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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 85 · 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.Find the compound interest on ₹46000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  2. 2.Nisha can finish a job in 15 days and Rahul in 10 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  3. 3.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹37100 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  4. 4.2 years ago, Manav’s mother was three times as old as Manav. The mother is 17 years old now. How old is Manav now?
  5. 5.A cricket bat bought for ₹1940 is sold at a profit of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A pair of shoes marked at ₹820 is sold for ₹656. What is the discount percent?
  7. 7.In how many years will ₹18500 earn ₹5920 as simple interest at 8% per year?
  8. 8.Find the amount when ₹48000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  9. 9.Kabir cycles to his school at 90 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)?
  10. 10.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  11. 11.Find the amount when ₹32704 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  12. 12.The simple interest on ₹5900 for 2 years is ₹1298. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  13. 13.Two discounts of 25% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  14. 14.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 82, 76, 78, 97, 87. What is their average mark?
  15. 15.The average weight of 6 children is 33 kg. One child, who weighs 43 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  16. 16.By selling a bicycle for ₹1104, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  17. 17.In 16 years, Meera will be three times as old as Meera was 6 years ago. How old is Meera now?
  18. 18.A bicycle marked at ₹2240 is sold for ₹2128. What is the discount percent?
  19. 19.Ananya is 3 years older than Kabir. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 31. How old is Kabir now?
  20. 20.Find the compound interest on ₹24000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  21. 21.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1000 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  22. 22.A school bag is marked at ₹1980. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Diya works twice as fast as Isha. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
  24. 24.Kabir is 7 years older than Aditya. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 37. How old is Aditya now?
  25. 25.The average of 4 numbers is 18. When one more number is added, the average becomes 20. What number was added?
  26. 26.A car runs for 1 hour at 71 km/h and then for 2 hours at 47 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  27. 27.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1200 and sells it for ₹960. Find the loss percent.
  28. 28.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 94, 69, 85, 68. What is their average mark?
  29. 29.Kabir cycles to his school at 28 km/h and comes back by the same road at 21 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  30. 30.Karan and Diya together finish a job in 2 days. Karan alone takes 4 days. How many days would Diya take alone?
  31. 31.The average of 6 numbers is 15. When one more number is added, the average becomes 17. What number was added?
  32. 32.Nisha can finish a job in 8 days and Ishaan in 16 days. Nisha works alone for 6 days and then stops. Ishaan finishes the rest. How many days does Ishaan take?
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹660 to ₹693. By what percent did it go up?
  34. 34.The price of a school bag changes from ₹260 to ₹299. By what percent did it go up?
  35. 35.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹580. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  37. 37.Meera’s father is four times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 25 years. How old is the father?
  38. 38.Kabir cycles to his school at 10 km/h and comes back by the same road at 30 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  39. 39.Find the amount when ₹7900 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  40. 40.Rohan and Ishaan together finish a job in 5 days. Rohan alone takes 10 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?

Answer key

  1. 15226
  2. 6
  3. 1484
  4. 7
  5. 2134
  6. 20
  7. 4
  8. 73002
  9. 30
  10. 1951
  11. 51100
  12. 11
  13. 62.5
  14. 84
  15. 31
  16. 1840
  17. 17
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. 7944
  21. 1050
  22. 1188
  23. 30
  24. 7
  25. 28
  26. 55
  27. 20
  28. 79
  29. 24
  30. 4
  31. 29
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. 15
  35. 348
  36. 32.5
  37. 20
  38. 15
  39. 9559
  40. 10

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