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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 873 · 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.In how many years will ₹2600 earn ₹312 as simple interest at 12% per year?
  2. 2.A bicycle is marked at ₹1880. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Nisha works three times as fast as Meera. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Meera take alone?
  4. 4.A school bag bought for ₹1640 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Meera can finish a job in 18 days and Karan in 27 days. Meera works alone for 12 days and then stops. Karan finishes the rest. How many days does Karan take?
  6. 6.After a 30% discount, a study lamp costs ₹560. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  7. 7.2 years ago, Saanvi’s mother was twice as old as Saanvi. The mother is 18 years old now. How old is Saanvi now?
  8. 8.Change 35 m/s into km/h.
  9. 9.Isha and Meera together finish a job in 18 days. Isha alone takes 24 days. How many days would Meera take alone?
  10. 10.Rohan can finish a job in 19 days and Nisha in 11 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  11. 11.A bus runs at 32 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
  12. 12.After a 5% discount, a bicycle costs ₹1957. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Ananya works three times as fast as Manav. Together they finish a job in 3 days. How many days would Manav take alone?
  14. 14.In 5 years, Sneha will be twice as old as Sneha was 2 years ago. How old is Sneha now?
  15. 15.A water tank holds 4760 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.Find the amount when ₹36250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  17. 17.After a 20% discount, a table fan costs ₹2112. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  18. 18.A car runs for 4 hours at 44 km/h and then for 4 hours at 32 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  19. 19.A water tank holds 4040 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.Find the compound interest on ₹43600 at 5% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  21. 21.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1960 and sells it for ₹1470. Find the loss percent.
  22. 22.A watch is marked at ₹420. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Arjun can finish a job in 17 days and Manav in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  24. 24.A table fan is marked at ₹4940. The shop gives a 10% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  25. 25.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹2100 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  26. 26.A car runs for 1 hour at 22 km/h and then for 1 hour at 36 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  27. 27.Nisha is 8 years older than Rohan. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 50. How old is Rohan now?
  28. 28.Sneha can finish a job in 12 days and Diya in 26 days. Sneha works alone for 6 days and then stops. Diya finishes the rest. How many days does Diya take?
  29. 29.In 14 years, Rahul will be twice as old as Rahul was 6 years ago. How old is Rahul now?
  30. 30.Aarav’s father is three times as old as Aarav. The sum of their ages is 52 years. How old is the father?
  31. 31.The average weight of 9 children is 35 kg. One child, who weighs 59 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  32. 32.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  33. 33.In how many years will ₹16400 earn ₹3936 as simple interest at 8% per year?
  34. 34.Diya is 4 years older than Rohan. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 66. How old is Rohan now?
  35. 35.Ananya can finish a job in 17 days and Rahul in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  36. 36.In 22 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 6 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  37. 37.Ananya can finish a job in 18 days and Saanvi in 4 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  38. 38.By selling a watch for ₹2232, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  39. 39.The simple interest on ₹4700 for 4 years is ₹2632. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  40. 40.In how many years will ₹6600 earn ₹660 as simple interest at 10% per year?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1316
  3. 16
  4. 1230
  5. 9
  6. 800
  7. 10
  8. 126
  9. 72
  10. 60/209
  11. 24
  12. 2060
  13. 12
  14. 9
  15. 3808
  16. 45472
  17. 2640
  18. 38
  19. 3434
  20. 4469
  21. 25
  22. 168
  23. 33/272
  24. 4446
  25. 21
  26. 29
  27. 13
  28. 13
  29. 26
  30. 39
  31. 32
  32. 32.5
  33. 3
  34. 23
  35. 68/21
  36. 34
  37. 11/18
  38. 1860
  39. 14
  40. 1

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