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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 893 · 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. 1.5 years ago, Kavya’s mother was four times as old as Kavya. The mother is 33 years old now. How old is Kavya now?
  2. 2.Find the compound interest on ₹7500 at 4% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  3. 3.A school bag is marked at ₹520. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Kavya’s father is three times as old as Kavya. The sum of their ages is 44 years. How old is Kavya?
  5. 5.Find the amount when ₹21875 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  6. 6.A shop sells an average of 32 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 25 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
  7. 7.The price of a bicycle is ₹760. It goes up by 40%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.By selling a study lamp for ₹270, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  9. 9.What sum of money earns ₹40 simple interest in 1 year at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A town has 1320 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
  11. 11.In 9 years, Vivaan will be three times as old as Vivaan was 3 years ago. How old is Vivaan now?
  12. 12.By selling a table fan for ₹1110, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  13. 13.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹588, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Dev can finish a job in 9 days and Rohan in 18 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  15. 15.Farhan can finish a job in 7 days and Priya in 5 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  16. 16.By selling a study lamp for ₹800, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Farhan’s father is four times as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Farhan?
  18. 18.A watch is marked at ₹520. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A town has 3320 people. Its population grows by 15%. How many people live there now?
  20. 20.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹460. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A shop sells an average of 24 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 40 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  22. 22.What sum of money earns ₹472 simple interest in 2 years at 2% per year (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A bicycle is marked at ₹4000. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Kabir cycles to his school at 40 km/h and comes back by the same road at 88 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  25. 25.After a 50% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹2190. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹560 and sells it for ₹504. Find the loss percent.
  27. 27.The simple interest on ₹16900 for 2 years is ₹4732. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  28. 28.A water tank holds 2700 litres. 15% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  29. 29.A car runs for 2 hours at 44 km/h and then for 2 hours at 64 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  30. 30.Pooja works three times as fast as Isha. Together they finish a job in 3 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
  31. 31.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  32. 32.Rohan can finish a job in 13 days and Kabir in 10 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  33. 33.What sum of money earns ₹918 simple interest in 1 year at 6% per year (in ₹)?
  34. 34.After a 10% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹1890. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  35. 35.A school bag bought for ₹600 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Diya puts ₹1800 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A water tank holds 2120 litres. 50% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.By selling a study lamp for ₹666, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 14, 13, 9, 13, 12, 59. What is their average mark?
  40. 40.Zoya and Aarav together finish a job in 4 days. Zoya alone takes 5 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 612
  3. 351
  4. 11
  5. 25515
  6. 30
  7. 1064
  8. 300
  9. 2000
  10. 1980
  11. 9
  12. 740
  13. 420
  14. 6
  15. 35/12
  16. 1000
  17. 8
  18. 195
  19. 3818
  20. 437
  21. 30
  22. 11800
  23. 3200
  24. 55
  25. 4380
  26. 10
  27. 14
  28. 2295
  29. 54
  30. 12
  31. 20
  32. 23/65
  33. 15300
  34. 2100
  35. 420
  36. 1908
  37. 1060
  38. 740
  39. 20
  40. 20

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