Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 561 · 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.Kabir’s father is five times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old is the father?
2. 2.Isha’s batting average after 14 innings is 20 runs. How many runs must Isha score in the next innings to raise the average to 22?
3. 3.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 10%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
4. 4.The average of 8 numbers is 39. When one more number is added, the average becomes 40. What number was added?
5. 5.Kabir cycles to his school at 40 km/h and comes back by the same road at 10 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
6. 6.A price goes up by 10% and then goes up by 20% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
7. 7.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹3780. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
8. 8.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹2352, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
9. 9.Kabir can finish a job in 19 days and Farhan in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
10. 10.After a 40% discount, a table fan costs ₹2916. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
11. 11.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹440 and sells it for ₹506. Find the profit percent.
12. 12.Find the amount when ₹16000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
13. 13.A bus runs at 54 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
14. 14.By selling a cricket bat for ₹105, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
15. 15.Ananya can finish a job in 6 days and Meera in 9 days. Ananya works alone for 4 days and then stops. Meera finishes the rest. How many days does Meera take?
16. 16.Isha’s father is four times as old as Isha. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Isha?
17. 17.A bus runs at 84 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
18. 18.Priya is 4 years older than Arjun. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 30. How old is Arjun now?
19. 19.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
20. 20.Find the simple interest on ₹2400 at 3% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
21. 21.Karan’s father is three times as old as Karan. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is the father?
22. 22.Kabir cycles to his school at 60 km/h and comes back by the same road at 12 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
23. 23.Two discounts of 20% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
24. 24.In how many years will ₹18000 earn ₹8100 as simple interest at 9% per year?
25. 25.Diya can finish a job in 7 days and Farhan in 28 days. Diya works alone for 6 days and then stops. Farhan finishes the rest. How many days does Farhan take?
26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹720 and sells it for ₹1008. Find the profit percent.
27. 27.Diya puts ₹3800 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
28. 28.Find the amount when ₹25744 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
29. 29.Meera can finish a job in 7 days and Ishaan in 14 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
30. 30.Diya puts ₹500 in a bank at 8% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
31. 31.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹875. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
32. 32.A car runs for 4 hours at 80 km/h and then for 2 hours at 56 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
33. 33.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹10400 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
34. 34.The average weight of 12 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 51 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
35. 35.A shop sells an average of 62 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 50 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
36. 36.Pooja is 6 years older than Arjun. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is Arjun now?
37. 37.A shop sells 3540 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 15% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
38. 38.Two discounts of 10% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
39. 39.A table fan bought for ₹1400 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
40. 40.A school bag is marked at ₹775. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

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