Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 51 · 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. 1.3 years ago, Pooja’s mother was four times as old as Pooja. The mother is 39 years old now. How old is Pooja now?
2. 2.The simple interest on ₹18500 for 5 years is ₹13875. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
3. 3.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1860 and sells it for ₹1302. Find the loss percent.
4. 4.Find the compound interest on ₹39050 at 20% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
5. 5.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹35000 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
6. 6.Tara can finish a job in 19 days and Manav in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
7. 7.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1254, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
8. 8.A price goes up by 25% and then goes up by 50% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
9. 9.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
10. 10.Find the amount when ₹9725 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
11. 11.A table fan is marked at ₹3200. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
12. 12.The average weight of 7 children is 48 kg. One child, who weighs 66 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
13. 13.Rahul is 5 years older than Arjun. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 57. How old is Arjun now?
14. 14.Kabir’s batting average after 5 innings is 34 runs. How many runs must Kabir score in the next innings to raise the average to 36?
15. 15.Find the simple interest on ₹10600 at 5% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
16. 16.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹480. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
17. 17.Kavya can finish a job in 16 days and Diya in 8 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
18. 18.The simple interest on ₹1100 for 2 years is ₹132. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
19. 19.Nisha’s batting average after 7 innings is 23 runs. How many runs must Nisha score in the next innings to raise the average to 24?
20. 20.The average of 9 numbers is 44. When one more number is added, the average becomes 50. What number was added?
21. 21.Nisha can finish a job in 14 days and Zoya in 21 days. Nisha works alone for 4 days and then stops. Zoya finishes the rest. How many days does Zoya take?
22. 22.After a 25% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹1500. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
23. 23.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹33600 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
24. 24.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 20% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
25. 25.A town has 300 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1700 to ₹1870. By what percent did it go up?
27. 27.A car runs for 3 hours at 20 km/h and then for 1 hour at 56 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
28. 28.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
29. 29.By selling a bicycle for ₹1848, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
30. 30.Find the simple interest on ₹15600 at 13% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
31. 31.The simple interest on ₹10800 for 1 year is ₹972. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
32. 32.A bus runs at 64 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
33. 33.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
34. 34.A school bag is marked at ₹1920. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
35. 35.Find the compound interest on ₹46875 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
36. 36.Diya puts ₹2500 in a bank at 15% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1340 and sells it for ₹1675. Find the profit percent.
38. 38.Farhan works twice as fast as Manav. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1300 and sells it for ₹1430. Find the profit percent.
40. 40.A price goes up by 25% and then goes up by 10% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =

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