Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 519 · 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.A bicycle bought for ₹840 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
2. 2.A price goes up by 25% and then goes up by 20% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
3. 3.Pooja works three times as fast as Aditya. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
4. 4.Zoya is 8 years older than Aarav. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 58. How old is Aarav now?
5. 5.Kabir can finish a job in 16 days and Diya in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
6. 6.Kabir cycles to his school at 75 km/h and comes back by the same road at 50 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
7. 7.What sum of money earns ₹483 simple interest in 1 year at 7% per year (in ₹)?
8. 8.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1275. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
9. 9.A table fan marked at ₹4620 is sold for ₹4158. What is the discount percent?
10. 10.A table fan is marked at ₹1240. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
11. 11.Meera’s father is five times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is the father?
12. 12.The price of a school bag changes from ₹600 to ₹840. By what percent did it go up?
13. 13.In how many years will ₹15000 earn ₹6750 as simple interest at 15% per year?
14. 14.3 years ago, Farhan’s mother was three times as old as Farhan. The mother is 15 years old now. How old is Farhan now?
15. 15.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹708, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
16. 16.A bus runs at 51 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
17. 17.In 27 years, Kavya will be twice as old as Kavya was 6 years ago. How old is Kavya now?
18. 18.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3640 to ₹2730. By what percent did it come down?
19. 19.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1827, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
20. 20.Rahul is 7 years older than Vivaan. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 75. How old is Vivaan now?
21. 21.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 80, 71, 93, 78, 73, 91. What is their average mark?
22. 22.By selling a bicycle for ₹816, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
23. 23.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
24. 24.Rahul works three times as fast as Zoya. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
25. 25.Find the compound interest on ₹16000 at 5% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
26. 26.Farhan can finish a job in 13 days and Meera in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
27. 27.Arjun’s father is three times as old as Arjun. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old is the father?
28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3960 to ₹3168. By what percent did it come down?
29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹720 and sells it for ₹648. Find the loss percent.
30. 30.By selling a bicycle for ₹247, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
31. 31.By selling a watch for ₹432, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
32. 32.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
33. 33.Zoya works twice as fast as Tara. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
34. 34.The average of 5 numbers is 54. When one more number is added, the average becomes 55. What number was added?
35. 35.The price of a bicycle is ₹800. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
36. 36.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹3560. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
37. 37.Diya puts ₹11100 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
38. 38.By selling a table fan for ₹1071, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹980 and sells it for ₹931. Find the loss percent.
40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 43 km at 43 km/h?

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