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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 576 · 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.The average of 7 numbers is 19. When one more number is added, the average becomes 22. What number was added?
  2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹160 and sells it for ₹136. Find the loss percent.
  3. 3.How many minutes does a car take to go 140 km at 42 km/h?
  4. 4.Nisha is 4 years older than Ishaan. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 62. How old is Ishaan now?
  5. 5.The simple interest on ₹19600 for 2 years is ₹3920. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹230. By what percent did it go up?
  7. 7.Isha works twice as fast as Arjun. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹220 and sells it for ₹231. Find the profit percent.
  9. 9.The average of 6 numbers is 40. When one more number is added, the average becomes 41. What number was added?
  10. 10.A cricket bat marked at ₹1160 is sold for ₹580. What is the discount percent?
  11. 11.Aditya can finish a job in 20 days and Priya in 6 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  12. 12.How many minutes does a car take to go 16 km at 64 km/h?
  13. 13.A water tank holds 3100 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.Saanvi can finish a job in 15 days and Meera in 5 days. Saanvi works alone for 3 days and then stops. Meera finishes the rest. How many days does Meera take?
  15. 15.A shop sells 2540 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 5% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  16. 16.Kabir cycles to his school at 21 km/h and comes back by the same road at 77 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  17. 17.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹980 and sells it for ₹1127. Find the profit percent.
  18. 18.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 47, 28, 40, 42, 18. What is their average mark?
  19. 19.The simple interest on ₹12400 for 3 years is ₹1860. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2540 to ₹2667. By what percent did it go up?
  21. 21.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 77, 100, 83, 96. What is their average mark?
  22. 22.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 56, 51, 56, 45. What is their average mark?
  23. 23.What sum of money earns ₹354 simple interest in 3 years at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Priya can finish a job in 5 days and Ishaan in 3 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  25. 25.A pair of shoes marked at ₹3220 is sold for ₹2898. What is the discount percent?
  26. 26.A study lamp is marked at ₹700. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Find the amount when ₹26000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  28. 28.Nisha can finish a job in 15 days and Sneha in 25 days. Nisha works alone for 3 days and then stops. Sneha finishes the rest. How many days does Sneha take?
  29. 29.A price goes up by 25% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  30. 30.A price comes down by 25% and then comes down by 40% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  31. 31.A bus runs at 72 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  32. 32.The average of 5 numbers is 46. When one more number is added, the average becomes 47. What number was added?
  33. 33.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4960 to ₹4712. By what percent did it come down?
  35. 35.A study lamp marked at ₹4920 is sold for ₹2460. What is the discount percent?
  36. 36.What sum of money earns ₹675 simple interest in 1 year at 15% per year (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Saanvi works twice as fast as Aditya. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
  38. 38.How many minutes does a car take to go 110 km at 40 km/h?
  39. 39.By selling a table fan for ₹1292, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A watch is marked at ₹420. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 43
  2. 15
  3. 200
  4. 24
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 47
  10. 50
  11. 13/30
  12. 15
  13. 1860
  14. 4
  15. 2667
  16. 33
  17. 15
  18. 35
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. 89
  22. 52
  23. 5900
  24. 15/8
  25. 10
  26. 315
  27. 34385
  28. 20
  29. 62.5
  30. 55
  31. 108
  32. 52
  33. 19
  34. 5
  35. 50
  36. 4500
  37. 30
  38. 165
  39. 1360
  40. 105

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