Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 889 · 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.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1480 and sells it for ₹1036. Find the loss percent.
2. 2.Find the compound interest on ₹30800 at 20% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
3. 3.A water tank holds 860 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
4. 4.By selling a cricket bat for ₹288, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
5. 5.A shop sells 1840 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 5% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
6. 6.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹580. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
7. 7.Meera works twice as fast as Rohan. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
8. 8.The price of a bicycle is ₹2500. It goes up by 30%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
9. 9.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹570, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
10. 10.A table fan marked at ₹140 is sold for ₹98. What is the discount percent?
11. 11.After a 15% discount, a bicycle costs ₹1275. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
12. 12.By selling a study lamp for ₹1026, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
13. 13.A bicycle is marked at ₹1000. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
14. 14.The average weight of 11 children is 44 kg. One child, who weighs 74 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
15. 15.Pooja and Meera together finish a job in 3 days. Pooja alone takes 4 days. How many days would Meera take alone?
16. 16.In 24 years, Arjun will be twice as old as Arjun was 5 years ago. How old is Arjun now?
17. 17.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹12500 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
18. 18.Farhan’s father is five times as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 54 years. How old is Farhan?
19. 19.A table fan is marked at ₹575. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
20. 20.8 years ago, Ananya’s mother was twice as old as Ananya. The mother is 16 years old now. How old is Ananya now?
21. 21.Nisha can finish a job in 4 days and Karan in 28 days. Nisha works alone for 1 day and then stops. Karan finishes the rest. How many days does Karan take?
22. 22.A shopkeeper buys a school bag for ₹380 and sells it for ₹399. Find the profit percent.
23. 23.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
24. 24.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹420, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
25. 25.Two discounts of 10% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1360 and sells it for ₹1020. Find the loss percent.
27. 27.The average weight of 5 children is 28 kg. One child, who weighs 36 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
28. 28.Rohan works three times as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 8 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
29. 29.Find the amount when ₹28400 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
30. 30.Priya and Saanvi together finish a job in 3 days. Priya alone takes 4 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
31. 31.By selling a study lamp for ₹1850, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
32. 32.Arjun is 4 years older than Zoya. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is Zoya now?
33. 33.A shop sells 720 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
34. 34.By selling a study lamp for ₹1311, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
35. 35.In 3 years, Sneha will be twice as old as Sneha was 5 years ago. How old is Sneha now?
36. 36.By selling a study lamp for ₹1320, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
37. 37.A water tank holds 4360 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
38. 38.By selling a bicycle for ₹1634, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
39. 39.Ananya’s father is twice as old as Ananya. The sum of their ages is 27 years. How old is the father?
40. 40.Ananya and Nisha together finish a job in 3 days. Ananya alone takes 4 days. How many days would Nisha take alone?

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