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  • Question
  • A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying and selling, by using false weights. His total gain is.


  • Options
  • A. 20%
  • B. 21%
  • C. 22%
  • D. 23%

  • Correct Answer
  • 21% 

    Explanation

    Gain % = 100 + c o m m o n   g a i n   % 2 100 - 100 %           

     

               = 100 + 10 2 100 - 100

     

                = 21%


  • Profit and Loss problems


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    • 1. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent ?

    • Options
    • A. 100%
    • B. 200%
    • C. 300%
    • D. 400%
    • Discuss
    • 2. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 16
    • C. 18
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 3. By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20% in the transaction ?

    • Options
    • A. 16
    • B. 18
    • C. 20
    • D. 22
    • Discuss
    • 4. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:

    • Options
    • A. No profit, no loss
    • B. 5%
    • C. 8%
    • D. 10%
    • Discuss
    • 5. In what time will a train, 60 metres long, running at the rate of 36 km/hr pass a telegraph post?

    • Options
    • A. 9 seconds
    • B. 8 seconds
    • C. 7 seconds
    • D. 6 seconds
    • Discuss
    • 6. A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?

    • Options
    • A. 116%
    • B. 166.66%
    • C. 60%
    • D. 100%
    • Discuss
    • 7. If books bought at prices ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 425, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling eight books ?

    • Options
    • A. 600
    • B. 1200
    • C. 1800
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 2000
    • B. Rs. 2200
    • C. Rs. 2400
    • D. Data inadequate
    • Discuss
    • 9. If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent is ?

    • Options
    • A. 12%
    • B. 30%
    • C. 50%
    • D. 60%
    • Discuss
    • 10. Tarun got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. What was the labelled price ?

    • Options
    • A. 10000
    • B. 12000
    • C. 13000
    • D. 14000
    • Discuss


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