Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 460 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Saanvi’s batting average after 8 innings is 43 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 47?
2. 2.A cricket bat is marked at ₹4680. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
3. 3.A town has 900 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
4. 4.A shop sells an average of 60 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 63 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
5. 5.In 24 years, Dev will be three times as old as Dev was 2 years ago. How old is Dev now?
6. 6.By selling a school bag for ₹180, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
7. 7.2 years ago, Sneha’s mother was twice as old as Sneha. The mother is 18 years old now. How old is Sneha now?
8. 8.A shop sells 260 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
9. 9.Ananya can finish a job in 4 days and Sneha in 26 days. Ananya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Sneha finishes the rest. How many days does Sneha take?
10. 10.Find the amount when ₹23500 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
11. 11.What sum of money earns ₹988 simple interest in 2 years at 13% per year (in ₹)?
12. 12.Meera is 5 years older than Priya. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 53. How old is Priya now?
13. 13.Diya puts ₹13800 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
14. 14.Kabir cycles to his school at 36 km/h and comes back by the same road at 60 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
15. 15.The average of 5 numbers is 49. When one more number is added, the average becomes 54. What number was added?
16. 16.A school bag marked at ₹1100 is sold for ₹660. What is the discount percent?
17. 17.What sum of money earns ₹4344 simple interest in 3 years at 8% per year (in ₹)?
18. 18.In how many years will ₹11100 earn ₹3330 as simple interest at 10% per year?
19. 19.After a 40% discount, a watch costs ₹564. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
20. 20.Sneha and Zoya together finish a job in 6 days. Sneha alone takes 8 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
21. 21.A watch is marked at ₹452. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
22. 22.A shop sells an average of 58 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 50 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 12 days (in kg)?
23. 23.Diya puts ₹14300 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
24. 24.Diya is 2 years older than Manav. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 40. How old is Manav now?
25. 25.A bicycle is marked at ₹1325. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
26. 26.7 years ago, Pooja’s mother was three times as old as Pooja. The mother is 28 years old now. How old is Pooja now?
27. 27.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 61, 58, 76, 62, 69, 88. What is their average mark?
28. 28.Dev’s father is five times as old as Dev. The sum of their ages is 84 years. How old is Dev?
29. 29.Kabir cycles to his school at 30 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)?
30. 30.Tara is 2 years older than Zoya. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 46. How old is Zoya now?
31. 31.The average weight of 9 children is 32 kg. One child, who weighs 40 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
32. 32.3 years ago, Manav’s mother was twice as old as Manav. The mother is 13 years old now. How old is Manav now?
33. 33.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 25%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1760 and sells it for ₹1320. Find the loss percent.
35. 35.Sneha and Meera together finish a job in 14 days. Sneha alone takes 21 days. How many days would Meera take alone?
36. 36.A price goes up by 50% and then goes up by 10% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
37. 37.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹285, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
38. 38.A price goes up by 20% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
39. 39.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 81, 100, 93, 72, 87, 83. What is their average mark?
40. 40.Rohan works twice as fast as Meera. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Meera take alone?

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