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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 748 · 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.The simple interest on ₹8900 for 1 year is ₹1246. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  2. 2.Find the amount when ₹24000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  3. 3.Aarav works twice as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  4. 4.Sneha can finish a job in 5 days and Ishaan in 15 days. Sneha works alone for 3 days and then stops. Ishaan finishes the rest. How many days does Ishaan take?
  5. 5.A bicycle marked at ₹3540 is sold for ₹3363. What is the discount percent?
  6. 6.A pressure cooker marked at ₹1060 is sold for ₹530. What is the discount percent?
  7. 7.Karan can finish a job in 21 days and Aarav in 7 days. Karan works alone for 6 days and then stops. Aarav finishes the rest. How many days does Aarav take?
  8. 8.Diya puts ₹13000 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 64, 81, 69, 86. What is their average mark?
  10. 10.A pair of shoes marked at ₹3740 is sold for ₹2805. What is the discount percent?
  11. 11.A bicycle is marked at ₹780. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  12. 12.In 24 years, Ananya will be twice as old as Ananya was 5 years ago. How old is Ananya now?
  13. 13.Find the compound interest on ₹36000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  14. 14.A price comes down by 5% and then comes down by 25% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  15. 15.Nisha and Tara together finish a job in 3 days. Nisha alone takes 4 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
  16. 16.A table fan is marked at ₹3740. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A water tank holds 1200 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.Find the simple interest on ₹17600 at 10% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  19. 19.Find the simple interest on ₹5500 at 5% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  20. 20.Isha can finish a job in 8 days and Nisha in 24 days. Isha works alone for 3 days and then stops. Nisha finishes the rest. How many days does Nisha take?
  21. 21.Isha’s father is twice as old as Isha. The sum of their ages is 30 years. How old is Isha?
  22. 22.By selling a school bag for ₹2548, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A cricket bat marked at ₹3380 is sold for ₹2873. What is the discount percent?
  24. 24.A price goes up by 15% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  25. 25.After a 20% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹960. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  26. 26.After a 25% discount, a bicycle costs ₹270. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.2 years ago, Nisha’s mother was four times as old as Nisha. The mother is 34 years old now. How old is Nisha now?
  28. 28.Meera’s father is four times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 70 years. How old is the father?
  29. 29.Nisha works twice as fast as Rahul. Together they finish a job in 3 days. How many days would Rahul take alone?
  30. 30.By selling a bicycle for ₹1140, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  31. 31.10 years ago, Aarav’s mother was four times as old as Aarav. The mother is 50 years old now. How old is Aarav now?
  32. 32.A price comes down by 20% and then comes down by 40% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  33. 33.A town has 2440 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  34. 34.In 12 years, Zoya will be three times as old as Zoya was 2 years ago. How old is Zoya now?
  35. 35.Saanvi’s father is three times as old as Saanvi. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is the father?
  36. 36.A cricket bat bought for ₹1000 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A pair of shoes marked at ₹920 is sold for ₹644. What is the discount percent?
  38. 38.After a 50% discount, a watch costs ₹1110. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  39. 39.By selling a school bag for ₹1056, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A town has 4860 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 27783
  3. 6
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 50
  7. 5
  8. 14820
  9. 75
  10. 25
  11. 663
  12. 34
  13. 11916
  14. 28.75
  15. 12
  16. 1870
  17. 840
  18. 5280
  19. 1100
  20. 15
  21. 10
  22. 1820
  23. 15
  24. 9.25
  25. 1200
  26. 360
  27. 10
  28. 56
  29. 9
  30. 760
  31. 20
  32. 52
  33. 3416
  34. 9
  35. 45
  36. 700
  37. 30
  38. 2220
  39. 880
  40. 5103

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