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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 644 · 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 cricket bat is marked at ₹2880. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  2. 2.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹11400 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  3. 3.After a 25% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹3000. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Kabir works twice as fast as Ananya. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Ananya take alone?
  5. 5.After a 5% discount, a bicycle costs ₹855. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A shop sells an average of 60 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 65 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 5 days (in kg)?
  7. 7.In how many years will ₹10500 earn ₹2940 as simple interest at 14% per year?
  8. 8.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  9. 9.A shop sells an average of 66 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 42 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  10. 10.Rohan is 2 years older than Kabir. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 52. How old is Kabir now?
  11. 11.After a 25% discount, a bicycle costs ₹570. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  12. 12.The simple interest on ₹14000 for 4 years is ₹5600. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  13. 13.A bus runs at 24 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  14. 14.Sneha can finish a job in 4 days and Aarav in 14 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  15. 15.A water tank holds 1360 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.Diya works twice as fast as Kabir. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Kabir take alone?
  17. 17.Diya puts ₹13300 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Find the amount when ₹33375 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  19. 19.The price of a bicycle is ₹1640. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Sneha’s father is three times as old as Sneha. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is the father?
  21. 21.Arjun and Dev together finish a job in 6 days. Arjun alone takes 15 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
  22. 22.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 66, 69, 54, 64, 71, 36. What is their average mark?
  23. 23.In 24 years, Dev will be twice as old as Dev was 6 years ago. How old is Dev now?
  24. 24.A pair of shoes bought for ₹700 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Farhan is 2 years older than Karan. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 34. How old is Karan now?
  26. 26.Find the simple interest on ₹11100 at 6% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  27. 27.A water tank holds 780 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.Pooja can finish a job in 18 days and Nisha in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  29. 29.Aditya works three times as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  30. 30.By selling a study lamp for ₹560, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Find the compound interest on ₹29600 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  32. 32.A watch bought for ₹100 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A shop sells 4360 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  34. 34.A bus runs at 60 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  35. 35.Isha works three times as fast as Dev. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
  36. 36.In 11 years, Diya will be twice as old as Diya was 4 years ago. How old is Diya now?
  37. 37.Kabir cycles to his school at 21 km/h and comes back by the same road at 28 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  38. 38.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
  39. 39.Find the compound interest on ₹23400 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  40. 40.4 years ago, Isha’s mother was twice as old as Isha. The mother is 10 years old now. How old is Isha now?

Answer key

  1. 2592
  2. 456
  3. 4000
  4. 21
  5. 900
  6. 63
  7. 2
  8. 49.5
  9. 57
  10. 19
  11. 760
  12. 10
  13. 8
  14. 28/9
  15. 952
  16. 12
  17. 14098
  18. 57672
  19. 1886
  20. 45
  21. 10
  22. 60
  23. 36
  24. 770
  25. 10
  26. 1998
  27. 624
  28. 8/63
  29. 16
  30. 700
  31. 6216
  32. 95
  33. 5450
  34. 40
  35. 40
  36. 19
  37. 24
  38. 144
  39. 4914
  40. 7

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