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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 578 · 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 bus runs at 20 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  2. 2.By selling a school bag for ₹190, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹760. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Priya can finish a job in 12 days and Kavya in 4 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  5. 5.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹266, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹25000 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Find the amount when ₹13472 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  8. 8.Dev can finish a job in 14 days and Vivaan in 21 days. Dev works alone for 4 days and then stops. Vivaan finishes the rest. How many days does Vivaan take?
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2660 to ₹2926. By what percent did it go up?
  10. 10.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3700 to ₹4810. By what percent did it go up?
  12. 12.Change 20 m/s into km/h.
  13. 13.Meera works three times as fast as Vivaan. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
  14. 14.Kabir cycles to his school at 42 km/h and comes back by the same road at 14 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  15. 15.In how many years will ₹4700 earn ₹282 as simple interest at 3% per year?
  16. 16.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹120 and sells it for ₹60. Find the loss percent.
  17. 17.In 4 years, Diya will be twice as old as Diya was 2 years ago. How old is Diya now?
  18. 18.10 years ago, Kabir’s mother was four times as old as Kabir. The mother is 22 years old now. How old is Kabir now?
  19. 19.A car runs for 1 hour at 76 km/h and then for 2 hours at 70 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  20. 20.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 49, 45, 38, 41, 34, 81. What is their average mark?
  21. 21.Kavya’s father is five times as old as Kavya. The sum of their ages is 30 years. How old is the father?
  22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1660 and sells it for ₹830. Find the loss percent.
  23. 23.A bus runs at 39 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  24. 24.In how many years will ₹12400 earn ₹992 as simple interest at 2% per year?
  25. 25.Aditya can finish a job in 8 days and Nisha in 9 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  26. 26.By selling a study lamp for ₹1400, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A bus runs at 66 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  28. 28.Priya is 7 years older than Rahul. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 55. How old is Rahul now?
  29. 29.Meera’s father is five times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is the father?
  30. 30.Change 25 m/s into km/h.
  31. 31.After a 5% discount, a bicycle costs ₹3306. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  32. 32.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹30000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  33. 33.The average weight of 12 children is 36 kg. One child, who weighs 58 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  34. 34.Diya puts ₹4100 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  35. 35.The price of a bicycle is ₹3400. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Find the simple interest on ₹14600 at 2% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  37. 37.Ananya and Aditya together finish a job in 4 days. Ananya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
  38. 38.A cricket bat bought for ₹1400 is sold at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  39. 39.In how many years will ₹1400 earn ₹392 as simple interest at 7% per year?
  40. 40.A car runs for 4 hours at 31 km/h and then for 4 hours at 43 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 380
  3. 570
  4. 1/3
  5. 380
  6. 160
  7. 21050
  8. 15
  9. 10
  10. 20
  11. 30
  12. 72
  13. 20
  14. 21
  15. 2
  16. 50
  17. 8
  18. 13
  19. 72
  20. 48
  21. 25
  22. 50
  23. 13
  24. 4
  25. 72/17
  26. 1120
  27. 22
  28. 16
  29. 30
  30. 90
  31. 3480
  32. 432
  33. 34
  34. 4264
  35. 3910
  36. 1460
  37. 12
  38. 1750
  39. 4
  40. 37

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