Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 488 · 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.The price of a bicycle is ₹2840. It goes up by 40%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
2. 2.A pressure cooker marked at ₹540 is sold for ₹513. What is the discount percent?
3. 3.By selling a study lamp for ₹1650, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
4. 4.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
5. 5.The price of a bicycle is ₹4200. It goes up by 30%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
6. 6.How many minutes does a car take to go 48 km at 30 km/h?
7. 7.In 2 years, Manav will be three times as old as Manav was 6 years ago. How old is Manav now?
8. 8.The average of 7 numbers is 26. When one more number is added, the average becomes 32. What number was added?
9. 9.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 92, 96, 97, 75. What is their average mark?
10. 10.A price goes up by 40% and then goes up by 10% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
11. 11.Rahul is 4 years older than Tara. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 72. How old is Tara now?
12. 12.Manav is 10 years older than Farhan. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 56. How old is Farhan now?
13. 13.A car runs for 2 hours at 80 km/h and then for 2 hours at 36 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
14. 14.Find the simple interest on ₹5000 at 13% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
15. 15.How many minutes does a car take to go 10 km at 30 km/h?
16. 16.A car runs for 4 hours at 63 km/h and then for 4 hours at 43 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
17. 17.The simple interest on ₹17100 for 2 years is ₹1368. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
18. 18.9 years ago, Ishaan’s mother was four times as old as Ishaan. The mother is 57 years old now. How old is Ishaan now?
19. 19.A school bag marked at ₹2880 is sold for ₹2160. What is the discount percent?
20. 20.After a 25% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹3585. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
21. 21.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
22. 22.Sneha can finish a job in 8 days and Dev in 13 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
23. 23.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹25000 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
24. 24.A price goes up by 40% and then goes up by 5% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
25. 25.By selling a bicycle for ₹1050, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
26. 26.The average of 8 numbers is 26. When one more number is added, the average becomes 32. What number was added?
27. 27.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 60, 53, 54, 80, 83. What is their average mark?
28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹480 and sells it for ₹528. Find the profit percent.
29. 29.Ananya’s batting average after 6 innings is 23 runs. How many runs must Ananya score in the next innings to raise the average to 27?
30. 30.Find the compound interest on ₹10625 at 4% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
31. 31.Aarav’s batting average after 10 innings is 25 runs. How many runs must Aarav score in the next innings to raise the average to 30?
32. 32.9 years ago, Farhan’s mother was three times as old as Farhan. The mother is 33 years old now. How old is Farhan now?
33. 33.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
34. 34.Find the compound interest on ₹32000 at 15% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
35. 35.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
36. 36.A bicycle marked at ₹920 is sold for ₹828. What is the discount percent?
37. 37.A bicycle is marked at ₹880. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
38. 38.Diya puts ₹16500 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
39. 39.Kabir cycles to his school at 48 km/h and comes back by the same road at 16 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
40. 40.Tara can finish a job in 13 days and Arjun in 12 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =

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