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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 504 · 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.A town has 2220 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  2. 2.A water tank holds 480 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1440 and sells it for ₹1296. Find the loss percent.
  4. 4.By selling a school bag for ₹528, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  5. 5.By selling a bicycle for ₹966, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Find the amount when ₹2800 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  7. 7.A pressure cooker marked at ₹780 is sold for ₹624. What is the discount percent?
  8. 8.A bus runs at 20 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  9. 9.2 years ago, Kavya’s mother was four times as old as Kavya. The mother is 22 years old now. How old is Kavya now?
  10. 10.Find the compound interest on ₹9375 at 4% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  11. 11.Ananya works twice as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  12. 12.A pair of shoes marked at ₹4000 is sold for ₹3000. What is the discount percent?
  13. 13.In how many years will ₹8900 earn ₹3204 as simple interest at 9% per year?
  14. 14.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1005, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Find the compound interest on ₹46875 at 8% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  16. 16.What sum of money earns ₹950 simple interest in 1 year at 10% per year (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1060 and sells it for ₹530. Find the loss percent.
  18. 18.Find the amount when ₹11875 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  19. 19.A cricket bat bought for ₹460 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  20. 20.In how many years will ₹1800 earn ₹936 as simple interest at 13% per year?
  21. 21.Find the amount when ₹39625 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  22. 22.Diya’s batting average after 10 innings is 31 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 32?
  23. 23.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  24. 24.A bus runs at 42 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  25. 25.By selling a watch for ₹2288, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Ananya works three times as fast as Aditya. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
  27. 27.In 24 years, Arjun will be three times as old as Arjun was 6 years ago. How old is Arjun now?
  28. 28.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹12500 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  29. 29.The price of a bicycle is ₹2300. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Kabir cycles to his school at 39 km/h and comes back by the same road at 78 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  31. 31.What sum of money earns ₹1950 simple interest in 5 years at 6% per year (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Tara is 3 years older than Arjun. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 39. How old is Arjun now?
  33. 33.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹30000 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Find the amount when ₹39000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  35. 35.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  36. 36.Vivaan’s father is four times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 55 years. How old is Vivaan?
  37. 37.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  38. 38.In 4 years, Vivaan will be twice as old as Vivaan was 5 years ago. How old is Vivaan now?
  39. 39.A bus runs at 84 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  40. 40.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4120 to ₹3090. By what percent did it come down?

Answer key

  1. 2886
  2. 240
  3. 10
  4. 440
  5. 920
  6. 3087
  7. 20
  8. 30
  9. 7
  10. 765
  11. 6
  12. 25
  13. 4
  14. 1340
  15. 12174
  16. 9500
  17. 50
  18. 13851
  19. 483
  20. 4
  21. 68472
  22. 42
  23. 25
  24. 14
  25. 1760
  26. 36
  27. 21
  28. 80
  29. 2530
  30. 52
  31. 6500
  32. 13
  33. 48
  34. 51909
  35. 20
  36. 11
  37. 5
  38. 14
  39. 28
  40. 25

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