Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 824 · 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.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹440 and sells it for ₹660. Find the profit percent.
2. 2.Nisha’s father is twice as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 39 years. How old is Nisha?
3. 3.A cricket bat marked at ₹3440 is sold for ₹2408. What is the discount percent?
4. 4.Nisha’s father is twice as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
5. 5.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
6. 6.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹408. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
7. 7.Arjun can finish a job in 6 days and Saanvi in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
8. 8.A study lamp is marked at ₹1400. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
9. 9.A bus runs at 72 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
10. 10.A watch is marked at ₹2540. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
11. 11.Find the compound interest on ₹21000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
12. 12.Diya is 3 years older than Dev. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 53. How old is Dev now?
13. 13.A bicycle is marked at ₹3660. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
14. 14.Two discounts of 25% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
15. 15.A car runs for 1 hour at 26 km/h and then for 1 hour at 58 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
16. 16.The average of 4 numbers is 21. When one more number is added, the average becomes 22. What number was added?
17. 17.Find the amount when ₹41000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
18. 18.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 20% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
19. 19.Manav can finish a job in 5 days and Ishaan in 15 days. Manav works alone for 4 days and then stops. Ishaan finishes the rest. How many days does Ishaan take?
20. 20.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹1100 and sells it for ₹1210. Find the profit percent.
21. 21.Aditya can finish a job in 16 days and Arjun in 2 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
22. 22.A cricket bat is marked at ₹2400. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
23. 23.Kabir cycles to his school at 12 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)?
24. 24.A study lamp marked at ₹300 is sold for ₹180. What is the discount percent?
25. 25.By selling a school bag for ₹874, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
26. 26.By selling a school bag for ₹90, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
27. 27.The price of a bicycle is ₹3240. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
28. 28.Ishaan can finish a job in 14 days and Zoya in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
29. 29.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹140 and sells it for ₹196. Find the profit percent.
30. 30.Nisha and Kavya together finish a job in 9 days. Nisha alone takes 10 days. How many days would Kavya take alone?
31. 31.A study lamp bought for ₹1960 is sold at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
32. 32.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1220 is sold at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
33. 33.A cricket bat is marked at ₹550. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
34. 34.What sum of money earns ₹1048 simple interest in 2 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
35. 35.Aditya can finish a job in 17 days and Rohan in 6 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
36. 36.A shop sells 2440 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
37. 37.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
38. 38.A table fan marked at ₹1700 is sold for ₹850. What is the discount percent?
39. 39.A water tank holds 3260 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
40. 40.The simple interest on ₹9200 for 5 years is ₹4600. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?

Free quantitative aptitude lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/quantitative-aptitude