Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 556 · 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.Find the compound interest on ₹8000 at 5% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
2. 2.A table fan bought for ₹800 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
3. 3.Zoya is 5 years older than Sneha. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 67. How old is Sneha now?
4. 4.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 65, 46, 53, 68, 53, 33. What is their average mark?
5. 5.Find the simple interest on ₹7700 at 14% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
6. 6.Diya can finish a job in 4 days and Rohan in 30 days. Diya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Rohan finishes the rest. How many days does Rohan take?
7. 7.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
8. 8.A car runs for 3 hours at 28 km/h and then for 3 hours at 50 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
9. 9.Pooja’s father is five times as old as Pooja. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is Pooja?
10. 10.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1274, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
11. 11.By selling a study lamp for ₹1127, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
12. 12.3 years ago, Kabir’s mother was three times as old as Kabir. The mother is 30 years old now. How old is Kabir now?
13. 13.Aarav can finish a job in 14 days and Meera in 17 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
14. 14.Kabir’s father is twice as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 21 years. How old is Kabir?
15. 15.What sum of money earns ₹2268 simple interest in 2 years at 6% per year (in ₹)?
16. 16.In 8 years, Meera will be twice as old as Meera was 4 years ago. How old is Meera now?
17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹360 and sells it for ₹288. Find the loss percent.
18. 18.A cricket bat bought for ₹480 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
19. 19.A bicycle is marked at ₹700. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
20. 20.Find the compound interest on ₹18750 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
21. 21.A school bag bought for ₹1420 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
22. 22.A town has 3460 people. Its population grows by 15%. How many people live there now?
23. 23.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹11100 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
24. 24.Farhan and Manav together finish a job in 2 days. Farhan alone takes 3 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
25. 25.Priya’s father is three times as old as Priya. The sum of their ages is 44 years. How old is Priya?
26. 26.After a 40% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹1452. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
27. 27.A pressure cooker bought for ₹820 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
28. 28.A price comes down by 30% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
29. 29.Zoya can finish a job in 20 days and Ishaan in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
30. 30.A table fan marked at ₹2760 is sold for ₹2070. What is the discount percent?
31. 31.Kabir cycles to his school at 10 km/h and comes back by the same road at 90 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
32. 32.A shop sells an average of 36 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 33 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
33. 33.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹460 and sells it for ₹552. Find the profit percent.
34. 34.Manav’s batting average after 10 innings is 27 runs. How many runs must Manav score in the next innings to raise the average to 28?
35. 35.In how many years will ₹8700 earn ₹522 as simple interest at 2% per year?
36. 36.After a 20% discount, a watch costs ₹992. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
37. 37.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹33400 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
38. 38.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹10700 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
39. 39.Kavya can finish a job in 12 days and Rahul in 24 days. Kavya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Rahul finishes the rest. How many days does Rahul take?
40. 40.A school bag marked at ₹2200 is sold for ₹1100. What is the discount percent?

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