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Quantitative aptitude lesson 20: Practice: everyday maths · Set 992 · 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.Isha can finish a job in 19 days and Farhan in 20 days. What fraction of the job do they finish if they work together for 2 days? =
  2. 2.Meera can finish a job in 18 days and Sneha in 9 days. Meera works alone for 12 days and then stops. Sneha finishes the rest. How many days does Sneha take?
  3. 3.Diya and Meera together finish a job in 3 days. Diya alone takes 6 days. How many days would Meera take alone?
  4. 4.A price goes up by 20% and then comes down by 5%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  5. 5.A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹1220 and sells it for ₹610. Find the loss percent.
  6. 6.A water tank holds 100 litres. 20% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.Nisha’s batting average after 11 innings is 41 runs. How many runs must Nisha score in the next innings to raise the average to 45?
  8. 8.Change 36 km/h into metres per second.
  9. 9.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹16000 at 15% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Find the simple interest on ₹1600 at 2% per year for 1 year (in ₹).
  11. 11.A price goes up by 50% and then comes down by 15%. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  12. 12.Ananya works twice as fast as Rahul. Together they finish a job in 4 days. How many days would Rahul take alone?
  13. 13.Find the compound interest on ₹31250 at 4% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  14. 14.A town has 1200 people. Its population grows by 10%. How many people live there now?
  15. 15.After a 40% discount, a bicycle costs ₹1560. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  16. 16.A price comes down by 5% and then comes down by 50% more. By what percent has it come down in all? =
  17. 17.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹49100 at 10% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  18. 18.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹4800 at 5% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  19. 19.What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹27500 at 8% per year for 2 years (in ₹)?
  20. 20.By selling a bicycle for ₹672, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%. What did the bicycle cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Find the simple interest on ₹2600 at 8% per year for 4 years (in ₹).
  22. 22.Vivaan and Aarav together finish a job in 6 days. Vivaan alone takes 15 days. How many days would Aarav take alone?
  23. 23.Change 18 km/h into metres per second.
  24. 24.By selling a watch for ₹252, a shopkeeper makes a loss of 30%. What did the watch cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Diya puts ₹5800 in a bank at 15% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  26. 26.The price of a bicycle is ₹2060. It goes up by 10%. What is the new price (in ₹)?
  27. 27.After a 10% discount, a school bag costs ₹1566. What was its marked price (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Kabir cycles to his school at 78 km/h and comes back by the same road at 39 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole trip (in km/h)?
  29. 29.Diya puts ₹6300 in a bank at 9% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 5 years (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A price goes up by 50% and then goes up by 30% more. By what percent has it gone up in all? =
  31. 31.Diya puts ₹19300 in a bank at 15% simple interest per year. How much will she have after 4 years (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Find the amount when ₹19952 is invested at 25% per year compound interest for 2 years (in ₹).
  33. 33.A water tank holds 3780 litres. 40% of the water is used. How many litres are left?
  34. 34.Find the compound interest on ₹27000 at 10% per year for 3 years, added every year (in ₹).
  35. 35.Find the amount when ₹32000 is invested at 10% per year compound interest for 3 years (in ₹).
  36. 36.How many minutes does a car take to go 77 km at 60 km/h?
  37. 37.Vivaan’s father is five times as old as Vivaan. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is Vivaan?
  38. 38.A school bag is marked at ₹408. The shop takes 25% off, and then a further 50% off the new price. How much do you pay (in ₹)?
  39. 39.By selling a study lamp for ₹1950, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 50%. What did the study lamp cost the shopkeeper (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A pair of shoes bought for ₹1260 is sold at a loss of 30%. What is the selling price (in ₹)?

Answer key

  1. 39/190
  2. 3
  3. 6
  4. 14
  5. 50
  6. 80
  7. 89
  8. 10
  9. 360
  10. 32
  11. 27.5
  12. 12
  13. 3902
  14. 1320
  15. 2600
  16. 52.5
  17. 491
  18. 12
  19. 176
  20. 640
  21. 832
  22. 10
  23. 5
  24. 360
  25. 9280
  26. 2266
  27. 1740
  28. 52
  29. 9135
  30. 95
  31. 30880
  32. 31175
  33. 2268
  34. 8937
  35. 42592
  36. 77
  37. 7
  38. 153
  39. 1300
  40. 882

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