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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 467 · 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 bus runs at 28 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
  2. 2.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 15% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  3. 3.A school bag bought for ₹1340 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Find the simple interest on ₹1100 at 11% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  5. 5.A bus runs at 50 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  6. 6.Find the amount when ₹15625 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  7. 7.The simple interest on ₹5600 for 3 years is ₹1848. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  8. 8.Find the compound interest on ₹5504 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  9. 9.In 16 years, Sneha will be three times as old as Sneha was 6 years ago. How old is Sneha now?
  10. 10.Kabir cycles to his school at 12 km/h and comes back by the same road at 24 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  11. 11.Vivaan can finish a job in 2 days and Sneha in 17 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  12. 12.A shop sells an average of 66 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 64 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  13. 13.The average of 9 numbers is 26. When one more number is added, the average becomes 32. What number was added?
  14. 14.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1180. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1560 to ₹936. By what percent did it come down?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3940 to ₹2364. By what percent did it come down?
  17. 17.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 30% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  18. 18.By selling a table fan for ₹312, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Kabir works three times as fast as Manav. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
  20. 20.What sum of money earns ₹22 simple interest in 1 year at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Find the compound interest on ₹14400 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹760 and sells it for ₹570. Find the loss percent.
  23. 23.A study lamp marked at ₹3480 is sold for ₹2088. What is the discount percent?
  24. 24.The average weight of 5 children is 45 kg. One child, who weighs 57 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  25. 25.Rahul can finish a job in 8 days and Rohan in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  26. 26.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹3160. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Aarav can finish a job in 6 days and Vivaan in 16 days. Aarav works alone for 3 days and then stops. Vivaan finishes the rest. How many days does Vivaan take?
  28. 28.Kavya works three times as fast as Arjun. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
  29. 29.In 2 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 3 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  30. 30.Pooja works three times as fast as Nisha. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Nisha take alone?
  31. 31.Two discounts of 50% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹840 and sells it for ₹756. Find the loss percent.
  33. 33.Find the compound interest on ₹21500 at 20% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  34. 34.Pooja’s father is three times as old as Pooja. The sum of their ages is 28 years. How old is the father?
  35. 35.Find the amount when ₹16528 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  36. 36.A water tank holds 1700 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.Aarav is 2 years older than Aditya. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 66. How old is Aditya now?
  38. 38.Find the amount when ₹50000 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.A car runs for 1 hour at 75 km/h and then for 1 hour at 53 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  40. 40.A shop sells an average of 63 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 41 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 12 days (in kg)?

Answer key

  1. 21
  2. 57.5
  3. 1608
  4. 363
  5. 75
  6. 19683
  7. 11
  8. 5246
  9. 17
  10. 16
  11. 34/19
  12. 65
  13. 86
  14. 531
  15. 40
  16. 40
  17. 37
  18. 260
  19. 44
  20. 1100
  21. 1476
  22. 25
  23. 40
  24. 42
  25. 11/28
  26. 1580
  27. 8
  28. 48
  29. 8
  30. 24
  31. 62.5
  32. 10
  33. 15652
  34. 21
  35. 25825
  36. 1275
  37. 24
  38. 54080
  39. 64
  40. 52

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