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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 662 · 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.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1260, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  2. 2.A shop sells an average of 77 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 43 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 12 days (in kg)?
  3. 3.A watch is marked at ₹440. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Find the simple interest on ₹7300 at 5% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹960 and sells it for ₹480. Find the loss percent.
  6. 6.A shop sells 1300 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  7. 7.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹465. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Diya’s batting average after 6 innings is 20 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 24?
  9. 9.A bicycle is marked at ₹432. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Kabir can finish a job in 12 days and Vivaan in 14 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  11. 11.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 40% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  12. 12.A bus runs at 72 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  13. 13.A shop sells an average of 21 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 28 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
  14. 14.By selling a table fan for ₹1400, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Kabir’s father is twice as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 15 years. How old is Kabir?
  16. 16.Diya’s father is four times as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 75 years. How old is the father?
  17. 17.A bus runs at 54 km/h. How far does it go in 10 minutes (in km)?
  18. 18.Dev can finish a job in 10 days and Kavya in 5 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  19. 19.Dev’s father is three times as old as Dev. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Dev?
  20. 20.Find the amount when ₹1125 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  21. 21.2 years ago, Sneha’s mother was four times as old as Sneha. The mother is 18 years old now. How old is Sneha now?
  22. 22.Find the amount when ₹27584 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  23. 23.What sum of money earns ₹858 simple interest in 1 year at 13% per year (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Ishaan is 5 years older than Aditya. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 55. How old is Aditya now?
  25. 25.Pooja is 2 years older than Farhan. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 30. How old is Farhan now?
  26. 26.Priya works three times as fast as Kabir. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Kabir take alone?
  27. 27.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  28. 28.Find the amount when ₹38800 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2640 to ₹2112. By what percent did it come down?
  30. 30.Aditya can finish a job in 16 days and Arjun in 3 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  31. 31.In how many years will ₹1700 earn ₹680 as simple interest at 10% per year?
  32. 32.A study lamp marked at ₹820 is sold for ₹574. What is the discount percent?
  33. 33.3 years ago, Kavya’s mother was three times as old as Kavya. The mother is 27 years old now. How old is Kavya now?
  34. 34.The average of 7 numbers is 40. When one more number is added, the average becomes 44. What number was added?
  35. 35.A watch marked at ₹940 is sold for ₹893. What is the discount percent?
  36. 36.Zoya and Karan together finish a job in 2 days. Zoya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Karan take alone?
  37. 37.The average of 7 numbers is 39. When one more number is added, the average becomes 43. What number was added?
  38. 38.In 6 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 4 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  39. 39.Change 20 m/s into km/h.
  40. 40.Saanvi’s batting average after 11 innings is 48 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 49?

Answer key

  1. 1200
  2. 60
  3. 374
  4. 1825
  5. 50
  6. 1690
  7. 186
  8. 48
  9. 162
  10. 84/13
  11. 61
  12. 36
  13. 25
  14. 2000
  15. 5
  16. 60
  17. 9
  18. 10/3
  19. 10
  20. 1944
  21. 6
  22. 53875
  23. 6600
  24. 22
  25. 11
  26. 44
  27. 108
  28. 46948
  29. 20
  30. 48/19
  31. 4
  32. 30
  33. 11
  34. 72
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. 71
  38. 14
  39. 72
  40. 60

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