Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 707 · 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.By selling a bicycle for ₹1680, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
2. 2.Pooja is 4 years older than Karan. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 48. How old is Karan now?
3. 3.After a 50% discount, a bicycle costs ₹2340. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
4. 4.Rohan is 3 years older than Sneha. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 69. How old is Sneha now?
5. 5.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
6. 6.Dev’s batting average after 11 innings is 41 runs. How many runs must Dev score in the next innings to raise the average to 42?
7. 7.Find the amount when ₹39975 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
8. 8.A school bag bought for ₹1800 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹500 and sells it for ₹350. Find the loss percent.
10. 10.The average weight of 12 children is 37 kg. One child, who weighs 48 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
11. 11.Diya puts ₹11700 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
12. 12.By selling a bicycle for ₹682, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
13. 13.A school bag is marked at ₹4580. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
14. 14.The average weight of 5 children is 28 kg. One child, who weighs 32 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
15. 15.A town has 4700 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
16. 16.Two discounts of 50% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
17. 17.A car runs for 1 hour at 37 km/h and then for 4 hours at 22 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
18. 18.A bicycle is marked at ₹660. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
19. 19.Kabir’s father is twice as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 18 years. How old is the father?
20. 20.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹360 and sells it for ₹288. Find the loss percent.
22. 22.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1080. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
23. 23.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1640 and sells it for ₹984. Find the loss percent.
24. 24.The simple interest on ₹14400 for 3 years is ₹5616. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
25. 25.What sum of money earns ₹1440 simple interest in 5 years at 6% per year (in ₹)?
26. 26.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
27. 27.Farhan can finish a job in 14 days and Kabir in 26 days. Farhan works alone for 7 days and then stops. Kabir finishes the rest. How many days does Kabir take?
28. 28.How many minutes does a car take to go 75 km at 45 km/h?
29. 29.A bicycle bought for ₹960 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
30. 30.How many minutes does a car take to go 124 km at 40 km/h?
31. 31.Ishaan can finish a job in 10 days and Isha in 13 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
32. 32.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1260 and sells it for ₹1386. Find the profit percent.
33. 33.After a 30% discount, a table fan costs ₹2226. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
34. 34.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
35. 35.How many minutes does a car take to go 52 km at 48 km/h?
36. 36.A bus runs at 32 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
37. 37.In how many years will ₹5700 earn ₹1596 as simple interest at 7% per year?
38. 38.Vivaan’s batting average after 8 innings is 23 runs. How many runs must Vivaan score in the next innings to raise the average to 25?
39. 39.Find the simple interest on ₹800 at 11% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
40. 40.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1860 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?

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