Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 922 · 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.Meera’s batting average after 9 innings is 35 runs. How many runs must Meera score in the next innings to raise the average to 36?
2. 2.A table fan marked at ₹440 is sold for ₹330. What is the discount percent?
3. 3.Find the amount when ₹42528 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
4. 4.8 years ago, Meera’s mother was three times as old as Meera. The mother is 20 years old now. How old is Meera now?
5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹140 to ₹84. By what percent did it come down?
6. 6.Two discounts of 50% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
7. 7.What sum of money earns ₹2772 simple interest in 1 year at 14% per year (in ₹)?
8. 8.In 8 years, Pooja will be twice as old as Pooja was 6 years ago. How old is Pooja now?
9. 9.A bus runs at 54 km/h. How far does it go in 50 minutes (in km)?
10. 10.Find the simple interest on ₹2700 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
11. 11.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹680. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
12. 12.By selling a bicycle for ₹504, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
13. 13.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹1200 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
14. 14.A bus runs at 72 km/h. How far does it go in 40 minutes (in km)?
15. 15.A car runs for 1 hour at 49 km/h and then for 3 hours at 77 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
16. 16.Sneha can finish a job in 18 days and Zoya in 11 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
17. 17.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3480 to ₹2958. By what percent did it come down?
18. 18.By selling a watch for ₹1743, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
19. 19.By selling a school bag for ₹640, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
20. 20.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3420 to ₹3933. By what percent did it go up?
21. 21.10 years ago, Farhan’s mother was three times as old as Farhan. The mother is 22 years old now. How old is Farhan now?
22. 22.Find the amount when ₹34400 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
23. 23.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1500 to ₹1425. By what percent did it come down?
24. 24.A price comes down by 20% and then comes down by 30% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
25. 25.A study lamp is marked at ₹1620. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
26. 26.Find the amount when ₹512 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
27. 27.How many minutes does a car take to go 124 km at 30 km/h?
28. 28.In 13 years, Rahul will be three times as old as Rahul was 5 years ago. How old is Rahul now?
29. 29.Farhan’s father is twice as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 39 years. How old is Farhan?
30. 30.Farhan can finish a job in 4 days and Zoya in 11 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
31. 31.In 10 years, Vivaan will be twice as old as Vivaan was 3 years ago. How old is Vivaan now?
32. 32.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹40000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
33. 33.8 years ago, Meera’s mother was four times as old as Meera. The mother is 20 years old now. How old is Meera now?
34. 34.A price comes down by 5% and then comes down by 15% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
35. 35.Meera can finish a job in 9 days and Zoya in 21 days. Meera works alone for 6 days and then stops. Zoya finishes the rest. How many days does Zoya take?
36. 36.A pressure cooker marked at ₹4180 is sold for ₹3344. What is the discount percent?
37. 37.A shop sells an average of 29 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 67 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
38. 38.Dev’s father is three times as old as Dev. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is Dev?
39. 39.Vivaan’s father is three times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is the father?
40. 40.Diya puts ₹7800 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?

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