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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 952 · 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 shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹1360 and sells it for ₹816. Find the loss percent.
  2. 2.Find the amount when ₹40625 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  3. 3.A bicycle is marked at ₹1040. The shop gives a 50% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  4. 4.A bus runs at 66 km/h. How far does it go in 30 minutes (in km)?
  5. 5.Meera’s father is five times as old as Meera. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is Meera?
  6. 6.Diya puts ₹1100 in a bank at 15% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A table fan bought for ₹680 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹960 and sells it for ₹912. Find the loss percent.
  9. 9.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3360 to ₹4200. By what percent did it go up?
  10. 10.The average of 4 numbers is 33. When one more number is added, the average becomes 38. What number was added?
  11. 11.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1380 to ₹690. By what percent did it come down?
  12. 12.A cricket bat marked at ₹2780 is sold for ₹2224. What is the discount percent?
  13. 13.A bus runs at 84 km/h. How far does it go in 15 minutes (in km)?
  14. 14.The price of a bicycle is ₹4740. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A town has 3460 people. Its population grows by 25%. How many people live there now?
  16. 16.Ishaan can finish a job in 2 days and Saanvi in 17 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  17. 17.Kabir cycles to his school at 36 km/h and comes back by the same road at 72 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  18. 18.3 years ago, Meera’s mother was three times as old as Meera. The mother is 39 years old now. How old is Meera now?
  19. 19.In 2 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 3 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  20. 20.Meera’s batting average after 5 innings is 27 runs. How many runs must Meera score in the next innings to raise the average to 31?
  21. 21.How many minutes does a car take to go 147 km at 30 km/h?
  22. 22.How many minutes does a car take to go 87 km at 58 km/h?
  23. 23.The simple interest on ₹6200 for 1 year is ₹124. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  24. 24.Saanvi can finish a job in 13 days and Meera in 26 days. Saanvi works alone for 4 days and then stops. Meera finishes the rest. How many days does Meera take?
  25. 25.Isha can finish a job in 5 days and Rohan in 6 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  26. 26.The average weight of 8 children is 29 kg. One child, who weighs 36 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  27. 27.Find the amount when ₹29625 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  28. 28.A cricket bat marked at ₹1640 is sold for ₹1312. What is the discount percent?
  29. 29.Rahul and Aarav together finish a job in 3 days. Rahul alone takes 12 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  30. 30.Aditya can finish a job in 9 days and Kabir in 8 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  31. 31.A watch is marked at ₹1140. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A bicycle marked at ₹3300 is sold for ₹2475. What is the discount percent?
  33. 33.Change 72 km/h into metres per second.
  34. 34.Find the amount when ₹32000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  35. 35.A water tank holds 3760 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.A shop sells an average of 75 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 31 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 4 days (in kg)?
  37. 37.A bicycle bought for ₹480 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  38. 38.By selling a cricket bat for ₹1122, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A shop sells an average of 45 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 59 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 7 days (in kg)?
  40. 40.Find the compound interest on ₹15625 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 70200
  3. 520
  4. 33
  5. 10
  6. 1265
  7. 952
  8. 5
  9. 25
  10. 58
  11. 50
  12. 20
  13. 21
  14. 5214
  15. 4325
  16. 34/19
  17. 48
  18. 15
  19. 8
  20. 51
  21. 294
  22. 90
  23. 2
  24. 18
  25. 30/11
  26. 28
  27. 42660
  28. 20
  29. 4
  30. 17/24
  31. 1083
  32. 25
  33. 20
  34. 42592
  35. 3384
  36. 53
  37. 672
  38. 1320
  39. 55
  40. 1951

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