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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 978 · 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.Zoya can finish a job in 5 days and Aarav in 11 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  2. 2.A table fan is marked at ₹3160. The shop gives a 30% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Arjun’s father is twice as old as Arjun. The sum of their ages is 18 years. How old is the father?
  4. 4.Saanvi and Karan together finish a job in 2 days. Saanvi alone takes 3 days. How many days would Karan take alone?
  5. 5.By selling a cricket bat for ₹270, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the cricket bat cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Diya puts ₹8900 in a bank at 5% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹900 and sells it for ₹1170. Find the profit percent.
  8. 8.The price of a school bag changes from ₹2560 to ₹3072. By what percent did it go up?
  9. 9.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  10. 10.Aarav can finish a job in 6 days and Ananya in 24 days. Aarav works alone for 1 day and then stops. Ananya finishes the rest. How many days does Ananya take?
  11. 11.After a 30% discount, a study lamp costs ₹1274. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Find the amount when ₹28025 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  13. 13.In 11 years, Meera will be twice as old as Meera was 6 years ago. How old is Meera now?
  14. 14.The simple interest on ₹14100 for 2 years is ₹2820. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  15. 15.Find the amount when ₹5625 is invested at 12% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  16. 16.Isha is 9 years older than Diya. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 81. How old is Diya now?
  17. 17.A car runs for 1 hour at 56 km/h and then for 1 hour at 26 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  18. 18.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  19. 19.Ishaan’s batting average after 6 innings is 25 runs. How many runs must Ishaan score in the next innings to raise the average to 26?
  20. 20.The price of a bicycle is ₹2820. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Find the simple interest on ₹6400 at 7% per year for 2 years (in ₹).
  22. 22.How many minutes does a car take to go 98 km at 49 km/h?
  23. 23.A study lamp marked at ₹4460 is sold for ₹3345. What is the discount percent?
  24. 24.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1160 and sells it for ₹1276. Find the profit percent.
  25. 25.Isha works three times as fast as Kavya. Together they finish a job in 5 days. How many days would Kavya take alone?
  26. 26.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹795, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 25%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Find the simple interest on ₹15300 at 8% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  28. 28.A study lamp is marked at ₹1840. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 25% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A shop sells an average of 70 kg of sugar a day for 5 days, and then 50 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 10 days (in kg)?
  30. 30.Find the amount when ₹48400 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  31. 31.Sneha’s batting average after 6 innings is 24 runs. How many runs must Sneha score in the next innings to raise the average to 29?
  32. 32.In 14 years, Rahul will be twice as old as Rahul was 3 years ago. How old is Rahul now?
  33. 33.Find the amount when ₹8000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  34. 34.A cricket bat is marked at ₹1300. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  35. 35.A water tank holds 1280 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  36. 36.Rahul and Isha together finish a job in 6 days. Rahul alone takes 7 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
  37. 37.Kabir cycles to his school at 42 km/h and comes back by the same road at 21 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  38. 38.Dev is 6 years older than Tara. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is Tara now?
  39. 39.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹10000 at 12% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A water tank holds 4100 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?

Answer key

  1. 55/16
  2. 2212
  3. 12
  4. 6
  5. 300
  6. 9345
  7. 30
  8. 20
  9. 43904
  10. 20
  11. 1820
  12. 40356
  13. 23
  14. 10
  15. 7056
  16. 27
  17. 41
  18. 54
  19. 32
  20. 3243
  21. 896
  22. 120
  23. 25
  24. 10
  25. 20
  26. 1060
  27. 3672
  28. 1242
  29. 60
  30. 53361
  31. 59
  32. 20
  33. 12167
  34. 1053
  35. 960
  36. 42
  37. 28
  38. 10
  39. 144
  40. 2460

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