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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 793 · 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 bicycle is ₹1260. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  2. 2.A school bag is marked at ₹2500. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.7 years ago, Isha’s mother was twice as old as Isha. The mother is 27 years old now. How old is Isha now?
  4. 4.How many minutes does a car take to go 136 km at 48 km/h?
  5. 5.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  6. 6.Kabir’s father is five times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is the father?
  7. 7.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4780 to ₹5736. By what percent did it go up?
  8. 8.Find the compound interest on ₹31250 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  9. 9.A price goes up by 30% and then comes down by 10%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  10. 10.The price of a bicycle is ₹4780. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Pooja and Zoya together finish a job in 2 days. Pooja alone takes 3 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
  12. 12.A bus runs at 21 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  13. 13.A watch is marked at ₹4020. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
  15. 15.Find the compound interest on ₹16800 at 25% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  16. 16.Change 25 m/s into km/h.
  17. 17.5 years ago, Diya’s mother was three times as old as Diya. The mother is 14 years old now. How old is Diya now?
  18. 18.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 10% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  19. 19.Kabir cycles to his school at 90 km/h and comes back by the same road at 60 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  20. 20.Karan is 9 years older than Aarav. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 57. How old is Aarav now?
  21. 21.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  22. 22.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  23. 23.Change 35 m/s into km/h.
  24. 24.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  25. 25.In how many years will ₹2900 earn ₹522 as simple interest at 9% per year?
  26. 26.How many minutes does a car take to go 19 km at 60 km/h?
  27. 27.How many minutes does a car take to go 133 km at 57 km/h?
  28. 28.Find the simple interest on ₹13500 at 12% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  29. 29.A town has 4540 people. Its population grows by 25%. How many people live there now?
  30. 30.In 20 years, Kabir will be three times as old as Kabir was 4 years ago. How old is Kabir now?
  31. 31.2 years ago, Kavya’s mother was twice as old as Kavya. The mother is 8 years old now. How old is Kavya now?
  32. 32.By selling a table fan for ₹555, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A watch bought for ₹1580 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Sneha’s father is twice as old as Sneha. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
  35. 35.In how many years will ₹9700 earn ₹970 as simple interest at 2% per year?
  36. 36.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1300 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A car runs for 1 hour at 75 km/h and then for 2 hours at 69 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹240. By what percent did it go up?
  39. 39.A water tank holds 2220 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  40. 40.Meera’s batting average after 10 innings is 35 runs. How many runs must Meera score in the next innings to raise the average to 37?

Answer key

  1. 1449
  2. 2025
  3. 17
  4. 170
  5. 108
  6. 50
  7. 20
  8. 3902
  9. 17
  10. 5497
  11. 6
  12. 7
  13. 3618
  14. 144
  15. 9450
  16. 90
  17. 8
  18. 46
  19. 72
  20. 16
  21. 5
  22. 25
  23. 126
  24. 15
  25. 2
  26. 19
  27. 140
  28. 1620
  29. 5675
  30. 16
  31. 5
  32. 740
  33. 1896
  34. 28
  35. 5
  36. 1170
  37. 71
  38. 20
  39. 1998
  40. 57

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