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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 800 · 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 pressure cooker bought for ₹1600 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Kabir is 9 years older than Rahul. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 61. How old is Rahul now?
  3. 3.3 years ago, Dev’s mother was twice as old as Dev. The mother is 13 years old now. How old is Dev now?
  4. 4.A water tank holds 1020 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.Find the amount when ₹43280 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  6. 6.A water tank holds 100 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹896. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  8. 8.By selling a table fan for ₹1309, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  9. 9.A bus runs at 58 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  10. 10.Saanvi is 5 years older than Farhan. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 43. How old is Farhan now?
  11. 11.Diya puts ₹4200 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A price goes up by 5% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4740 to ₹7110. By what percent did it go up?
  14. 14.Rohan is 5 years older than Saanvi. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 67. How old is Saanvi now?
  15. 15.Kabir can finish a job in 7 days and Ishaan in 15 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  16. 16.A school bag marked at ₹3840 is sold for ₹3648. What is the discount percent?
  17. 17.Karan works twice as fast as Zoya. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
  18. 18.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  19. 19.What sum of money earns ₹520 simple interest in 5 years at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Ananya works three times as fast as Rohan. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
  21. 21.By selling a watch for ₹420, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  22. 22.A town has 2260 people. Its population grows by 10%. How many people live there now?
  23. 23.Aarav and Dev together finish a job in 6 days. Aarav alone takes 10 days. How many days would Dev take alone?
  24. 24.A bus runs at 60 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  25. 25.Kabir cycles to his school at 54 km/h and comes back by the same road at 18 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  26. 26.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3920 to ₹2744. By what percent did it come down?
  27. 27.A shop sells an average of 29 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)?
  28. 28.Find the amount when ₹37600 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  29. 29.Nisha’s father is twice as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 24 years. How old is Nisha?
  30. 30.By selling a watch for ₹828, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  31. 31.By selling a watch for ₹1464, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Kabir cycles to his school at 24 km/h and comes back by the same road at 40 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  33. 33.Kabir works three times as fast as Zoya. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How many days would Zoya take alone?
  34. 34.Manav can finish a job in 24 days and Rahul in 9 days. Manav works alone for 8 days and then stops. Rahul finishes the rest. How many days does Rahul take?
  35. 35.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹975. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  36. 36.By selling a school bag for ₹816, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  37. 37.How many minutes does a car take to go 130 km at 75 km/h?
  38. 38.What sum of money earns ₹520 simple interest in 1 year at 13% per year (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A bus runs at 38 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  40. 40.By selling a study lamp for ₹1975, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 1760
  2. 19
  3. 8
  4. 867
  5. 67625
  6. 85
  7. 504
  8. 1540
  9. 29
  10. 10
  11. 4452
  12. 20.75
  13. 50
  14. 29
  15. 105/22
  16. 5
  17. 15
  18. 20
  19. 5200
  20. 8
  21. 400
  22. 2486
  23. 15
  24. 15
  25. 27
  26. 30
  27. 31
  28. 41454
  29. 8
  30. 920
  31. 1220
  32. 30
  33. 32
  34. 6
  35. 702
  36. 1020
  37. 104
  38. 4000
  39. 19
  40. 1580

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