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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 739 · 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.A school bag marked at ₹3400 is sold for ₹2890. What is the discount percent?
  2. 2.A study lamp bought for ₹1860 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  3. 3.In 9 years, Dev will be three times as old as Dev was 5 years ago. How old is Dev now?
  4. 4.A watch is marked at ₹760. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Diya puts ₹11000 in a bank at 11% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  6. 6.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹16800 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4660 to ₹5592. By what percent did it go up?
  8. 8.Tara is 6 years older than Rahul. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 56. How old is Rahul now?
  9. 9.Karan’s batting average after 8 innings is 48 runs. How many runs must Karan score in the next innings to raise the average to 53?
  10. 10.Tara can finish a job in 3 days and Aarav in 17 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  11. 11.Kabir cycles to his school at 18 km/h and comes back by the same road at 63 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  12. 12.A watch is marked at ₹180. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  13. 13.The price of a bicycle is ₹640. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  14. 14.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹560, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  15. 15.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹17500 at 4% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Isha is 8 years older than Ishaan. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 32. How old is Ishaan now?
  17. 17.A water tank holds 700 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 28, 33, 7, 17, 20. What is their average mark?
  19. 19.Find the simple interest on ₹12200 at 7% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  20. 20.How many minutes does a car take to go 148 km at 80 km/h?
  21. 21.Find the amount when ₹17500 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  22. 22.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1060. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  24. 24.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2700 to ₹2160. By what percent did it come down?
  25. 25.The simple interest on ₹19000 for 2 years is ₹1520. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  26. 26.5 years ago, Kavya’s mother was three times as old as Kavya. The mother is 23 years old now. How old is Kavya now?
  27. 27.A water tank holds 3220 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.A shop sells an average of 65 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 33 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
  29. 29.Find the simple interest on ₹5000 at 7% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  30. 30.Find the amount when ₹46500 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  31. 31.Find the compound interest on ₹8750 at 12% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  32. 32.In 4 years, Rohan will be twice as old as Rohan was 6 years ago. How old is Rohan now?
  33. 33.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹42800 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  34. 34.By selling a bicycle for ₹570, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  35. 35.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹184, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1000 and sells it for ₹900. Find the loss percent.
  37. 37.Dev’s batting average after 8 innings is 21 runs. How many runs must Dev score in the next innings to raise the average to 25?
  38. 38.Find the amount when ₹4800 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹280 and sells it for ₹168. Find the loss percent.
  40. 40.In 15 years, Nisha will be twice as old as Nisha was 4 years ago. How old is Nisha now?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 1302
  3. 12
  4. 342
  5. 14630
  6. 42
  7. 20
  8. 16
  9. 93
  10. 51/20
  11. 28
  12. 162
  13. 672
  14. 1120
  15. 28
  16. 8
  17. 560
  18. 21
  19. 4270
  20. 111
  21. 18928
  22. 477
  23. 43904
  24. 20
  25. 4
  26. 11
  27. 2576
  28. 49
  29. 1750
  30. 80352
  31. 2226
  32. 16
  33. 963
  34. 1140
  35. 160
  36. 10
  37. 57
  38. 5292
  39. 40
  40. 23

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