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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 861 · 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.Change 10 m/s into km/h.
  2. 2.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  3. 3.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2080 to ₹1248. By what percent did it come down?
  4. 4.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 60, 65, 68, 76, 57, 88. What is their average mark?
  5. 5.A shop sells an average of 63 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 59 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 4 days (in kg)?
  6. 6.What sum of money earns ₹1791 simple interest in 3 years at 3% per year (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹660 and sells it for ₹330. Find the loss percent.
  8. 8.A school bag bought for ₹1920 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  9. 9.By selling a watch for ₹247, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹300 and sells it for ₹390. Find the profit percent.
  11. 11.What sum of money earns ₹1764 simple interest in 4 years at 7% per year (in ₹)?
  12. 12.In 8 years, Kavya will be twice as old as Kavya was 3 years ago. How old is Kavya now?
  13. 13.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1960 to ₹1666. By what percent did it come down?
  14. 14.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  15. 15.4 years ago, Karan’s mother was twice as old as Karan. The mother is 20 years old now. How old is Karan now?
  16. 16.Sneha can finish a job in 8 days and Tara in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  17. 17.Manav can finish a job in 4 days and Kavya in 18 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  18. 18.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹33200 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A shop sells 4040 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 5% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  20. 20.Zoya’s father is twice as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
  21. 21.Aditya’s batting average after 14 innings is 46 runs. How many runs must Aditya score in the next innings to raise the average to 48?
  22. 22.Rohan can finish a job in 9 days and Isha in 18 days. Rohan works alone for 4 days and then stops. Isha finishes the rest. How many days does Isha take?
  23. 23.What sum of money earns ₹532 simple interest in 4 years at 7% per year (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Karan’s batting average after 9 innings is 45 runs. How many runs must Karan score in the next innings to raise the average to 50?
  25. 25.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1767, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Find the compound interest on ₹4900 at 20% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  27. 27.The simple interest on ₹2400 for 3 years is ₹432. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  28. 28.A pair of shoes bought for ₹420 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Find the simple interest on ₹16200 at 12% per year for 5 years (in ₹).
  30. 30.The price of a bicycle is ₹160. It goes up by 20%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Diya puts ₹10700 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Find the compound interest on ₹10400 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  33. 33.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3740 to ₹3927. By what percent did it go up?
  34. 34.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹408. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  35. 35.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹342, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Find the amount when ₹46875 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  37. 37.A town has 1620 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  38. 38.The simple interest on ₹16100 for 5 years is ₹6440. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  39. 39.Find the simple interest on ₹3900 at 10% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  40. 40.Manav is 8 years older than Nisha. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 30. How old is Nisha now?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 10
  3. 40
  4. 69
  5. 61
  6. 19900
  7. 50
  8. 2016
  9. 260
  10. 30
  11. 6300
  12. 14
  13. 15
  14. 5
  15. 12
  16. 13/24
  17. 11/36
  18. 83
  19. 4242
  20. 28
  21. 76
  22. 10
  23. 1900
  24. 95
  25. 1860
  26. 2156
  27. 6
  28. 630
  29. 9720
  30. 192
  31. 11128
  32. 2184
  33. 5
  34. 153
  35. 360
  36. 52728
  37. 2106
  38. 8
  39. 1560
  40. 5

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