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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 731 · 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.Two discounts of 50% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  2. 2.By selling a school bag for ₹1444, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 58, 78, 62, 82, 88, 70. What is their average mark?
  4. 4.Vivaan can finish a job in 17 days and Priya in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  5. 5.Arjun can finish a job in 8 days and Saanvi in 9 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  6. 6.A water tank holds 400 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.After a 50% discount, a pressure cooker costs ₹780. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.What sum of money earns ₹714 simple interest in 3 years at 7% per year (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Diya can finish a job in 13 days and Kabir in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  10. 10.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹47500 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹860 and sells it for ₹817. Find the loss percent.
  12. 12.By selling a bicycle for ₹500, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  13. 13.The average of 8 numbers is 23. When one more number is added, the average becomes 28. What number was added?
  14. 14.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹3960. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  15. 15.What sum of money earns ₹13580 simple interest in 5 years at 14% per year (in ₹)?
  16. 16.A watch marked at ₹1220 is sold for ₹732. What is the discount percent?
  17. 17.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹17500 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  18. 18.A cricket bat bought for ₹60 is sold at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Find the compound interest on ₹5072 at 25% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  20. 20.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹22000 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1180 and sells it for ₹885. Find the loss percent.
  22. 22.What sum of money earns ₹2310 simple interest in 3 years at 10% per year (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Find the simple interest on ₹2400 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  24. 24.A shop sells an average of 67 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 47 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  25. 25.Diya puts ₹1500 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  26. 26.How many minutes does a car take to go 126 km at 45 km/h?
  27. 27.A price goes up by 15% and then comes down by 10%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  28. 28.A watch marked at ₹4880 is sold for ₹3904. What is the discount percent?
  29. 29.A water tank holds 3560 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  30. 30.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  31. 31.The price of a bicycle is ₹1500. It goes up by 30%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  32. 32.In 18 years, Ananya will be twice as old as Ananya was 5 years ago. How old is Ananya now?
  33. 33.Saanvi can finish a job in 6 days and Tara in 4 days. Saanvi works alone for 3 days and then stops. Tara finishes the rest. How many days does Tara take?
  34. 34.Rahul can finish a job in 17 days and Isha in 7 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  35. 35.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹1340 and sells it for ₹1273. Find the loss percent.
  36. 36.A water tank holds 1980 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.The price of a bicycle is ₹2840. It goes up by 50%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  38. 38.By selling a bicycle for ₹756, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A study lamp is marked at ₹465. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A town has 1400 people. Its population grows by 20%. How many people live there now?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 1520
  3. 73
  4. 68/21
  5. 72/17
  6. 340
  7. 1560
  8. 3400
  9. 52/17
  10. 76
  11. 5
  12. 1000
  13. 68
  14. 1980
  15. 19400
  16. 40
  17. 252
  18. 69
  19. 2853
  20. 495
  21. 25
  22. 7700
  23. 192
  24. 57
  25. 2040
  26. 168
  27. 3.5
  28. 20
  29. 2848
  30. 108
  31. 1950
  32. 28
  33. 2
  34. 119/24
  35. 5
  36. 1683
  37. 4260
  38. 540
  39. 279
  40. 1680

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