Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 720 · 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.A price goes up by 25% and then comes down by 15%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
2. 2.After a 10% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹3654. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
3. 3.In 26 years, Kabir will be three times as old as Kabir was 2 years ago. How old is Kabir now?
4. 4.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹380 and sells it for ₹190. Find the loss percent.
5. 5.A bus runs at 68 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
6. 6.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
7. 7.9 years ago, Ananya’s mother was three times as old as Ananya. The mother is 24 years old now. How old is Ananya now?
8. 8.A shop sells an average of 74 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 67 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
9. 9.Diya puts ₹9000 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
10. 10.Arjun’s batting average after 6 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Arjun score in the next innings to raise the average to 28?
11. 11.A price comes down by 10% and then comes down by 25% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
12. 12.A pressure cooker bought for ₹520 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
13. 13.Ishaan’s father is five times as old as Ishaan. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
14. 14.How many minutes does a car take to go 102 km at 72 km/h?
15. 15.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹21200 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
16. 16.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹240. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
17. 17.A car runs for 1 hour at 33 km/h and then for 1 hour at 65 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
18. 18.A table fan marked at ₹200 is sold for ₹170. What is the discount percent?
19. 19.The average of 4 numbers is 20. When one more number is added, the average becomes 23. What number was added?
20. 20.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
21. 21.In 5 years, Arjun will be twice as old as Arjun was 3 years ago. How old is Arjun now?
22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹580 and sells it for ₹609. Find the profit percent.
23. 23.In 24 years, Nisha will be three times as old as Nisha was 2 years ago. How old is Nisha now?
24. 24.Diya puts ₹11900 in a bank at 5% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
25. 25.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 67, 77, 61, 95. What is their average mark?
26. 26.A bicycle bought for ₹1580 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
27. 27.Dev can finish a job in 5 days and Rahul in 7 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
28. 28.The price of a school bag changes from ₹480 to ₹576. By what percent did it go up?
29. 29.The simple interest on ₹11900 for 1 year is ₹238. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
30. 30.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹41600 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
31. 31.Arjun can finish a job in 5 days and Zoya in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
32. 32.A watch marked at ₹4160 is sold for ₹2912. What is the discount percent?
33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3560 to ₹3916. By what percent did it go up?
34. 34.By selling a table fan for ₹374, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
35. 35.Diya’s father is three times as old as Diya. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old is Diya?
36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1180 and sells it for ₹1121. Find the loss percent.
37. 37.The average weight of 10 children is 32 kg. One child, who weighs 41 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
38. 38.Priya is 10 years older than Rahul. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 34. How old is Rahul now?
39. 39.Find the simple interest on ₹13400 at 2% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
40. 40.The simple interest on ₹4300 for 5 years is ₹645. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?

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