Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 529 · 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.By selling a watch for ₹576, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
2. 2.The average of 7 numbers is 35. When one more number is added, the average becomes 41. What number was added?
3. 3.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹10400 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
4. 4.A shop sells 1140 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
5. 5.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹410. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
6. 6.Dev’s father is three times as old as Dev. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is the father?
7. 7.8 years ago, Karan’s mother was four times as old as Karan. The mother is 52 years old now. How old is Karan now?
8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3060 to ₹2142. By what percent did it come down?
9. 9.Nisha’s father is four times as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 70 years. How old is Nisha?
10. 10.A school bag is marked at ₹408. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
11. 11.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 8% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
12. 12.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1200 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
13. 13.A car runs for 1 hour at 37 km/h and then for 1 hour at 23 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
14. 14.In 7 years, Priya will be twice as old as Priya was 6 years ago. How old is Priya now?
15. 15.A pair of shoes marked at ₹2340 is sold for ₹1170. What is the discount percent?
16. 16.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 40, 48, 52, 64. What is their average mark?
17. 17.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
18. 18.A bicycle is marked at ₹3540. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
19. 19.In 21 years, Isha will be twice as old as Isha was 5 years ago. How old is Isha now?
20. 20.Isha can finish a job in 6 days and Ishaan in 20 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
21. 21.A bus runs at 60 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
22. 22.By selling a bicycle for ₹1820, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
23. 23.A car runs for 2 hours at 38 km/h and then for 1 hour at 26 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
24. 24.By selling a study lamp for ₹858, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
25. 25.A watch is marked at ₹476. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1120 and sells it for ₹672. Find the loss percent.
27. 27.Farhan is 10 years older than Manav. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 28. How old is Manav now?
28. 28.Ananya can finish a job in 10 days and Aarav in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
29. 29.Diya puts ₹8100 in a bank at 14% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
30. 30.Kabir cycles to his school at 84 km/h and comes back by the same road at 63 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
31. 31.A shop sells an average of 71 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 49 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
32. 32.The average of 4 numbers is 56. When one more number is added, the average becomes 58. What number was added?
33. 33.In how many years will ₹5600 earn ₹1400 as simple interest at 5% per year?
34. 34.Meera works twice as fast as Tara. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
35. 35.A pair of shoes bought for ₹540 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
36. 36.Change 5 m/s into km/h.
37. 37.A price goes up by 20% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
38. 38.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
39. 39.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 59, 31, 42, 48, 50. What is their average mark?
40. 40.Diya puts ₹2300 in a bank at 11% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?

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