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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 895 · 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 12 years, Zoya will be three times as old as Zoya was 2 years ago. How old is Zoya now?
  2. 2.6 years ago, Ishaan’s mother was four times as old as Ishaan. The mother is 18 years old now. How old is Ishaan now?
  3. 3.2 years ago, Karan’s mother was four times as old as Karan. The mother is 50 years old now. How old is Karan now?
  4. 4.By selling a school bag for ₹910, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 30%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  5. 5.A shop sells an average of 67 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 71 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 4 days (in kg)?
  6. 6.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  7. 7.After a 40% discount, a school bag costs ₹1416. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A bus runs at 39 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  9. 9.Karan and Aarav together finish a job in 4 days. Karan alone takes 5 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  10. 10.Find the compound interest on ₹45000 at 12% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  11. 11.Kabir cycles to his school at 24 km/h and comes back by the same road at 48 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  12. 12.Diya puts ₹12800 in a bank at 3% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A study lamp is marked at ₹4960. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Find the simple interest on ₹2700 at 8% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  15. 15.The price of a bicycle is ₹3220. It goes up by 5%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Kabir can finish a job in 7 days and Isha in 14 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  17. 17.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 58, 48, 55, 67, 72. What is their average mark?
  18. 18.Vivaan can finish a job in 10 days and Rahul in 9 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  19. 19.A pair of shoes bought for ₹260 is sold at a loss of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Tara and Diya together finish a job in 6 days. Tara alone takes 7 days. How many days would Diya take alone?
  21. 21.In 6 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 6 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  22. 22.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  23. 23.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹41100 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The simple interest on ₹9100 for 2 years is ₹2548. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  25. 25.A bus runs at 56 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  26. 26.After a 5% discount, a table fan costs ₹2603. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A cricket bat marked at ₹4380 is sold for ₹2190. What is the discount percent?
  28. 28.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1080 and sells it for ₹1134. Find the profit percent.
  29. 29.What sum of money earns ₹484 simple interest in 2 years at 11% per year (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹1500 and sells it for ₹2250. Find the profit percent.
  31. 31.Diya is 3 years older than Rohan. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 65. How old is Rohan now?
  32. 32.A bus runs at 60 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  33. 33.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹470, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  34. 34.The average weight of 9 children is 43 kg. One child, who weighs 67 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  35. 35.Meera’s father is three times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 56 years. How old is Meera?
  36. 36.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  37. 37.A price goes up by 20% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  38. 38.Kavya and Saanvi together finish a job in 14 days. Kavya alone takes 21 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  39. 39.5 years ago, Manav’s mother was twice as old as Manav. The mother is 11 years old now. How old is Manav now?
  40. 40.A price comes down by 40% and then comes down by 40% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 9
  3. 14
  4. 700
  5. 69
  6. 15
  7. 2360
  8. 13
  9. 20
  10. 11448
  11. 32
  12. 13952
  13. 4712
  14. 648
  15. 3381
  16. 14/3
  17. 60
  18. 90/19
  19. 247
  20. 42
  21. 18
  22. 54
  23. 411
  24. 14
  25. 84
  26. 2740
  27. 50
  28. 5
  29. 2200
  30. 50
  31. 28
  32. 40
  33. 940
  34. 40
  35. 14
  36. 30
  37. 38
  38. 42
  39. 8
  40. 64

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