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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 627 · 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.Priya is 6 years older than Zoya. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 46. How old is Zoya now?
  2. 2.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹2560. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A school bag bought for ₹1680 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Find the simple interest on ₹15700 at 7% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  5. 5.By selling a bicycle for ₹96, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 70, 95, 78, 96, 76. What is their average mark?
  7. 7.Diya puts ₹2500 in a bank at 13% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  8. 8.What sum of money earns ₹981 simple interest in 1 year at 9% per year (in ₹)?
  9. 9.By selling a table fan for ₹1118, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  10. 10.By selling a table fan for ₹266, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Vivaan’s father is three times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 56 years. How old is Vivaan?
  12. 12.A shop sells an average of 73 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 58 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 9 days (in kg)?
  13. 13.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 73, 59, 60, 78, 82, 92. What is their average mark?
  14. 14.A watch bought for ₹1080 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2220 to ₹3330. By what percent did it go up?
  16. 16.A car runs for 4 hours at 37 km/h and then for 4 hours at 55 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  17. 17.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  18. 18.A table fan bought for ₹720 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Arjun works twice as fast as Dev. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
  20. 20.2 years ago, Dev’s mother was twice as old as Dev. The mother is 12 years old now. How old is Dev now?
  21. 21.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  22. 22.A watch is marked at ₹2700. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A pressure cooker bought for ₹440 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Meera works three times as fast as Aditya. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
  25. 25.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹48700 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Sneha can finish a job in 13 days and Aditya in 19 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  27. 27.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹37600 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Ananya and Saanvi together finish a job in 3 days. Ananya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  29. 29.By selling a table fan for ₹120, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Rohan and Saanvi together finish a job in 4 days. Rohan alone takes 8 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  31. 31.Find the amount when ₹32000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  32. 32.Find the amount when ₹35400 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  33. 33.A town has 960 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
  34. 34.The price of a bicycle is ₹660. It goes up by 25%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.A watch marked at ₹1860 is sold for ₹1488. What is the discount percent?
  36. 36.Sneha can finish a job in 13 days and Diya in 17 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1340 and sells it for ₹1608. Find the profit percent.
  38. 38.Aditya’s father is three times as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 28 years. How old is Aditya?
  39. 39.After a 20% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹496. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A water tank holds 1640 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 2432
  3. 1428
  4. 2198
  5. 160
  6. 83
  7. 3800
  8. 10900
  9. 860
  10. 280
  11. 14
  12. 68
  13. 74
  14. 1026
  15. 50
  16. 46
  17. 32.5
  18. 936
  19. 12
  20. 7
  21. 19
  22. 2187
  23. 484
  24. 28
  25. 1948
  26. 247/32
  27. 94
  28. 6
  29. 240
  30. 8
  31. 35280
  32. 42834
  33. 1440
  34. 825
  35. 20
  36. 30/221
  37. 20
  38. 7
  39. 620
  40. 1312

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