Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 879 · 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.In 17 years, Meera will be three times as old as Meera was 3 years ago. How old is Meera now?
2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹140 and sells it for ₹196. Find the profit percent.
3. 3.A cricket bat is marked at ₹450. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
4. 4.The average of 4 numbers is 18. When one more number is added, the average becomes 22. What number was added?
5. 5.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
6. 6.Kabir’s father is three times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is Kabir?
7. 7.A shop sells an average of 34 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 26 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
8. 8.Find the amount when ₹24000 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
9. 9.By selling a watch for ₹140, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
10. 10.What sum of money earns ₹624 simple interest in 4 years at 4% per year (in ₹)?
11. 11.In how many years will ₹7800 earn ₹624 as simple interest at 8% per year?
12. 12.A car runs for 3 hours at 42 km/h and then for 3 hours at 62 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
13. 13.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹1210, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
14. 14.Find the amount when ₹48000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
15. 15.A shop sells an average of 35 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 26 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
16. 16.Isha can finish a job in 3 days and Kavya in 10 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
17. 17.Zoya can finish a job in 11 days and Kabir in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
18. 18.A school bag is marked at ₹880. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
19. 19.Rahul’s batting average after 10 innings is 43 runs. How many runs must Rahul score in the next innings to raise the average to 47?
20. 20.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 55, 55, 66, 96. What is their average mark?
21. 21.Find the amount when ₹46875 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
22. 22.Tara can finish a job in 22 days and Aarav in 11 days. Tara works alone for 2 days and then stops. Aarav finishes the rest. How many days does Aarav take?
23. 23.A shop sells 2240 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 5% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
24. 24.In 8 years, Rohan will be twice as old as Rohan was 3 years ago. How old is Rohan now?
25. 25.Two discounts of 10% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
26. 26.Diya puts ₹1200 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
27. 27.A shop sells 840 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1980 and sells it for ₹1584. Find the loss percent.
29. 29.Karan can finish a job in 4 days and Meera in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
30. 30.A pair of shoes marked at ₹180 is sold for ₹135. What is the discount percent?
31. 31.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1200 to ₹900. By what percent did it come down?
32. 32.A water tank holds 880 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
33. 33.By selling a study lamp for ₹1025, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
34. 34.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
35. 35.Ananya can finish a job in 7 days and Meera in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
36. 36.A table fan is marked at ₹1050. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
37. 37.A water tank holds 4720 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
38. 38.Ananya is 6 years older than Kabir. In 8 years, the sum of their ages will be 38. How old is Kabir now?
39. 39.Meera is 3 years older than Aditya. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 61. How old is Aditya now?
40. 40.Tara’s batting average after 6 innings is 28 runs. How many runs must Tara score in the next innings to raise the average to 33?

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