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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 489 · 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.The price of a bicycle is ₹4060. It goes up by 50%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  2. 2.4 years ago, Diya’s mother was four times as old as Diya. The mother is 44 years old now. How old is Diya now?
  3. 3.Diya puts ₹7500 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  4. 4.A watch marked at ₹2600 is sold for ₹2470. What is the discount percent?
  5. 5.Karan is 6 years older than Dev. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 66. How old is Dev now?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1900 and sells it for ₹2660. Find the profit percent.
  7. 7.A shop sells an average of 58 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 80 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  8. 8.Find the amount when ₹20625 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  9. 9.Aditya is 4 years older than Vivaan. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 42. How old is Vivaan now?
  10. 10.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹16000 at 25% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  11. 11.By selling a cricket bat for ₹324, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  12. 12.The average of 4 numbers is 32. When one more number is added, the average becomes 35. What number was added?
  13. 13.Nisha’s father is five times as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 90 years. How old is Nisha?
  14. 14.8 years ago, Aditya’s mother was three times as old as Aditya. The mother is 41 years old now. How old is Aditya now?
  15. 15.A shop sells 3980 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  16. 16.In how many years will ₹4300 earn ₹344 as simple interest at 4% per year?
  17. 17.Ananya works twice as fast as Saanvi. Together they finish a job in 3 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  18. 18.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1980 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  19. 19.In how many years will ₹18100 earn ₹1810 as simple interest at 5% per year?
  20. 20.How many minutes does a car take to go 114 km at 30 km/h?
  21. 21.Find the simple interest on ₹3200 at 3% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  22. 22.Dev works twice as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  23. 23.Diya puts ₹16900 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The average of 6 numbers is 33. When one more number is added, the average becomes 39. What number was added?
  25. 25.A price comes down by 5% and then comes down by 25% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  26. 26.By selling a school bag for ₹315, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Kavya can finish a job in 6 days and Pooja in 12 days. Kavya works alone for 4 days and then stops. Pooja finishes the rest. How many days does Pooja take?
  28. 28.Manav is 3 years older than Diya. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 19. How old is Diya now?
  29. 29.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹48000 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  30. 30.The average weight of 9 children is 28 kg. One child, who weighs 36 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  31. 31.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1380 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Two discounts of 50% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  33. 33.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  34. 34.By selling a school bag for ₹902, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Nisha can finish a job in 6 days and Pooja in 16 days. Nisha works alone for 3 days and then stops. Pooja finishes the rest. How many days does Pooja take?
  36. 36.A shop sells 3640 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  37. 37.Diya puts ₹9500 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  38. 38.A shop sells 3080 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 10% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  39. 39.The simple interest on ₹1500 for 4 years is ₹660. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 147 km at 45 km/h?

Answer key

  1. 6090
  2. 14
  3. 7950
  4. 5
  5. 23
  6. 40
  7. 69
  8. 22308
  9. 15
  10. 1000
  11. 360
  12. 47
  13. 15
  14. 19
  15. 4975
  16. 2
  17. 9
  18. 1485
  19. 2
  20. 228
  21. 384
  22. 12
  23. 18590
  24. 75
  25. 28.75
  26. 420
  27. 4
  28. 5
  29. 120
  30. 27
  31. 1932
  32. 62.5
  33. 25
  34. 820
  35. 8
  36. 4550
  37. 12920
  38. 3388
  39. 11
  40. 196

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