Profit and Loss Questions
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A trader sells sugar at Rs 400 for 20 kg (i.e., Rs 20 per kg). A customer negotiates 20% price discount, but the trader short-weighs by 4% per kg delivered. What is the customer’s effective discount percentage versus the original list price per actual kg?
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Fuel adulteration: a trader mixes “25% kerosene to petrol” and sells the mixture at the price of petrol. If kerosene costs 50% of petrol, find the net profit percentage (assume “25% to petrol” means kerosene equals 25% of petrol volume; i.e., 1 part kerosene mixed with 4 parts petrol → kerosene is 20% of the final mixture).
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A trader buys from a wholesaler whose balance reads 1200 g for what is truly 1000 g (over-reading scale). The trader then marks up goods by 20% above his cost and sells to customers (use a correct scale). Determine the trader’s overall profit or loss percentage.
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A trader sells 100 articles and earns a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles. Compute his profit percentage on cost.
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Profit & loss — linked prices for tables and chairs
The cost of 2 tables equals the cost of 5 chairs. The difference between the price of one table and one chair is Rs 1200. Find the cost of one chair.
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Unit-rate conversion — quarter kilogram to grams
If 1/4 kg costs Rs 0.60, what is the price for 200 g?
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Bulk-cost estimation — bananas price scaling
If 1/4 dozen bananas cost Rs 2.35, estimate the total cost of 42 dozen bananas (approximate).
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Brick consignment costing — include carriage
7000 bricks cost Rs 5740 and carriage (luggage) to site costs Rs 805. What is the total cost per thousand bricks?
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Rate scaling — mangoes bulk estimation
If 357 mangoes cost Rs 1517.25, approximate the total price for 49 dozen mangoes.
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Finding gain percent from selling price and profit amount
An article is sold for Rs 100 with a gain of Rs 10. What is the gain percentage?
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Reverse percent — recover cost price from selling price
By selling an article for Rs 247.50, the profit is 12 1/2%. What is the cost price?
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Loss percent from CP–SP relation across counts
If the cost of 15 tables equals the selling price of 20 identical tables, what is the loss percentage?
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Equal profit–loss from two selling prices
Selling at Rs 425 gives the same profit as the loss when selling at Rs 355. What is the cost price?
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Finding loss percent from SP and absolute loss
An article is sold for Rs 100 incurring a loss of Rs 10. What is the loss percentage?
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Buy–sell comparison on count and unit price
A man buys 10 articles for Rs 8 and sells each for Rs 1.25. What is his gain percentage?
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Recovering cost price from selling price and profit percent
A radio is sold for Rs 1980 at a gain of 10%. What was its cost price?
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Relating CP and SP percentages
What percent of the selling price equals 34% of the cost price if gross profit is 26% of the selling price?
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Mixture average price and total gain
Alok mixes 25 kg at Rs 6/kg with 35 kg at Rs 7/kg and sells the 60 kg mixture at Rs 6.75/kg. What is the overall gain or loss?
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Unit conversion and target profit count
A buys oranges at Rs 2 for 3 oranges and sells at Rs 1 per orange. How many oranges must be sold to make a profit of Rs 10?
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Solving two-item linear price equations
The cost of 2 T.V. sets and 1 radio is Rs 7000, while the cost of 2 radios and 1 T.V. set is Rs 4250. Find the cost of one T.V. set.
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