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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 982 · 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 Tara together finish a job in 21 days. Meera alone takes 28 days. How many days would Tara take alone?
  2. 2.A shopkeeper buys a pressure cooker for ₹1360 and sells it for ₹2040. Find the profit percent.
  3. 3.Diya can finish a job in 4 days and Saanvi in 19 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  4. 4.A bicycle is marked at ₹1060. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  5. 5.The price of a school bag changes from ₹3080 to ₹2618. By what percent did it come down?
  6. 6.A town has 780 people. Its population grows by 30%. How many people live there now?
  7. 7.A cricket bat is marked at ₹3960. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Find the amount when ₹23680 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  9. 9.A shopkeeper buys a bicycle for ₹1800 and sells it for ₹1440. Find the loss percent.
  10. 10.Find the amount when ₹31250 is invested at 8% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  11. 11.Rohan’s father is four times as old as Rohan. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is Rohan?
  12. 12.A shop sells an average of 43 kg of sugar a day for 3 days, and then 71 kg a day for the next 3 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  13. 13.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹24700 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  14. 14.The simple interest on ₹18100 for 3 years is ₹4887. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  15. 15.By selling a pressure cooker for ₹98, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the pressure cooker cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Rohan can finish a job in 14 days and Ishaan in 11 days. How many days will they take working together? Give a fraction if the answer is not a whole number. =
  17. 17.A shop sells an average of 68 kg of sugar a day for 4 days, and then 74 kg a day for the next 2 days. What is the average sale per day for all 6 days (in kg)?
  18. 18.The simple interest on ₹13000 for 1 year is ₹1820. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  19. 19.A water tank holds 4780 litres. 25% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹3360. The shop gives a 5% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Tara’s batting average after 5 innings is 44 runs. How many runs must Tara score in the next innings to raise the average to 45?
  22. 22.Kabir is 2 years older than Priya. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 72. How old is Priya now?
  23. 23.By selling a bicycle for ₹1653, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The average weight of 6 children is 31 kg. One child, who weighs 36 kg, leaves the group. What is the new average weight (in kg)?
  25. 25.A car runs for 1 hour at 37 km/h and then for 1 hour at 57 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey (in km/h)?
  26. 26.6 years ago, Vivaan’s mother was twice as old as Vivaan. The mother is 22 years old now. How old is Vivaan now?
  27. 27.Isha is 2 years older than Meera. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 56. How old is Meera now?
  28. 28.Find the amount when ₹11225 is invested at 20% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  29. 29.A shop sells 1760 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 25% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  30. 30.A shopkeeper buys a table fan for ₹1240 and sells it for ₹1302. Find the profit percent.
  31. 31.Find the compound interest on ₹7040 at 25% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  32. 32.In how many years will ₹5400 earn ₹2808 as simple interest at 13% per year?
  33. 33.Find the amount when ₹40000 is invested at 15% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  34. 34.Aditya’s father is three times as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 28 years. How old is the father?
  35. 35.A bicycle is marked at ₹704. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Marks of 4 friends in a quiz: 56, 58, 67, 67. What is their average mark?
  37. 37.Find the compound interest on ₹5800 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  38. 38.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹1125. The shop takes 20% off, and then a further 20% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A price goes up by 40% and then comes down by 10%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  40. 40.Farhan can finish a job in 10 days and Pooja in 30 days. Farhan works alone for 2 days and then stops. Pooja finishes the rest. How many days does Pooja take?

Answer key

  1. 84
  2. 50
  3. 23/38
  4. 1007
  5. 15
  6. 1014
  7. 3762
  8. 46250
  9. 20
  10. 39366
  11. 8
  12. 57
  13. 247
  14. 9
  15. 140
  16. 154/25
  17. 70
  18. 14
  19. 3585
  20. 3192
  21. 50
  22. 30
  23. 1740
  24. 30
  25. 47
  26. 14
  27. 24
  28. 16164
  29. 2200
  30. 5
  31. 6710
  32. 4
  33. 60835
  34. 21
  35. 264
  36. 62
  37. 1218
  38. 720
  39. 26
  40. 24

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