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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 455 · 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.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹12500 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  2. 2.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1197, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  3. 3.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹14000 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  4. 4.The average of 9 numbers is 29. When one more number is added, the average becomes 31. What number was added?
  5. 5.In 17 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 6 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4520 to ₹4294. By what percent did it come down?
  7. 7.What sum of money earns ₹1640 simple interest in 5 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Diya puts ₹600 in a bank at 11% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Saanvi’s batting average after 12 innings is 28 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 29?
  10. 10.A school bag marked at ₹440 is sold for ₹220. What is the discount percent?
  11. 11.A price goes up by 10% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  12. 12.A town has 1160 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  13. 13.Change 5 m/s into km/h.
  14. 14.A water tank holds 3860 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2640 to ₹2376. By what percent did it come down?
  16. 16.Find the compound interest on ₹42400 at 15% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  17. 17.Find the amount when ₹32448 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  18. 18.A water tank holds 3040 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  19. 19.Two discounts of 25% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  20. 20.The simple interest on ₹4900 for 2 years is ₹1470. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  21. 21.A town has 4740 people. Its population grows by 15%. How many people live there now?
  22. 22.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3320 to ₹4150. By what percent did it go up?
  23. 23.Rohan is 5 years older than Karan. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 55. How old is Karan now?
  24. 24.The average of 9 numbers is 26. When one more number is added, the average becomes 28. What number was added?
  25. 25.By selling a bicycle for ₹133, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  26. 26.After a 40% discount, a watch costs ₹2076. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A table fan is marked at ₹1780. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Kabir cycles to his school at 84 km/h and comes back by the same road at 14 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  29. 29.A table fan is marked at ₹3960. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Saanvi can finish a job in 14 days and Rahul in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  31. 31.A town has 4120 people. Its population grows by 10%. How many people live there now?
  32. 32.Manav’s batting average after 9 innings is 44 runs. How many runs must Manav score in the next innings to raise the average to 47?
  33. 33.A table fan marked at ₹1700 is sold for ₹1615. What is the discount percent?
  34. 34.Find the simple interest on ₹12100 at 3% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  35. 35.By selling a watch for ₹924, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Aditya can finish a job in 4 days and Arjun in 5 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  37. 37.By selling a watch for ₹78, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Saanvi’s batting average after 10 innings is 37 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 41?
  39. 39.Priya can finish a job in 3 days and Rahul in 20 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  40. 40.In 8 years, Tara will be three times as old as Tara was 4 years ago. How old is Tara now?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 1140
  3. 35
  4. 49
  5. 29
  6. 5
  7. 8200
  8. 666
  9. 41
  10. 50
  11. 4.5
  12. 1218
  13. 18
  14. 3281
  15. 10
  16. 13674
  17. 63375
  18. 2888
  19. 43.75
  20. 15
  21. 5451
  22. 25
  23. 17
  24. 46
  25. 140
  26. 3460
  27. 1513
  28. 24
  29. 3366
  30. 63/8
  31. 4532
  32. 74
  33. 5
  34. 1089
  35. 660
  36. 9/20
  37. 60
  38. 81
  39. 60/23
  40. 10

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