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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 482 · 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.Meera can finish a job in 9 days and Sneha in 7 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  2. 2.How many minutes does a car take to go 106 km at 30 km/h?
  3. 3.Zoya works twice as fast as Arjun. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3080 to ₹3696. By what percent did it go up?
  5. 5.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 47, 40, 39, 90. What is their average mark?
  6. 6.Aarav works three times as fast as Karan. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Karan take alone?
  7. 7.A water tank holds 3480 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A town has 1860 people. Its population grows by 10%. How many people live there now?
  9. 9.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  10. 10.A town has 2600 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  11. 11.In how many years will ₹7900 earn ₹2765 as simple interest at 7% per year?
  12. 12.A water tank holds 3400 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3120 to ₹2496. By what percent did it come down?
  14. 14.A watch is marked at ₹840. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A shop sells an average of 67 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 32 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 5 days (in kg)?
  16. 16.A town has 2720 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹620 to ₹589. By what percent did it come down?
  18. 18.Kabir cycles to his school at 77 km/h and comes back by the same road at 21 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  19. 19.Find the amount when ₹31800 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  20. 20.Meera and Saanvi together finish a job in 12 days. Meera alone takes 30 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  21. 21.Rohan is 6 years older than Rahul. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 66. How old is Rahul now?
  22. 22.A pair of shoes marked at ₹3020 is sold for ₹1812. What is the discount percent?
  23. 23.The price of a bicycle is ₹4860. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  24. 24.A cricket bat bought for ₹1900 is sold at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  25. 25.A bus runs at 24 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  26. 26.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹360 and sells it for ₹396. Find the profit percent.
  28. 28.A water tank holds 1940 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.By selling a cricket bat for ₹2548, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  30. 30.The average weight of 9 children is 36 kg. One child, who weighs 52 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  31. 31.Change 10 m/s into km/h.
  32. 32.The average of 9 numbers is 44. When one more number is added, the average becomes 47. What number was added?
  33. 33.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  34. 34.Aditya is 5 years older than Rahul. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 51. How old is Rahul now?
  35. 35.A car runs for 3 hours at 35 km/h and then for 1 hour at 43 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  36. 36.A water tank holds 2940 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.Kabir cycles to his school at 42 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)?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3320 to ₹4980. By what percent did it go up?
  39. 39.Meera is 8 years older than Isha. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is Isha now?
  40. 40.Change 15 m/s into km/h.

Answer key

  1. 63/16
  2. 212
  3. 12
  4. 20
  5. 54
  6. 24
  7. 3132
  8. 2046
  9. 46
  10. 3380
  11. 5
  12. 2890
  13. 20
  14. 756
  15. 46
  16. 3808
  17. 5
  18. 33
  19. 38478
  20. 20
  21. 23
  22. 40
  23. 5103
  24. 950
  25. 16
  26. 144
  27. 10
  28. 1358
  29. 1960
  30. 34
  31. 36
  32. 74
  33. 52.5
  34. 14
  35. 37
  36. 2646
  37. 21
  38. 50
  39. 14
  40. 54

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