Everyday Maths Practice Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 937 · 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.A bicycle is marked at ₹432. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
2. 2.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 32, 21, 41, 27, 42, 11. What is their average mark?
3. 3.A pair of shoes bought for ₹460 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
4. 4.Two discounts of 20% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
5. 5.A bus runs at 28 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
6. 6.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹440, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 50%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
7. 7.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1656, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
8. 8.A water tank holds 3840 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
9. 9.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹1080. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
10. 10.The average weight of 12 children is 39 kg. One child, who weighs 72 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
11. 11.By selling a bicycle for ₹1072, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 20%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
12. 12.Kabir cycles to his school at 78 km/h and comes back by the same road at 26 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
13. 13.Find the amount when ₹9216 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
14. 14.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹1480. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
15. 15.A car runs for 2 hours at 30 km/h and then for 2 hours at 40 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
16. 16.Ishaan can finish a job in 11 days and Rahul in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
17. 17.A cricket bat is marked at ₹488. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
18. 18.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹2550, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
19. 19.A water tank holds 2700 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
20. 20.A cricket bat is marked at ₹4360. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
21. 21.Diya puts ₹6500 in a bank at 8% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
22. 22.In how many years will ₹18100 earn ₹2534 as simple interest at 14% per year?
23. 23.Rahul works three times as fast as Diya. Together they finish a job in 7 days. How many days would Diya take alone?
24. 24.Change 90 km/h into metres per second.
25. 25.By selling a table fan for ₹42, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
26. 26.Manav works twice as fast as Aditya. Together they finish a job in 2 days. How many days would Aditya take alone?
27. 27.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3180 to ₹2703. By what percent did it come down?
28. 28.Diya puts ₹4100 in a bank at 10% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
29. 29.In 3 years, Aditya will be three times as old as Aditya was 5 years ago. How old is Aditya now?
30. 30.Aditya and Isha together finish a job in 2 days. Aditya alone takes 4 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
31. 31.Farhan’s father is twice as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 27 years. How old is Farhan?
32. 32.A bus runs at 40 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
33. 33.The average weight of 12 children is 38 kg. One child, who weighs 49 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
34. 34.What sum of money earns ₹2520 simple interest in 2 years at 15% per year (in ₹)?
35. 35.3 years ago, Rohan’s mother was three times as old as Rohan. The mother is 33 years old now. How old is Rohan now?
36. 36.By selling a study lamp for ₹990, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
37. 37.Find the amount when ₹48400 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
38. 38.How many minutes does a car take to go 33 km at 44 km/h?
39. 39.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹9500 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
40. 40.A water tank holds 3800 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?

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