Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 709 · 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 ₹984, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
2. 2.Aarav can finish a job in 11 days and Karan in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
3. 3.Kabir cycles to his school at 15 km/h and comes back by the same road at 35 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
4. 4.Pooja can finish a job in 6 days and Ishaan in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
5. 5.Kavya can finish a job in 20 days and Arjun in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
6. 6.What sum of money earns ₹1350 simple interest in 3 years at 9% per year (in ₹)?
7. 7.Two discounts of 50% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
8. 8.A bus runs at 44 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
9. 9.Find the compound interest on ₹22500 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
10. 10.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2980 to ₹2533. By what percent did it come down?
11. 11.A shop sells 4560 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
12. 12.By selling a watch for ₹570, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
13. 13.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 30% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
14. 14.Two discounts of 10% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
15. 15.The average weight of 12 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 62 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
16. 16.Zoya’s father is four times as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 75 years. How old is the father?
17. 17.By selling a bicycle for ₹1764, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
18. 18.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹180 and sells it for ₹216. Find the profit percent.
19. 19.In 22 years, Kavya will be twice as old as Kavya was 6 years ago. How old is Kavya now?
20. 20.A water tank holds 1260 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
21. 21.A school bag is marked at ₹800. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
22. 22.A shop sells 4980 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
23. 23.Rohan can finish a job in 19 days and Ananya in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
24. 24.A watch marked at ₹1980 is sold for ₹1683. What is the discount percent?
25. 25.2 years ago, Aarav’s mother was twice as old as Aarav. The mother is 12 years old now. How old is Aarav now?
26. 26.Diya puts ₹7500 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
27. 27.A watch is marked at ₹3000. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
28. 28.Tara is 8 years older than Dev. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 56. How old is Dev now?
29. 29.A price comes down by 15% and then comes down by 30% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
30. 30.In 5 years, Meera will be twice as old as Meera was 3 years ago. How old is Meera now?
31. 31.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹380 and sells it for ₹437. Find the profit percent.
32. 32.Diya and Vivaan together finish a job in 4 days. Diya alone takes 5 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
33. 33.By selling a school bag for ₹2200, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
34. 34.Pooja works three times as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
35. 35.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
36. 36.After a 10% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹630. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
37. 37.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 10%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
38. 38.Diya works twice as fast as Isha. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
39. 39.Find the compound interest on ₹10496 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
40. 40.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1029, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?

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