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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 944 · 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 table fan is marked at ₹585. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  2. 2.A bicycle is marked at ₹725. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Aarav is 4 years older than Pooja. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 46. How old is Pooja now?
  4. 4.Kabir and Ishaan together finish a job in 8 days. Kabir alone takes 9 days. How many days would Ishaan take alone?
  5. 5.A shop sells an average of 34 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 32 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  6. 6.A price goes up by 10% and then goes up by 50% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  7. 7.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹204, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  8. 8.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹5000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  9. 9.A table fan bought for ₹120 is sold at a loss of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  10. 10.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹10000 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A water tank holds 3300 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  12. 12.Meera’s batting average after 14 innings is 49 runs. How many runs must Meera score in the next innings to raise the average to 54?
  13. 13.Two discounts of 10% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  14. 14.A shop sells an average of 61 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 45 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 12 days (in kg)?
  15. 15.A table fan is marked at ₹1100. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Aarav can finish a job in 9 days and Kavya in 5 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 1 day? =
  17. 17.What sum of money earns ₹3640 simple interest in 5 years at 8% per year (in ₹)?
  18. 18.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹832. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  19. 19.By selling a bicycle for ₹744, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A table fan marked at ₹3140 is sold for ₹2355. What is the discount percent?
  21. 21.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹14000 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 14, 28, 15, 39. What is their average mark?
  23. 23.Kabir cycles to his school at 28 km/h and comes back by the same road at 21 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  24. 24.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  25. 25.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1200 and sells it for ₹1800. Find the profit percent.
  26. 26.In 2 years, Farhan will be twice as old as Farhan was 6 years ago. How old is Farhan now?
  27. 27.By selling a school bag for ₹1764, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 40%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Diya’s batting average after 10 innings is 26 runs. How many runs must Diya score in the next innings to raise the average to 31?
  29. 29.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹2000 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  30. 30.How many minutes does a car take to go 140 km at 60 km/h?
  31. 31.Meera can finish a job in 6 days and Rohan in 24 days. Meera works alone for 1 day and then stops. Rohan finishes the rest. How many days does Rohan take?
  32. 32.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2940 to ₹3234. By what percent did it go up?
  33. 33.Diya puts ₹19500 in a bank at 6% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  34. 34.The simple interest on ₹8700 for 1 year is ₹1218. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  35. 35.A water tank holds 2440 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A water tank holds 4380 litres. 30% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  37. 37.A shop sells 740 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  38. 38.Rohan’s father is five times as old as Rohan. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is Rohan?
  39. 39.A shop sells an average of 55 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 31 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  40. 40.Aditya’s father is twice as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 39 years. How old is the father?

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 464
  3. 11
  4. 72
  5. 33
  6. 65
  7. 340
  8. 72
  9. 60
  10. 64
  11. 2475
  12. 124
  13. 28
  14. 53
  15. 880
  16. 14/45
  17. 9100
  18. 468
  19. 1240
  20. 25
  21. 35
  22. 24
  23. 24
  24. 108
  25. 50
  26. 14
  27. 1260
  28. 81
  29. 45
  30. 140
  31. 20
  32. 10
  33. 20670
  34. 14
  35. 1464
  36. 3066
  37. 888
  38. 6
  39. 37
  40. 26

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