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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 545 · 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 shop sells an average of 47 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 61 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 4 days (in kg)?
  2. 2.The price of a bicycle is ₹4900. It goes up by 25%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  4. 4.Isha works three times as fast as Vivaan. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
  5. 5.In 6 years, Manav will be twice as old as Manav was 5 years ago. How old is Manav now?
  6. 6.A bicycle bought for ₹440 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Find the amount when ₹17450 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  8. 8.Find the simple interest on ₹3700 at 12% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  9. 9.Meera can finish a job in 10 days and Kavya in 20 days. Meera works alone for 6 days and then stops. Kavya finishes the rest. How many days does Kavya take?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1680 and sells it for ₹1764. Find the profit percent.
  11. 11.Zoya works three times as fast as Dev. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
  12. 12.By selling a school bag for ₹708, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A shop sells an average of 45 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 66 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
  14. 14.How many minutes does a car take to go 31 km at 62 km/h?
  15. 15.Meera is 9 years older than Karan. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 43. How old is Karan now?
  16. 16.Find the amount when ₹40000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  17. 17.Find the simple interest on ₹16800 at 15% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  18. 18.Change 35 m/s into km/h.
  19. 19.A table fan is marked at ₹1920. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Kabir’s father is three times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old is Kabir?
  21. 21.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹8600 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Zoya can finish a job in 10 days and Rahul in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  23. 23.Dev and Zoya together finish a job in 4 days. Dev alone takes 5 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
  24. 24.A study lamp is marked at ₹560. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  25. 25.The average weight of 7 children is 44 kg. One child, who weighs 50 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  26. 26.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1456, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.By selling a study lamp for ₹768, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  28. 28.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 15%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  29. 29.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1350. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  30. 30.After a 30% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹168. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1820 and sells it for ₹2184. Find the profit percent.
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹160 and sells it for ₹168. Find the profit percent.
  33. 33.Find the amount when ₹12950 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  34. 34.4 years ago, Nisha’s mother was three times as old as Nisha. The mother is 16 years old now. How old is Nisha now?
  35. 35.By selling a school bag for ₹912, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  36. 36.In 6 years, Ishaan will be twice as old as Ishaan was 3 years ago. How old is Ishaan now?
  37. 37.Sneha’s father is twice as old as Sneha. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
  38. 38.A pair of shoes marked at ₹4860 is sold for ₹4617. What is the discount percent?
  39. 39.By selling a watch for ₹90, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹220 and sells it for ₹154. Find the loss percent.

Answer key

  1. 54
  2. 6125
  3. 108
  4. 40
  5. 16
  6. 418
  7. 25128
  8. 2220
  9. 8
  10. 5
  11. 24
  12. 1180
  13. 57
  14. 30
  15. 13
  16. 53240
  17. 7560
  18. 126
  19. 1536
  20. 12
  21. 344
  22. 6
  23. 20
  24. 210
  25. 43
  26. 1820
  27. 640
  28. 19
  29. 972
  30. 240
  31. 20
  32. 5
  33. 18648
  34. 8
  35. 960
  36. 12
  37. 28
  38. 5
  39. 60
  40. 30

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