Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 478 · 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.A water tank holds 4400 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
2. 2.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹658, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
3. 3.What sum of money earns ₹168 simple interest in 2 years at 2% per year (in ₹)?
4. 4.Aarav works twice as fast as Arjun. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
5. 5.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
6. 6.By selling a bicycle for ₹900, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
7. 7.Aarav’s father is five times as old as Aarav. The sum of their ages is 78 years. How old is the father?
8. 8.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹15500 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
9. 9.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 42, 33, 59, 42. What is their average mark?
10. 10.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹42000 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
11. 11.Kavya’s father is three times as old as Kavya. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old is the father?
12. 12.Priya can finish a job in 10 days and Arjun in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
13. 13.Meera can finish a job in 30 days and Nisha in 20 days. Meera works alone for 9 days and then stops. Nisha finishes the rest. How many days does Nisha take?
14. 14.In how many years will ₹19700 earn ₹7880 as simple interest at 10% per year?
15. 15.Manav works twice as fast as Zoya. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
16. 16.Diya’s father is twice as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 18 years. How old is the father?
17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1820 and sells it for ₹910. Find the loss percent.
18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3920 to ₹3332. By what percent did it come down?
19. 19.By selling a study lamp for ₹880, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
20. 20.A bicycle bought for ₹1380 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
21. 21.How many minutes does a car take to go 58 km at 40 km/h?
22. 22.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹50000 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
23. 23.A bicycle bought for ₹960 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
24. 24.A bicycle bought for ₹220 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
25. 25.In 18 years, Kavya will be three times as old as Kavya was 2 years ago. How old is Kavya now?
26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹820 to ₹1148. By what percent did it go up?
27. 27.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
28. 28.Find the amount when ₹27264 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
29. 29.Farhan and Ananya together finish a job in 5 days. Farhan alone takes 6 days. How many days would Ananya take alone?
30. 30.A town has 3860 people. Its population grows by 20%. How many people live there now?
31. 31.Find the amount when ₹39568 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
32. 32.A bus runs at 56 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2400 to ₹1920. By what percent did it come down?
34. 34.A car runs for 1 hour at 32 km/h and then for 4 hours at 77 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
35. 35.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
36. 36.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹336, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
37. 37.Sneha can finish a job in 11 days and Kavya in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
38. 38.A water tank holds 1260 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
39. 39.Find the amount when ₹16512 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 52 km at 39 km/h?

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