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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 904 · 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.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1440. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Arjun’s father is four times as old as Arjun. The sum of their ages is 75 years. How old is the father?
  3. 3.A bus runs at 26 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  4. 4.Arjun’s father is three times as old as Arjun. The sum of their ages is 32 years. How old is Arjun?
  5. 5.In 12 years, Karan will be three times as old as Karan was 2 years ago. How old is Karan now?
  6. 6.A town has 420 people. Its population grows by 20%. How many people live there now?
  7. 7.The simple interest on ₹7800 for 4 years is ₹1560. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  8. 8.The average of 6 numbers is 27. When one more number is added, the average becomes 28. What number was added?
  9. 9.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹189, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A water tank holds 1580 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  11. 11.A pair of shoes marked at ₹2540 is sold for ₹1905. What is the discount percent?
  12. 12.A bus runs at 76 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  13. 13.Aarav works three times as fast as Sneha. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How many days would Sneha take alone?
  14. 14.Find the simple interest on ₹16500 at 2% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  15. 15.Two discounts of 25% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  16. 16.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹20000 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  18. 18.Pooja’s batting average after 12 innings is 48 runs. How many runs must Pooja score in the next innings to raise the average to 50?
  19. 19.Diya puts ₹4600 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  20. 20.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹8700 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  21. 21.The simple interest on ₹2100 for 3 years is ₹504. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  22. 22.How many minutes does a car take to go 22 km at 60 km/h?
  23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2040 to ₹1632. By what percent did it come down?
  24. 24.A bus runs at 81 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  25. 25.Arjun is 4 years older than Kabir. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 52. How old is Kabir now?
  26. 26.After a 5% discount, a watch costs ₹1045. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
  28. 28.Pooja works three times as fast as Ishaan. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  29. 29.A car runs for 3 hours at 29 km/h and then for 3 hours at 59 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  30. 30.The average of 6 numbers is 34. When one more number is added, the average becomes 36. What number was added?
  31. 31.A bus runs at 36 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
  32. 32.A table fan bought for ₹120 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A school bag bought for ₹120 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  34. 34.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹16200 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Diya puts ₹1200 in a bank at 11% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Ananya is 9 years older than Isha. In 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 29. How old is Isha now?
  37. 37.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹940 and sells it for ₹893. Find the loss percent.
  38. 38.Find the simple interest on ₹13400 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.A car runs for 1 hour at 54 km/h and then for 1 hour at 76 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  40. 40.Vivaan’s father is five times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 54 years. How old is the father?

Answer key

  1. 1008
  2. 60
  3. 39
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 504
  7. 5
  8. 34
  9. 180
  10. 948
  11. 25
  12. 114
  13. 48
  14. 1320
  15. 32.5
  16. 128
  17. 10
  18. 74
  19. 5428
  20. 87
  21. 8
  22. 22
  23. 20
  24. 54
  25. 18
  26. 1100
  27. 25
  28. 28
  29. 44
  30. 48
  31. 24
  32. 84
  33. 168
  34. 162
  35. 1596
  36. 6
  37. 5
  38. 1340
  39. 65
  40. 45

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