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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 604 · 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.Ishaan’s batting average after 15 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Ishaan score in the next innings to raise the average to 25?
  2. 2.Farhan can finish a job in 4 days and Karan in 16 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  3. 3.The price of a bicycle is ₹800. It goes up by 25%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  4. 4.A water tank holds 2500 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.Diya can finish a job in 10 days and Saanvi in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  6. 6.A bus runs at 32 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  7. 7.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  8. 8.In 19 years, Ishaan will be twice as old as Ishaan was 2 years ago. How old is Ishaan now?
  9. 9.A shop sells an average of 50 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 34 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
  10. 10.Rahul is 7 years older than Manav. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 51. How old is Manav now?
  11. 11.In how many years will ₹13200 earn ₹792 as simple interest at 3% per year?
  12. 12.Find the compound interest on ₹24000 at 15% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  13. 13.Kabir cycles to his school at 10 km/h and comes back by the same road at 15 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  14. 14.A bus runs at 54 km/h. How far does it go in 50 minutes (in km)?
  15. 15.After a 30% discount, a school bag costs ₹2898. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.A bus runs at 22 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  17. 17.A town has 1700 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  18. 18.Kabir cycles to his school at 84 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)?
  19. 19.The average of 8 numbers is 18. When one more number is added, the average becomes 19. What number was added?
  20. 20.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  21. 21.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4600 to ₹6900. By what percent did it go up?
  22. 22.A price comes down by 20% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  23. 23.Find the compound interest on ₹14375 at 12% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  24. 24.By selling a cricket bat for ₹456, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Find the amount when ₹42500 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  26. 26.By selling a cricket bat for ₹486, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A bus runs at 48 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  28. 28.A bus runs at 24 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  29. 29.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  30. 30.A water tank holds 560 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  32. 32.A water tank holds 4520 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  33. 33.Diya’s batting average after 5 innings is 22 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 25?
  34. 34.The average weight of 11 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 49 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  35. 35.A pair of shoes bought for ₹480 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Aarav can finish a job in 13 days and Pooja in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  37. 37.The simple interest on ₹2900 for 3 years is ₹348. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  38. 38.Find the amount when ₹32000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.Priya can finish a job in 4 days and Dev in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  40. 40.Arjun is 7 years older than Meera. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 63. How old is Meera now?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 16/5
  3. 1000
  4. 1875
  5. 7/15
  6. 48
  7. 75
  8. 23
  9. 42
  10. 20
  11. 2
  12. 12501
  13. 12
  14. 45
  15. 4140
  16. 11
  17. 2210
  18. 21
  19. 27
  20. 10
  21. 50
  22. 60
  23. 3657
  24. 760
  25. 45968
  26. 540
  27. 12
  28. 8
  29. 23.5
  30. 476
  31. 19
  32. 3390
  33. 40
  34. 27
  35. 504
  36. 27/182
  37. 4
  38. 48668
  39. 11/14
  40. 25

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