becomes 36. What number was added?
  36. 36.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  37. 37.Find the amount when ₹6400 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  38. 38.By selling a watch for ₹704, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1160 and sells it for ₹1044. Find the loss percent.
  40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 30 km at 40 km/h?

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 729
  3. 1020
  4. 6
  5. 20
  6. 15
  7. 1025
  8. 1610
  9. 50
  10. 800
  11. 20
  12. 60
  13. 19
  14. 10
  15. 35
  16. 32.5
  17. 60
  18. 55
  19. 189
  20. 5292
  21. 15264
  22. 700
  23. 40
  24. 27
  25. 40
  26. 9
  27. 32
  28. 432
  29. 16
  30. 24/143
  31. 9
  32. 660
  33. 19
  34. 740
  35. 61
  36. 75
  37. 7056
  38. 640
  39. 10
  40. 45

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