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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 961 · 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 pair of shoes is marked at ₹760. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Sneha’s father is three times as old as Sneha. The sum of their ages is 28 years. How old is the father?
  3. 3.Nisha can finish a job in 19 days and Vivaan in 14 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 3 days? =
  4. 4.What sum of money earns ₹975 simple interest in 5 years at 15% per year (in ₹)?
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1500 and sells it for ₹1800. Find the profit percent.
  6. 6.A shop sells 3160 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 30% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  7. 7.Vivaan’s father is five times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 30 years. How old is Vivaan?
  8. 8.Find the amount when ₹43750 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  9. 9.In 8 years, Diya will be twice as old as Diya was 2 years ago. How old is Diya now?
  10. 10.Find the amount when ₹44875 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  11. 11.A table fan is marked at ₹440. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A watch marked at ₹1120 is sold for ₹672. What is the discount percent?
  13. 13.In 21 years, Tara will be twice as old as Tara was 4 years ago. How old is Tara now?
  14. 14.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  15. 15.A car runs for 1 hour at 74 km/h and then for 3 hours at 58 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  16. 16.Find the simple interest on ₹3100 at 8% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  17. 17.A watch is marked at ₹1200. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
  19. 19.A shopkeeper buys a study lamp for ₹900 and sells it for ₹540. Find the loss percent.
  20. 20.Find the simple interest on ₹13400 at 3% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  21. 21.Zoya’s father is three times as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 28 years. How old is the father?
  22. 22.Find the simple interest on ₹700 at 14% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  23. 23.In how many years will ₹16900 earn ₹3380 as simple interest at 5% per year?
  24. 24.A pressure cooker marked at ₹1620 is sold for ₹1215. What is the discount percent?
  25. 25.A shop sells an average of 54 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 63 kg a day for the next 4 days. What is the average sale per day for all 9 days (in kg)?
  26. 26.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹816. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  27. 27.What sum of money earns ₹702 simple interest in 2 years at 3% per year (in ₹)?
  28. 28.A cricket bat marked at ₹2860 is sold for ₹2574. What is the discount percent?
  29. 29.Find the compound interest on ₹40000 at 5% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2040 to ₹2346. By what percent did it go up?
  31. 31.Rohan can finish a job in 15 days and Aditya in 11 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  32. 32.A cricket bat bought for ₹640 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  33. 33.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹35000 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Find the amount when ₹30000 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  35. 35.A school bag is marked at ₹1060. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A table fan is marked at ₹720. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A water tank holds 640 litres. 5% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.A car runs for 4 hours at 25 km/h and then for 1 hour at 45 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  39. 39.The price of a bicycle is ₹560. It goes up by 50%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  40. 40.Two discounts of 10% and 25%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =

Answer key

  1. 513
  2. 21
  3. 99/266
  4. 1300
  5. 20
  6. 4108
  7. 5
  8. 75600
  9. 12
  10. 64620
  11. 165
  12. 40
  13. 29
  14. 10
  15. 62
  16. 992
  17. 972
  18. 144
  19. 40
  20. 1206
  21. 21
  22. 294
  23. 4
  24. 25
  25. 58
  26. 459
  27. 11700
  28. 10
  29. 6305
  30. 15
  31. 165/26
  32. 384
  33. 224
  34. 34992
  35. 848
  36. 405
  37. 608
  38. 29
  39. 840
  40. 32.5

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