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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 979 · 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.Meera and Ananya together finish a job in 7 days. Meera alone takes 8 days. How many days would Ananya take alone?
  2. 2.Kabir’s father is three times as old as Kabir. The sum of their ages is 24 years. How old is the father?
  3. 3.Kabir works twice as fast as Karan. Together they finish a job in 10 days. How many days would Karan take alone?
  4. 4.Kabir cycles to his school at 56 km/h and comes back by the same road at 42 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  5. 5.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹44900 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A school bag bought for ₹80 is sold at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  7. 7.8 years ago, Karan’s mother was twice as old as Karan. The mother is 14 years old now. How old is Karan now?
  8. 8.A price goes up by 25% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  9. 9.Find the compound interest on ₹17792 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  10. 10.A school bag bought for ₹500 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Find the simple interest on ₹6700 at 13% per year for 3 years (in ₹).
  12. 12.A pressure cooker is marked at ₹2360. The shop gives a 40% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Find the compound interest on ₹41600 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  14. 14.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  15. 15.Kavya and Rohan together finish a job in 2 days. Kavya alone takes 3 days. How many days would Rohan take alone?
  16. 16.A shop sells an average of 75 kg of sugar a day for 6 days, and then 64 kg a day for the next 5 days. What is the average sale per day for all 11 days (in kg)?
  17. 17.Find the amount when ₹2500 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  18. 18.Farhan and Tara together finish a job in 2 days. Farhan alone takes 3 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
  19. 19.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3620 to ₹2172. By what percent did it come down?
  20. 20.The price of a bicycle is ₹2080. It goes up by 15%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A bus runs at 27 km/h. How far does it go in 20 minutes (in km)?
  22. 22.Sneha works twice as fast as Isha. Together they finish a job in 11 days. How many days would Isha take alone?
  23. 23.Marks of 6 friends in a quiz: 54, 67, 67, 54, 66, 76. What is their average mark?
  24. 24.Find the amount when ₹23475 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  25. 25.A pair of shoes marked at ₹1140 is sold for ₹1083. What is the discount percent?
  26. 26.A shopkeeper buys a cricket bat for ₹1940 and sells it for ₹2910. Find the profit percent.
  27. 27.A pressure cooker marked at ₹4400 is sold for ₹3520. What is the discount percent?
  28. 28.A price goes up by 50% and then goes up by 25% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  29. 29.A price goes up by 30% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  30. 30.A study lamp is marked at ₹2100. The shop takes 10% off, and then a further 10% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  31. 31.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)?
  32. 32.A price goes up by 10% and then goes up by 15% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  33. 33.A shop sells 2720 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 15% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  34. 34.Find the amount when ₹26000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  35. 35.After a 40% discount, a bicycle costs ₹780. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A bicycle marked at ₹2520 is sold for ₹2394. What is the discount percent?
  37. 37.A school bag is marked at ₹4060. The shop gives a 25% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  38. 38.10 years ago, Aarav’s mother was twice as old as Aarav. The mother is 20 years old now. How old is Aarav now?
  39. 39.Change 108 km/h into metres per second.
  40. 40.Ananya is 6 years older than Aarav. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 74. How old is Aarav now?

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 18
  3. 30
  4. 48
  5. 449
  6. 112
  7. 11
  8. 43.75
  9. 16958
  10. 400
  11. 2613
  12. 1416
  13. 39650
  14. 54
  15. 6
  16. 70
  17. 2916
  18. 6
  19. 40
  20. 2392
  21. 9
  22. 33
  23. 64
  24. 33804
  25. 5
  26. 50
  27. 20
  28. 87.5
  29. 69
  30. 1701
  31. 28
  32. 26.5
  33. 3128
  34. 34606
  35. 1300
  36. 5
  37. 3045
  38. 15
  39. 30
  40. 25

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