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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 883 · 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.Sneha’s father is three times as old as Sneha. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Sneha?
  2. 2.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  3. 3.A water tank holds 880 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.4 years ago, Meera’s mother was three times as old as Meera. The mother is 13 years old now. How old is Meera now?
  5. 5.A bus runs at 60 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  6. 6.In 4 years, Dev will be twice as old as Dev was 6 years ago. How old is Dev now?
  7. 7.By selling a table fan for ₹1768, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1460 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Sneha and Rahul together finish a job in 2 days. Sneha alone takes 4 days. How many days would Rahul take alone?
  10. 10.The average weight of 6 children is 27 kg. One child, who weighs 37 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  11. 11.Manav and Sneha together finish a job in 6 days. Manav alone takes 15 days. How many days would Sneha take alone?
  12. 12.The average of 8 numbers is 49. When one more number is added, the average becomes 54. What number was added?
  13. 13.The average weight of 9 children is 44 kg. One child, who weighs 52 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  14. 14.A bus runs at 60 km/h. How far does it go in 10 minutes (in km)?
  15. 15.Vivaan is 6 years older than Priya. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 48. How old is Priya now?
  16. 16.The price of a school bag changes from ₹4180 to ₹3762. By what percent did it come down?
  17. 17.A study lamp marked at ₹1440 is sold for ₹1008. What is the discount percent?
  18. 18.A bicycle is marked at ₹1180. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  19. 19.After a 25% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹1260. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Farhan can finish a job in 20 days and Priya in 30 days. Farhan works alone for 10 days and then stops. Priya finishes the rest. How many days does Priya take?
  21. 21.Find the simple interest on ₹15800 at 5% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  22. 22.A bus runs at 56 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  23. 23.The simple interest on ₹9500 for 3 years is ₹2280. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹1020 and sells it for ₹1224. Find the profit percent.
  25. 25.A bicycle marked at ₹1360 is sold for ₹1292. What is the discount percent?
  26. 26.A car runs for 3 hours at 45 km/h and then for 1 hour at 57 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  27. 27.Aditya and Saanvi together finish a job in 12 days. Aditya alone takes 16 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  28. 28.How many minutes does a car take to go 17 km at 34 km/h?
  29. 29.Find the compound interest on ₹47500 at 4% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  30. 30.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  31. 31.A bus runs at 64 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  32. 32.In 18 years, Ananya will be three times as old as Ananya was 2 years ago. How old is Ananya now?
  33. 33.What sum of money earns ₹656 simple interest in 2 years at 8% per year (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Nisha and Rahul together finish a job in 3 days. Nisha alone takes 4 days. How many days would Rahul take alone?
  35. 35.The price of a school bag changes from ₹700 to ₹350. By what percent did it come down?
  36. 36.A shop sells 2560 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  37. 37.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  38. 38.By selling a table fan for ₹980, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1940 and sells it for ₹1455. Find the loss percent.
  40. 40.A car runs for 1 hour at 69 km/h and then for 1 hour at 57 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 19
  3. 616
  4. 7
  5. 30
  6. 16
  7. 1360
  8. 1095
  9. 4
  10. 25
  11. 10
  12. 94
  13. 43
  14. 10
  15. 19
  16. 10
  17. 30
  18. 944
  19. 1680
  20. 15
  21. 790
  22. 84
  23. 8
  24. 20
  25. 5
  26. 48
  27. 48
  28. 30
  29. 3876
  30. 54
  31. 32
  32. 12
  33. 4100
  34. 12
  35. 50
  36. 3328
  37. 30
  38. 1400
  39. 25
  40. 63

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