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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 916 · 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.How many minutes does a car take to go 118 km at 60 km/h?
  2. 2.A bicycle is marked at ₹2320. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A water tank holds 3880 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  4. 4.A pair of shoes marked at ₹2060 is sold for ₹1957. What is the discount percent?
  5. 5.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  6. 6.Zoya can finish a job in 6 days and Ananya in 8 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  7. 7.Find the amount when ₹26400 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  8. 8.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹816, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 20%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  9. 9.Meera’s father is four times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 45 years. How old is Meera?
  10. 10.A town has 3360 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  11. 11.Nisha’s father is four times as old as Nisha. The sum of their ages is 70 years. How old is the father?
  12. 12.What sum of money earns ₹6240 simple interest in 5 years at 8% per year (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Find the amount when ₹46875 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  14. 14.The price of a bicycle is ₹1940. It goes up by 30%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  15. 15.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1440 to ₹1296. By what percent did it come down?
  16. 16.A pressure cooker bought for ₹1340 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  17. 17.The price of a bicycle is ₹1200. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Ananya’s batting average after 11 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Ananya score in the next innings to raise the average to 25?
  19. 19.A watch marked at ₹4420 is sold for ₹4199. What is the discount percent?
  20. 20.A study lamp marked at ₹4720 is sold for ₹4248. What is the discount percent?
  21. 21.A study lamp bought for ₹800 is sold at a loss of 25%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Find the simple interest on ₹2200 at 8% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  23. 23.Priya is 8 years older than Aarav. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 60. How old is Aarav now?
  24. 24.Sneha can finish a job in 5 days and Meera in 17 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  25. 25.Diya is 8 years older than Karan. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 22. How old is Karan now?
  26. 26.9 years ago, Ananya’s mother was four times as old as Ananya. The mother is 21 years old now. How old is Ananya now?
  27. 27.8 years ago, Priya’s mother was three times as old as Priya. The mother is 23 years old now. How old is Priya now?
  28. 28.The average of 4 numbers is 44. When one more number is added, the average becomes 50. What number was added?
  29. 29.After a 10% discount, a watch costs ₹126. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Isha can finish a job in 20 days and Rahul in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  31. 31.A watch is marked at ₹100. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Aditya can finish a job in 18 days and Sneha in 7 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  33. 33.A bus runs at 66 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  34. 34.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1476, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  35. 35.The simple interest on ₹10300 for 2 years is ₹2678. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  36. 36.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹1330, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Ishaan is 10 years older than Meera. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 48. How old is Meera now?
  38. 38.Find the simple interest on ₹4500 at 2% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  39. 39.The price of a bicycle is ₹1020. It goes up by 25%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  40. 40.Kavya can finish a job in 8 days and Isha in 9 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =

Answer key

  1. 118
  2. 1972
  3. 3492
  4. 5
  5. 108
  6. 7/12
  7. 34914
  8. 680
  9. 9
  10. 3528
  11. 56
  12. 15600
  13. 65856
  14. 2522
  15. 10
  16. 804
  17. 1380
  18. 36
  19. 5
  20. 10
  21. 600
  22. 704
  23. 24
  24. 85/22
  25. 5
  26. 12
  27. 13
  28. 74
  29. 140
  30. 60/13
  31. 85
  32. 25/42
  33. 33
  34. 1640
  35. 13
  36. 1400
  37. 13
  38. 360
  39. 1275
  40. 17/24

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