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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 659 · 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.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4460 to ₹3568. By what percent did it come down?
  2. 2.The price of a bicycle is ₹4760. It goes up by 50%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Vivaan works twice as fast as Ananya. Together they finish a job in 9 days. How many days would Ananya take alone?
  4. 4.A water tank holds 280 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹37500 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  6. 6.How many minutes does a car take to go 65 km at 65 km/h?
  7. 7.In 23 years, Nisha will be twice as old as Nisha was 3 years ago. How old is Nisha now?
  8. 8.By selling a study lamp for ₹660, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Find the simple interest on ₹7400 at 9% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  10. 10.How many minutes does a car take to go 11 km at 44 km/h?
  11. 11.By selling a study lamp for ₹240, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A car runs for 2 hours at 51 km/h and then for 2 hours at 67 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  13. 13.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1580 and sells it for ₹1343. Find the loss percent.
  14. 14.The simple interest on ₹2000 for 2 years is ₹400. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  15. 15.After a 40% discount, a study lamp costs ₹780. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Farhan can finish a job in 10 days and Meera in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  17. 17.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  18. 18.Find the simple interest on ₹17000 at 9% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  19. 19.Farhan’s batting average after 14 innings is 48 runs. How many runs must Farhan score in the next innings to raise the average to 53?
  20. 20.Kavya can finish a job in 20 days and Nisha in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  21. 21.Find the amount when ₹33500 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  22. 22.Farhan can finish a job in 2 days and Manav in 8 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  23. 23.Isha works twice as fast as Arjun. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How many days would Arjun take alone?
  24. 24.A shop sells an average of 45 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 77 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  25. 25.How many minutes does a car take to go 89 km at 30 km/h?
  26. 26.In how many years will ₹19700 earn ₹5910 as simple interest at 6% per year?
  27. 27.Two discounts of 10% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  28. 28.In how many years will ₹19000 earn ₹2470 as simple interest at 13% per year?
  29. 29.A car runs for 3 hours at 79 km/h and then for 3 hours at 39 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  30. 30.Rahul works twice as fast as Farhan. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Farhan take alone?
  31. 31.Diya puts ₹11800 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Change 10 m/s into km/h.
  33. 33.A bus runs at 44 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  34. 34.A pair of shoes bought for ₹220 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.3 years ago, Aarav’s mother was four times as old as Aarav. The mother is 15 years old now. How old is Aarav now?
  36. 36.Kabir cycles to his school at 60 km/h and comes back by the same road at 90 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  37. 37.The price of a bicycle is ₹4020. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Pooja can finish a job in 14 days and Kabir in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  39. 39.Rohan’s batting average after 5 innings is 50 runs. How many runs must Rohan score in the next innings to raise the average to 51?
  40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 122 km at 60 km/h?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 7140
  3. 27
  4. 224
  5. 540
  6. 60
  7. 29
  8. 1100
  9. 666
  10. 15
  11. 400
  12. 59
  13. 15
  14. 10
  15. 1300
  16. 7/15
  17. 25
  18. 3060
  19. 123
  20. 19/180
  21. 40535
  22. 8/5
  23. 36
  24. 61
  25. 178
  26. 5
  27. 32.5
  28. 1
  29. 59
  30. 21
  31. 14160
  32. 36
  33. 11
  34. 264
  35. 6
  36. 72
  37. 4623
  38. 63/8
  39. 56
  40. 122

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