Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 48 · 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.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1364, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
2. 2.What sum of money earns ₹576 simple interest in 2 years at 6% per year (in ₹)?
3. 3.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 55, 66, 65, 66. What is their average mark?
4. 4.Zoya works twice as fast as Aditya. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
5. 5.A shop sells an average of 50 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 44 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
6. 6.A school bag is marked at ₹540. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
7. 7.The simple interest on ₹9800 for 1 year is ₹882. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
8. 8.Tara’s father is twice as old as Tara. The sum of their ages is 18 years. How old is the father?
9. 9.A shop sells 2840 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1120 and sells it for ₹952. Find the loss percent.
11. 11.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 20%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
12. 12.Diya puts ₹14700 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
13. 13.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 20% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
14. 14.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3360 to ₹3696. By what percent did it go up?
15. 15.Find the amount when ₹28125 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
16. 16.A shop sells an average of 45 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 29 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
17. 17.A car runs for 1 hour at 40 km/h and then for 1 hour at 68 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
18. 18.In how many years will ₹500 earn ₹130 as simple interest at 13% per year?
19. 19.Karan can finish a job in 13 days and Tara in 12 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
20. 20.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹26800 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
21. 21.In how many years will ₹7200 earn ₹864 as simple interest at 3% per year?
22. 22.A bicycle is marked at ₹1760. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
23. 23.Diya puts ₹16200 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
24. 24.A water tank holds 4380 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
25. 25.A water tank holds 1800 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
26. 26.Diya’s father is five times as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 66 years. How old is Diya?
27. 27.Diya is 3 years older than Karan. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 33. How old is Karan now?
28. 28.A water tank holds 2640 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
29. 29.Change 10 m/s into km/h.
30. 30.By selling a cricket bat for ₹336, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
31. 31.The average of 5 numbers is 41. When one more number is added, the average becomes 45. What number was added?
32. 32.In 10 years, Nisha will be three times as old as Nisha was 4 years ago. How old is Nisha now?
33. 33.Find the amount when ₹40400 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
34. 34.3 years ago, Meera’s mother was twice as old as Meera. The mother is 19 years old now. How old is Meera now?
35. 35.A watch marked at ₹3280 is sold for ₹2952. What is the discount percent?
36. 36.Diya puts ₹19600 in a bank at 14% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
37. 37.Ananya is 4 years older than Karan. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 38. How old is Karan now?
38. 38.A pair of shoes bought for ₹460 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
39. 39.By selling a school bag for ₹1404, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
40. 40.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹4960. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

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