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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 969 · 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 pressure cooker for ₹1040 and sells it for ₹728. Find the loss percent.
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹860 to ₹946. By what percent did it go up?
  3. 3.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1280 to ₹896. By what percent did it come down?
  5. 5.A town has 4820 people. Its population grows by 40%. How many people live there now?
  6. 6.The price of a school bag changes from ₹1580 to ₹1106. By what percent did it come down?
  7. 7.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 78, 77, 74, 99. What is their average mark?
  8. 8.Kabir cycles to his school at 27 km/h and comes back by the same road at 54 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  9. 9.Tara is 5 years older than Vivaan. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 39. How old is Vivaan now?
  10. 10.A pair of shoes bought for ₹160 is sold at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1480 is sold at a profit of 50%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  12. 12.What sum of money earns ₹250 simple interest in 1 year at 5% per year (in ₹)?
  13. 13.After a 40% discount, a table fan costs ₹132. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A water tank holds 3060 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  15. 15.A water tank holds 3820 litres. 10% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  16. 16.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹560. The shop takes 50% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A bus runs at 64 km/h. How far does it go in 45 minutes (in km)?
  18. 18.The average of 9 numbers is 38. When one more number is added, the average becomes 41. What number was added?
  19. 19.A table fan is marked at ₹2900. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 87, 85, 78, 94. What is their average mark?
  21. 21.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 52, 54, 59, 39, 45, 33. What is their average mark?
  22. 22.Saanvi can finish a job in 2 days and Ishaan in 4 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  23. 23.How many minutes does a car take to go 42 km at 63 km/h?
  24. 24.Priya can finish a job in 18 days and Tara in 20 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  25. 25.Zoya can finish a job in 6 days and Ishaan in 16 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  26. 26.Find the compound interest on ₹44608 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  27. 27.A table fan is marked at ₹1700. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Two discounts of 10% and 50%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  29. 29.Change 35 m/s into km/h.
  30. 30.Pooja is 2 years older than Tara. In 2 years, the sum of their ages will be 32. How old is Tara now?
  31. 31.What sum of money earns ₹678 simple interest in 2 years at 3% per year (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Nisha can finish a job in 7 days and Meera in 5 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  33. 33.The average weight of 9 children is 30 kg. One child, who weighs 46 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  34. 34.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 76, 49, 49, 72, 56, 76. What is their average mark?
  35. 35.Find the amount when ₹36000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  36. 36.Diya puts ₹7700 in a bank at 5% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 3 years (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A water tank holds 3580 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  38. 38.Arjun can finish a job in 3 days and Nisha in 12 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  39. 39.Find the amount when ₹22976 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  40. 40.Pooja works twice as fast as Kavya. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Kavya take alone?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 10
  3. 30
  4. 30
  5. 6748
  6. 30
  7. 82
  8. 36
  9. 7
  10. 168
  11. 2220
  12. 5000
  13. 220
  14. 2295
  15. 3438
  16. 210
  17. 48
  18. 68
  19. 2755
  20. 86
  21. 47
  22. 4/3
  23. 40
  24. 180/19
  25. 11/24
  26. 42517
  27. 1377
  28. 55
  29. 126
  30. 13
  31. 11300
  32. 35/12
  33. 28
  34. 63
  35. 47916
  36. 8855
  37. 2685
  38. 12/5
  39. 44875
  40. 12

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