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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 52 · 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 watch bought for ₹600 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Diya’s batting average after 10 innings is 49 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 51?
  3. 3.Farhan’s batting average after 12 innings is 28 runs. How many runs must Farhan score in the next innings to raise the average to 32?
  4. 4.A shop sells 2520 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 15% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  5. 5.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  6. 6.A bicycle marked at ₹4220 is sold for ₹2110. What is the discount percent?
  7. 7.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1792, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A car runs for 3 hours at 71 km/h and then for 3 hours at 21 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  9. 9.A bicycle is marked at ₹520. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  10. 10.In 19 years, Priya will be twice as old as Priya was 5 years ago. How old is Priya now?
  11. 11.Rahul can finish a job in 15 days and Dev in 11 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  12. 12.After a 40% discount, a school bag costs ₹1440. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Find the simple interest on ₹6100 at 9% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  14. 14.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹540 and sells it for ₹702. Find the profit percent.
  15. 15.Aarav is 7 years older than Tara. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 77. How old is Tara now?
  16. 16.A school bag is marked at ₹448. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Find the amount when ₹41250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  18. 18.After a 20% discount, a watch costs ₹3968. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹2760. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Aditya’s father is four times as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 65 years. How old is the father?
  21. 21.A watch is marked at ₹488. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Isha and Manav together finish a job in 4 days. Isha alone takes 6 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
  23. 23.Kabir cycles to his school at 28 km/h and comes back by the same road at 70 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  24. 24.A water tank holds 3700 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A watch is marked at ₹3040. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  26. 26.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹12500 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A car runs for 4 hours at 30 km/h and then for 3 hours at 37 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1540 and sells it for ₹2156. Find the profit percent.
  29. 29.Ishaan is 4 years older than Manav. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 34. How old is Manav now?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1940 and sells it for ₹970. Find the loss percent.
  31. 31.A school bag is marked at ₹1400. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹720 to ₹684. By what percent did it come down?
  33. 33.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 68, 74, 83, 91. What is their average mark?
  34. 34.Tara’s father is twice as old as Tara. The sum of their ages is 21 years. How old is the father?
  35. 35.A bicycle bought for ₹580 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Kabir cycles to his school at 15 km/h and comes back by the same road at 75 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  37. 37.Dev’s father is twice as old as Dev. The sum of their ages is 33 years. How old is Dev?
  38. 38.A pair of shoes marked at ₹3860 is sold for ₹2702. What is the discount percent?
  39. 39.Manav’s batting average after 13 innings is 35 runs. How many runs must Manav score in the next innings to raise the average to 40?
  40. 40.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =

Answer key

  1. 570
  2. 71
  3. 80
  4. 2898
  5. 54
  6. 50
  7. 1280
  8. 46
  9. 390
  10. 29
  11. 26/165
  12. 2400
  13. 2745
  14. 30
  15. 26
  16. 112
  17. 51744
  18. 4960
  19. 2484
  20. 52
  21. 183
  22. 12
  23. 40
  24. 2960
  25. 2128
  26. 20
  27. 33
  28. 40
  29. 11
  30. 50
  31. 1008
  32. 5
  33. 79
  34. 14
  35. 493
  36. 25
  37. 11
  38. 30
  39. 105
  40. 19

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