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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 587 · 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.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹7500 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Diya puts ₹3400 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Find the simple interest on ₹16300 at 4% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  4. 4.In 28 years, Ishaan will be twice as old as Ishaan was 5 years ago. How old is Ishaan now?
  5. 5.A school bag bought for ₹580 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  6. 6.By selling a watch for ₹336, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Change 5 m/s into km/h.
  8. 8.A school bag is marked at ₹688. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Dev’s father is five times as old as Dev. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹1440 and sells it for ₹1512. Find the profit percent.
  11. 11.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  12. 12.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹560 and sells it for ₹840. Find the profit percent.
  13. 13.A bus runs at 24 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  14. 14.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1420 and sells it for ₹994. Find the loss percent.
  15. 15.Ananya’s batting average after 13 innings is 44 runs. How many runs must Ananya score in the next innings to raise the average to 47?
  16. 16.Find the simple interest on ₹6100 at 14% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  17. 17.What sum of money earns ₹390 simple interest in 1 year at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  18. 18.After a 25% discount, a school bag costs ₹990. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  19. 19.After a 30% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹1932. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Find the simple interest on ₹4300 at 3% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  21. 21.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹39400 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  23. 23.Rohan can finish a job in 9 days and Ananya in 27 days. Rohan works alone for 7 days and then stops. Ananya finishes the rest. How many days does Ananya take?
  24. 24.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  25. 25.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 52, 31, 47, 41, 59. What is their average mark?
  26. 26.The simple interest on ₹12400 for 1 year is ₹992. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  27. 27.Arjun can finish a job in 28 days and Kavya in 21 days. Arjun works alone for 8 days and then stops. Kavya finishes the rest. How many days does Kavya take?
  28. 28.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 15% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  29. 29.Tara’s father is five times as old as Tara. The sum of their ages is 84 years. How old is the father?
  30. 30.Kabir cycles to his school at 20 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)?
  31. 31.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹24800 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1040 and sells it for ₹1300. Find the profit percent.
  33. 33.A car runs for 1 hour at 29 km/h and then for 3 hours at 37 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  34. 34.A price goes up by 50% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  35. 35.A bus runs at 72 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  36. 36.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹15400 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Farhan can finish a job in 18 days and Aditya in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  38. 38.2 years ago, Diya’s mother was three times as old as Diya. The mother is 38 years old now. How old is Diya now?
  39. 39.Manav can finish a job in 7 days and Kavya in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  40. 40.Two discounts of 20% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 3808
  3. 3260
  4. 38
  5. 551
  6. 560
  7. 18
  8. 258
  9. 35
  10. 5
  11. 25
  12. 50
  13. 6
  14. 30
  15. 86
  16. 854
  17. 19500
  18. 1320
  19. 2760
  20. 387
  21. 1576
  22. 10648
  23. 6
  24. 15
  25. 46
  26. 8
  27. 15
  28. 57.5
  29. 70
  30. 15
  31. 248
  32. 25
  33. 35
  34. 95
  35. 108
  36. 616
  37. 36/5
  38. 14
  39. 84/19
  40. 40

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