Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 683 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Rohan can finish a job in 17 days and Tara in 2 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3040 to ₹1520. By what percent did it come down?
3. 3.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
4. 4.5 years ago, Nisha’s mother was four times as old as Nisha. The mother is 53 years old now. How old is Nisha now?
5. 5.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹320. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
6. 6.Zoya can finish a job in 5 days and Priya in 30 days. Zoya works alone for 2 days and then stops. Priya finishes the rest. How many days does Priya take?
7. 7.Manav can finish a job in 19 days and Aditya in 10 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
8. 8.Find the simple interest on ₹4800 at 9% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
9. 9.A water tank holds 2100 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
10. 10.What sum of money earns ₹2280 simple interest in 5 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
11. 11.After a 20% discount, a bicycle costs ₹2064. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
12. 12.Manav’s batting average after 13 innings is 20 runs. How many runs must Manav score in the next innings to raise the average to 21?
13. 13.A bus runs at 72 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
14. 14.Meera can finish a job in 30 days and Kabir in 15 days. Meera works alone for 8 days and then stops. Kabir finishes the rest. How many days does Kabir take?
15. 15.Find the simple interest on ₹12600 at 5% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
16. 16.Diya puts ₹15500 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
17. 17.In 5 years, Zoya will be twice as old as Zoya was 3 years ago. How old is Zoya now?
18. 18.Diya puts ₹18300 in a bank at 14% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
19. 19.A car runs for 1 hour at 64 km/h and then for 1 hour at 34 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
20. 20.After a 10% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹1098. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
21. 21.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹85, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
22. 22.Kabir cycles to his school at 15 km/h and comes back by the same road at 30 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
23. 23.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
24. 24.2 years ago, Manav’s mother was four times as old as Manav. The mother is 42 years old now. How old is Manav now?
25. 25.Two discounts of 50% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
26. 26.The average weight of 11 children is 45 kg. One child, who weighs 55 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
27. 27.A water tank holds 3880 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
28. 28.9 years ago, Nisha’s mother was twice as old as Nisha. The mother is 33 years old now. How old is Nisha now?
29. 29.What sum of money earns ₹8025 simple interest in 5 years at 15% per year (in ₹)?
30. 30.Sneha can finish a job in 9 days and Zoya in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹1240 and sells it for ₹1364. Find the profit percent.
32. 32.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
33. 33.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹860 and sells it for ₹430. Find the loss percent.
34. 34.A pair of shoes marked at ₹1660 is sold for ₹996. What is the discount percent?
35. 35.A pressure cooker bought for ₹700 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
36. 36.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹72, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
37. 37.Diya’s father is twice as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 24 years. How old is the father?
38. 38.A watch marked at ₹520 is sold for ₹468. What is the discount percent?
39. 39.The average weight of 6 children is 31 kg. One child, who weighs 41 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
40. 40.A price comes down by 30% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =

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