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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 844 · 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.Pooja and Nisha together finish a job in 3 days. Pooja alone takes 4 days. How many days would Nisha take alone?
  2. 2.A study lamp bought for ₹1940 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  4. 4.A town has 960 people. Its population grows by 15%. How many people live there now?
  5. 5.By selling a table fan for ₹1533, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.The average of 4 numbers is 46. When one more number is added, the average becomes 47. What number was added?
  7. 7.A town has 2700 people. Its population grows by 10%. How many people live there now?
  8. 8.Kabir’s father is four times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 55 years. How old is Kabir?
  9. 9.Kavya can finish a job in 6 days and Saanvi in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  10. 10.A pressure cooker bought for ₹980 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A shop sells an average of 57 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 48 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  12. 12.After a 50% discount, a study lamp costs ₹70. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A price comes down by 50% and then comes down by 15% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  14. 14.A cricket bat is marked at ₹3260. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 85, 64, 67, 63, 71. What is their average mark?
  16. 16.Diya puts ₹16400 in a bank at 14% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹4100. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Kabir’s batting average after 14 innings is 31 runs. How many runs must Kabir score in the next innings to raise the average to 33?
  19. 19.The average of 5 numbers is 41. When one more number is added, the average becomes 46. What number was added?
  20. 20.A car runs for 3 hours at 26 km/h and then for 1 hour at 70 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  21. 21.How many minutes does a car take to go 38 km at 40 km/h?
  22. 22.A watch is marked at ₹2860. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.By selling a study lamp for ₹672, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  24. 24.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹2420. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  25. 25.In 21 years, Meera will be twice as old as Meera was 6 years ago. How old is Meera now?
  26. 26.Aditya and Vivaan together finish a job in 3 days. Aditya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Vivaan take alone?
  27. 27.A school bag is marked at ₹3080. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  28. 28.A car runs for 3 hours at 76 km/h and then for 3 hours at 42 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  29. 29.A bicycle is marked at ₹1200. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Vivaan can finish a job in 6 days and Sneha in 15 days. Vivaan works alone for 4 days and then stops. Sneha finishes the rest. How many days does Sneha take?
  31. 31.What sum of money earns ₹2171 simple interest in 1 year at 13% per year (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Diya puts ₹8400 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pressure cooker marked at ₹3920 is sold for ₹3528. What is the discount percent?
  34. 34.A cricket bat bought for ₹480 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.How many minutes does a car take to go 133 km at 60 km/h?
  36. 36.The average of 6 numbers is 59. When one more number is added, the average becomes 62. What number was added?
  37. 37.Rohan’s father is five times as old as Rohan. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is the father?
  38. 38.A car runs for 2 hours at 56 km/h and then for 4 hours at 26 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹860 and sells it for ₹430. Find the loss percent.
  40. 40.Kavya and Isha together finish a job in 2 days. Kavya alone takes 4 days. How many days would Isha take alone?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 2134
  3. 10
  4. 1104
  5. 1460
  6. 51
  7. 2970
  8. 11
  9. 11/24
  10. 931
  11. 54
  12. 140
  13. 57.5
  14. 3097
  15. 70
  16. 25584
  17. 3485
  18. 61
  19. 71
  20. 37
  21. 57
  22. 2717
  23. 560
  24. 1452
  25. 33
  26. 6
  27. 2310
  28. 59
  29. 972
  30. 5
  31. 16700
  32. 8988
  33. 10
  34. 576
  35. 133
  36. 80
  37. 30
  38. 36
  39. 50
  40. 4

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