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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 948 · 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.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 72, 52, 54, 74, 48. What is their average mark?
  2. 2.A town has 720 people. Its population grows by 5%. How many people live there now?
  3. 3.A watch is marked at ₹4120. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1316, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Find the compound interest on ₹46875 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  6. 6.The average of 4 numbers is 34. When one more number is added, the average becomes 35. What number was added?
  7. 7.By selling a bicycle for ₹1701, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Priya can finish a job in 6 days and Farhan in 11 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  9. 9.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 38, 38, 55, 52, 26, 31. What is their average mark?
  10. 10.5 years ago, Arjun’s mother was four times as old as Arjun. The mother is 17 years old now. How old is Arjun now?
  11. 11.In how many years will ₹13200 earn ₹7392 as simple interest at 14% per year?
  12. 12.A price goes up by 15% and then goes up by 5% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  13. 13.What sum of money earns ₹4950 simple interest in 5 years at 5% per year (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A water tank holds 4500 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.Diya puts ₹10800 in a bank at 11% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  16. 16.The average weight of 11 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 59 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  17. 17.A study lamp bought for ₹1720 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  18. 18.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹18000 at 20% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Change 25 m/s into km/h.
  20. 20.Find the amount when ₹13750 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  21. 21.A shop sells an average of 29 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 43 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 12 days (in kg)?
  22. 22.Marks of 5 friends in a quiz: 37, 23, 36, 18, 36. What is their average mark?
  23. 23.After a 15% discount, a watch costs ₹3417. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  25. 25.A water tank holds 2360 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  26. 26.After a 50% discount, a bicycle costs ₹580. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A water tank holds 1300 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  28. 28.After a 40% discount, a school bag costs ₹2040. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A shop sells an average of 37 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 23 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
  30. 30.Find the compound interest on ₹8750 at 4% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  31. 31.What sum of money earns ₹2037 simple interest in 3 years at 7% per year (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Find the simple interest on ₹5800 at 2% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  33. 33.A bicycle bought for ₹860 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  34. 34.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹80 and sells it for ₹96. Find the profit percent.
  35. 35.Ananya can finish a job in 4 days and Rohan in 12 days. Ananya works alone for 3 days and then stops. Rohan finishes the rest. How many days does Rohan take?
  36. 36.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  37. 37.Find the amount when ₹46875 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  38. 38.Change 30 m/s into km/h.
  39. 39.A car runs for 2 hours at 24 km/h and then for 2 hours at 32 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  40. 40.How many minutes does a car take to go 138 km at 72 km/h?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 756
  3. 3914
  4. 1880
  5. 5853
  6. 39
  7. 1620
  8. 66/17
  9. 40
  10. 8
  11. 4
  12. 20.75
  13. 19800
  14. 4050
  15. 11988
  16. 26
  17. 1376
  18. 720
  19. 90
  20. 17248
  21. 36
  22. 30
  23. 4020
  24. 5
  25. 1888
  26. 1160
  27. 1170
  28. 3400
  29. 29
  30. 714
  31. 9700
  32. 116
  33. 688
  34. 20
  35. 3
  36. 30
  37. 59049
  38. 108
  39. 28
  40. 115

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