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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 785 · 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 price of a school bag changes from ₹3040 to ₹2128. By what percent did it come down?
  2. 2.Aarav is 8 years older than Manav. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 34. How old is Manav now?
  3. 3.A car runs for 1 hour at 21 km/h and then for 1 hour at 59 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  4. 4.Find the amount when ₹50000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  5. 5.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹465, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Manav can finish a job in 18 days and Kavya in 16 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  7. 7.A table fan marked at ₹2260 is sold for ₹1356. What is the discount percent?
  8. 8.A water tank holds 340 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹320 and sells it for ₹400. Find the profit percent.
  10. 10.A water tank holds 640 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A watch is marked at ₹700. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A water tank holds 2620 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  13. 13.A town has 1840 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
  14. 14.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1272, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A table fan bought for ₹1980 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.How many minutes does a car take to go 78 km at 45 km/h?
  17. 17.A car runs for 4 hours at 63 km/h and then for 4 hours at 39 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  18. 18.Saanvi’s batting average after 13 innings is 38 runs. How many runs must Saanvi score in the next innings to raise the average to 39?
  19. 19.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 40, 50, 43, 55, 54, 76. What is their average mark?
  20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1380 and sells it for ₹828. Find the loss percent.
  21. 21.Two discounts of 50% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  22. 22.A watch marked at ₹3500 is sold for ₹2450. What is the discount percent?
  23. 23.By selling a cricket bat for ₹770, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The average weight of 5 children is 39 kg. One child, who weighs 51 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  25. 25.By selling a school bag for ₹2275, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  26. 26.What sum of money earns ₹496 simple interest in 4 years at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A watch is marked at ₹680. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Kabir cycles to his school at 75 km/h and comes back by the same road at 50 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  29. 29.A bicycle is marked at ₹2440. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  30. 30.The price of a bicycle is ₹3180. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  31. 31.The average of 4 numbers is 28. When one more number is added, the average becomes 29. What number was added?
  32. 32.Find the simple interest on ₹5700 at 3% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  33. 33.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  34. 34.Kavya’s father is three times as old as Kavya. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is Kavya?
  35. 35.Kabir cycles to his school at 22 km/h and comes back by the same road at 66 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1300 to ₹1105. By what percent did it come down?
  37. 37.What sum of money earns ₹2590 simple interest in 5 years at 14% per year (in ₹)?
  38. 38.What sum of money earns ₹3150 simple interest in 3 years at 10% per year (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Diya puts ₹17900 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  40. 40.Dev can finish a job in 6 days and Farhan in 30 days. Dev works alone for 1 day and then stops. Farhan finishes the rest. How many days does Farhan take?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 8
  3. 40
  4. 55125
  5. 620
  6. 144/17
  7. 40
  8. 204
  9. 25
  10. 384
  11. 504
  12. 1572
  13. 2760
  14. 1060
  15. 1584
  16. 104
  17. 51
  18. 52
  19. 53
  20. 40
  21. 75
  22. 30
  23. 1540
  24. 36
  25. 1820
  26. 6200
  27. 646
  28. 60
  29. 2196
  30. 3339
  31. 33
  32. 171
  33. 108
  34. 5
  35. 33
  36. 15
  37. 3700
  38. 10500
  39. 18616
  40. 25

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