Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 766 · 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.Aditya can finish a job in 15 days and Arjun in 8 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
2. 2.By selling a school bag for ₹1144, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
3. 3.After a 50% discount, a pair of shoes costs ₹1500. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
4. 4.Find the compound interest on ₹15600 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
5. 5.Zoya’s batting average after 13 innings is 32 runs. How many runs must Zoya score in the next innings to raise the average to 33?
6. 6.By selling a watch for ₹154, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
7. 7.2 years ago, Rahul’s mother was four times as old as Rahul. The mother is 26 years old now. How old is Rahul now?
8. 8.Tara can finish a job in 16 days and Diya in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
9. 9.A town has 400 people. Its population grows by 25%. How many people live there now?
10. 10.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 46, 66, 52, 76. What is their average mark?
11. 11.By selling a study lamp for ₹1650, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
12. 12.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1300. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
13. 13.Sneha can finish a job in 14 days and Isha in 4 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
14. 14.A watch bought for ₹1960 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
15. 15.What sum of money earns ₹930 simple interest in 2 years at 15% per year (in ₹)?
16. 16.4 years ago, Aditya’s mother was four times as old as Aditya. The mother is 20 years old now. How old is Aditya now?
17. 17.What sum of money earns ₹9870 simple interest in 5 years at 14% per year (in ₹)?
18. 18.A pressure cooker marked at ₹3100 is sold for ₹1860. What is the discount percent?
19. 19.A water tank holds 4580 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
20. 20.A bus runs at 76 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
21. 21.A bicycle marked at ₹2580 is sold for ₹2193. What is the discount percent?
22. 22.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 15%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
23. 23.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1140. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
24. 24.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 11, 9, 32, 10, 43. What is their average mark?
25. 25.The average of 5 numbers is 36. When one more number is added, the average becomes 42. What number was added?
26. 26.7 years ago, Pooja’s mother was four times as old as Pooja. The mother is 35 years old now. How old is Pooja now?
27. 27.Ananya’s father is twice as old as Ananya. The sum of their ages is 15 years. How old is Ananya?
28. 28.After a 5% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹2717. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
29. 29.The average weight of 6 children is 31 kg. One child, who weighs 46 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
30. 30.A bicycle is marked at ₹680. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
31. 31.Diya puts ₹600 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
32. 32.A town has 3020 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
33. 33.The price of a bicycle is ₹4240. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
34. 34.By selling a study lamp for ₹140, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
35. 35.Arjun can finish a job in 4 days and Rohan in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
36. 36.After a 5% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹4123. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
37. 37.Find the amount when ₹16000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
38. 38.Aarav can finish a job in 6 days and Aditya in 12 days. Aarav works alone for 2 days and then stops. Aditya finishes the rest. How many days does Aditya take?
39. 39.The average of 6 numbers is 39. When one more number is added, the average becomes 44. What number was added?
40. 40.What sum of money earns ₹1629 simple interest in 3 years at 3% per year (in ₹)?

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