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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 990 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Change 40 m/s into km/h.
  2. 2.A pair of shoes is marked at ₹200. The shop gives a 15% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Diya puts ₹13100 in a bank at 12% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 2 years (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Kabir cycles to his school at 72 km/h and comes back by the same road at 24 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  5. 5.A school bag bought for ₹1060 is sold at a profit of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Change 15 m/s into km/h.
  7. 7.Ishaan and Saanvi together finish a job in 2 days. Ishaan alone takes 4 days. How many days would Saanvi take alone?
  8. 8.By selling a table fan for ₹418, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10%. What did the table fan cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  9. 9.After a 5% discount, a cricket bat costs ₹4731. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Nisha can finish a job in 15 days and Ananya in 30 days. Nisha works alone for 10 days and then stops. Ananya finishes the rest. How many days does Ananya take?
  11. 11.6 years ago, Ishaan’s mother was four times as old as Ishaan. The mother is 26 years old now. How old is Ishaan now?
  12. 12.What sum of money earns ₹3560 simple interest in 5 years at 8% per year (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Ananya’s father is three times as old as Ananya. The sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is Ananya?
  14. 14.The simple interest on ₹11400 for 5 years is ₹4560. What is the rate of interest (% per year)?
  15. 15.A pressure cooker bought for ₹300 is sold at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.A cricket bat bought for ₹1920 is sold at a loss of 20%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A town has 4860 people. Its population grows by 50%. How many people live there now?
  18. 18.Kabir cycles to his school at 45 km/h and comes back by the same road at 30 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  19. 19.A study lamp is marked at ₹720. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Kabir works twice as fast as Priya. Together they finish a job in 3 days. How many days would Priya take alone?
  21. 21.The average of 5 numbers is 28. When one more number is added, the average becomes 29. What number was added?
  22. 22.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹44400 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Find the compound interest on ₹17000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  24. 24.Find the amount when ₹2800 is invested at 5% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  25. 25.By selling a school bag for ₹252, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 10%. What did the school bag cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  26. 26.A watch bought for ₹600 is sold at a loss of 10%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Find the compound interest on ₹14700 at 10% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  28. 28.By selling a pair of shoes for ₹732, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 40%. What did the pair of shoes cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Two discounts of 25% and 20%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  30. 30.The price of a school bag changes from ₹860 to ₹989. By what percent did it go up?
  31. 31.Diya puts ₹13100 in a bank at 4% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 1 year (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Two discounts of 10% and 10%, one after the other, are the same as one discount of what percent? =
  33. 33.Rahul is 3 years older than Manav. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 61. How old is Manav now?
  34. 34.A shop sells 3000 cups of tea a month. Next month it sells 20% more. How many cups does it sell next month?
  35. 35.Find the compound interest on ₹24375 at 8% per year for 2 years, added every year (in ₹).
  36. 36.A bicycle bought for ₹360 is sold at a loss of 40%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Manav is 4 years older than Nisha. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 42. How old is Nisha now?
  38. 38.A bus runs at 26 km/h. How far does it go in 90 minutes (in km)?
  39. 39.How many minutes does a car take to go 124 km at 60 km/h?
  40. 40.A study lamp marked at ₹4940 is sold for ₹2964. What is the discount percent?

Answer key

  1. 144
  2. 170
  3. 16244
  4. 36
  5. 1272
  6. 54
  7. 4
  8. 380
  9. 4980
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 8900
  13. 15
  14. 8
  15. 255
  16. 1536
  17. 7290
  18. 36
  19. 576
  20. 9
  21. 34
  22. 999
  23. 5627
  24. 3087
  25. 280
  26. 540
  27. 3087
  28. 1220
  29. 40
  30. 15
  31. 13624
  32. 19
  33. 20
  34. 3600
  35. 4056
  36. 216
  37. 10
  38. 39
  39. 124
  40. 40

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