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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 696 · 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.Nisha works three times as fast as Vivaan. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
  2. 2.By selling a cricket bat for ₹765, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A school bag is marked at ₹520. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1040 to ₹1092. By what percent did it go up?
  5. 5.After a 40% discount, a school bag costs ₹2796. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹640 to ₹736. By what percent did it go up?
  7. 7.The price of a bicycle is ₹1800. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.The average of 5 numbers is 39. When one more number is added, the average becomes 42. What number was added?
  9. 9.By selling a watch for ₹1596, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A bus runs at 51 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  11. 11.A town has 620 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  12. 12.After a 15% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹357. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  13. 13.By selling a table fan for ₹1722, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Find the compound interest on ₹4100 at 20% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  15. 15.A bus runs at 32 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹680 to ₹544. By what percent did it come down?
  17. 17.How many minutes does a car take to go 148 km at 48 km/h?
  18. 18.A bus runs at 24 km/h. How far does it go in 10 minutes (in km)?
  19. 19.A table fan marked at ₹3180 is sold for ₹2226. What is the discount percent?
  20. 20.By selling a table fan for ₹1080, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  21. 21.The average of 5 numbers is 54. When one more number is added, the average becomes 57. What number was added?
  22. 22.A cricket bat is marked at ₹528. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Find the amount when ₹6875 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  24. 24.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  25. 25.By selling a table fan for ₹1800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 17, 22, 19, 12, 19, 37. What is their average mark?
  27. 27.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 30% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  28. 28.In 9 years, Nisha will be three times as old as Nisha was 5 years ago. How old is Nisha now?
  29. 29.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹126. By what percent did it go up?
  30. 30.After a 50% discount, a study lamp costs ₹160. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  32. 32.What sum of money earns ₹2415 simple interest in 1 year at 15% per year (in ₹)?
  33. 33.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  34. 34.The average weight of 9 children is 27 kg. One child, who weighs 35 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  35. 35.Find the compound interest on ₹48000 at 5% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  36. 36.A price comes down by 25% and then comes down by 40% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  37. 37.In 24 years, Meera will be three times as old as Meera was 4 years ago. How old is Meera now?
  38. 38.Find the simple interest on ₹6100 at 10% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.In how many years will ₹20000 earn ₹600 as simple interest at 3% per year?
  40. 40.A shop sells an average of 23 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 73 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 5 days (in kg)?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 1020
  3. 208
  4. 5
  5. 4660
  6. 15
  7. 1980
  8. 57
  9. 1680
  10. 34
  11. 868
  12. 420
  13. 1640
  14. 1804
  15. 16
  16. 20
  17. 185
  18. 4
  19. 30
  20. 900
  21. 72
  22. 132
  23. 8624
  24. 5
  25. 1440
  26. 21
  27. 37
  28. 12
  29. 5
  30. 320
  31. 20.75
  32. 16100
  33. 15
  34. 26
  35. 7566
  36. 55
  37. 18
  38. 1830
  39. 1
  40. 53

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