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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 590 · 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.Diya puts ₹19900 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  2. 2.The average of 7 numbers is 48. When one more number is added, the average becomes 52. What number was added?
  3. 3.The average of 9 numbers is 53. When one more number is added, the average becomes 54. What number was added?
  4. 4.A watch is marked at ₹440. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Two discounts of 10% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  6. 6.Diya works twice as fast as Ananya. Together they finish a job in 3 days. How many days would Ananya take alone?
  7. 7.A bicycle is marked at ₹560. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A cricket bat bought for ₹1720 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Arjun can finish a job in 11 days and Ananya in 20 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  10. 10.A cricket bat is marked at ₹420. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Find the compound interest on ₹26875 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  12. 12.Nisha’s father is three times as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old is the father?
  13. 13.Sneha can finish a job in 14 days and Zoya in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  14. 14.Manav can finish a job in 8 days and Kabir in 12 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  15. 15.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹44800 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Vivaan is 5 years older than Zoya. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 73. How old is Zoya now?
  17. 17.Find the compound interest on ₹30625 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  18. 18.A pair of shoes marked at ₹4080 is sold for ₹3468. What is the discount percent?
  19. 19.A water tank holds 1680 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1940 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Find the compound interest on ₹24000 at 5% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  22. 22.A bicycle is marked at ₹4260. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Karan works three times as fast as Sneha. Together they finish a job in 6 days. How many days would Sneha take alone?
  24. 24.By selling a cricket bat for ₹790, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Dev works three times as fast as Diya. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Diya take alone?
  26. 26.In how many years will ₹19900 earn ₹4776 as simple interest at 8% per year?
  27. 27.In 16 years, Karan will be twice as old as Karan was 6 years ago. How old is Karan now?
  28. 28.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1560, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  29. 29.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹24800 at 25% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Vivaan can finish a job in 17 days and Aarav in 12 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1500 and sells it for ₹2100. Find the profit percent.
  32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹840 and sells it for ₹1050. Find the profit percent.
  33. 33.Priya’s father is five times as old as Priya. The sum of their ages is 30 years. How old is Priya?
  34. 34.In how many years will ₹12500 earn ₹1625 as simple interest at 13% per year?
  35. 35.In 19 years, Manav will be three times as old as Manav was 3 years ago. How old is Manav now?
  36. 36.The average weight of 5 children is 41 kg. One child, who weighs 49 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  37. 37.Vivaan is 9 years older than Priya. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 49. How old is Priya now?
  38. 38.Karan’s batting average after 6 innings is 29 runs. How many runs must Karan score in the next innings to raise the average to 33?
  39. 39.Find the simple interest on ₹11600 at 11% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  40. 40.Sneha’s batting average after 7 innings is 33 runs. How many runs must Sneha score in the next innings to raise the average to 34?

Answer key

  1. 27064
  2. 80
  3. 63
  4. 264
  5. 55
  6. 9
  7. 140
  8. 1462
  9. 31/220
  10. 252
  11. 4472
  12. 36
  13. 21/5
  14. 5/8
  15. 112
  16. 25
  17. 5096
  18. 15
  19. 1512
  20. 2522
  21. 3783
  22. 3408
  23. 24
  24. 1580
  25. 20
  26. 3
  27. 28
  28. 1200
  29. 1550
  30. 29/102
  31. 40
  32. 25
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. 14
  36. 39
  37. 17
  38. 57
  39. 5104
  40. 41

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