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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 964 · 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.Kabir cycles to his school at 90 km/h and comes back by the same road at 10 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  2. 2.A price comes down by 30% and then comes down by 15% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  3. 3.In how many years will ₹1300 earn ₹234 as simple interest at 9% per year?
  4. 4.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  5. 5.Sneha can finish a job in 9 days and Diya in 6 days. Sneha works alone for 3 days and then stops. Diya finishes the rest. How many days does Diya take?
  6. 6.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1600 and sells it for ₹2240. Find the profit percent.
  7. 7.A water tank holds 2520 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  8. 8.A shopkeeper buys a pair of shoes for ₹320 and sells it for ₹256. Find the loss percent.
  9. 9.A bicycle is marked at ₹4360. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Ishaan can finish a job in 9 days and Farhan in 12 days. Ishaan works alone for 6 days and then stops. Farhan finishes the rest. How many days does Farhan take?
  11. 11.The average of 9 numbers is 33. When one more number is added, the average becomes 36. What number was added?
  12. 12.How many minutes does a car take to go 147 km at 45 km/h?
  13. 13.Pooja’s batting average after 15 innings is 45 runs. How many runs must Pooja score in the next innings to raise the average to 47?
  14. 14.Sneha and Tara together finish a job in 3 days. Sneha alone takes 12 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
  15. 15.Find the simple interest on ₹11200 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  16. 16.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 67, 55, 67, 75. What is their average mark?
  17. 17.Priya is 6 years older than Rohan. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 60. How old is Rohan now?
  18. 18.By selling a school bag for ₹713, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Diya puts ₹9200 in a bank at 7% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A pair of shoes bought for ₹280 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A watch marked at ₹3160 is sold for ₹3002. What is the discount percent?
  22. 22.8 years ago, Rahul’s mother was twice as old as Rahul. The mother is 14 years old now. How old is Rahul now?
  23. 23.A school bag is marked at ₹1660. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The simple interest on ₹5800 for 1 year is ₹754. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  25. 25.A shop sells an average of 55 kg of sugar a day for 2 days, and then 23 kg a day for the next 6 days. What is the average sale per day for all 8 days (in kg)?
  26. 26.By selling a bicycle for ₹935, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 15%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Rohan’s batting average after 6 innings is 48 runs. How many runs must Rohan score in the next innings to raise the average to 53?
  28. 28.A price comes down by 15% and then comes down by 5% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  29. 29.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹46400 at 25% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A car runs for 2 hours at 47 km/h and then for 1 hour at 38 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  31. 31.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹11200 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A bicycle bought for ₹880 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  33. 33.Diya puts ₹6800 in a bank at 2% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  34. 34.The simple interest on ₹14100 for 3 years is ₹3384. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  35. 35.Change 54 km/h into metres per second.
  36. 36.A cricket bat is marked at ₹4980. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 4% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  38. 38.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹29600 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  39. 39.By selling a watch for ₹336, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  40. 40.Find the amount when ₹12500 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 40.5
  3. 2
  4. 10
  5. 4
  6. 40
  7. 1890
  8. 20
  9. 4142
  10. 4
  11. 63
  12. 196
  13. 77
  14. 4
  15. 2240
  16. 66
  17. 17
  18. 620
  19. 10488
  20. 420
  21. 5
  22. 11
  23. 1162
  24. 13
  25. 31
  26. 1100
  27. 83
  28. 19.25
  29. 2900
  30. 44
  31. 28
  32. 924
  33. 7344
  34. 8
  35. 15
  36. 3486
  37. 35152
  38. 74
  39. 320
  40. 15680

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