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- Question
The shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The difference in their selling price is
Options- A. Rs. 9.8
- B. Rs. 16.8
- C. Rs. 22.4
- D. Rs. 36.4
- Correct Answer
- Rs. 9.8
- 1. The cost price of 25 books is equal to the selling price of 20 books. The profit percent is
Options- A. 20%
- B. 22%
- C. 24%
- D. 25% Discuss
- 2. An item is sold at two successive gains of 30% and 20%. If the final selling price is Rs 31200, then what is the cost price (in Rs)?
Options- A. 15000
- B. 20000
- C. 22250
- D. 24000 Discuss
- 3. If the ratio of cost price and selling price is 4 : 5 ,then the percentage of profit will be
Options- A. 20
- B. 0.1
- C. 10
- D. 25 Discuss
- 4. A home theatre set is Rs. 4950. If two successive discounts of 20% and 15% are given, then its selling price is
Options- A. Rs.3366
- B. Rs.6633
- C. Rs.3636
- D. Rs.6363 Discuss
- 5. A man purchased a bullock and a cart for Rs 1800. He sold the bullock at a profit of 20% and the cart at a profit of 30%.His total profit was 155/6 %. Find the cost price of bullock.
Options- A. Rs 650
- B. Rs 750
- C. Rs 900
- D. Rs 800 Discuss
- 6. 12 copies of a book were sold for Rs. 1800 thereby gaining cost price of 3 copies. The cost price of a copy of the book is
Options- A. Rs. 120
- B. Rs. 150
- C. Rs. 1200
- D. Rs. 1500 Discuss
- 7. For an article the profit is 190% of the cost price. If the cost price increase by 10% but the selling price remains same, then profit is what percentage of selling price (approximately)?
Options- A. 54
- B. 62
- C. 73
- D. 163 Discuss
- 8. In what ratio sugar at Rs 30/kg should be mixed with sugar at Rs 45/kg so that on selling the mixture at Rs 42/kg there is a profit of 20%?
Options- A. 2 : 1
- B. 2 : 3
- C. 5 : 2
- D. 3 : 7 Discuss
- 9. A dealer sells two machines at Rs 12000 each. On one it gains 32% and on the other it looses 32%. What is its profit/loss percentage in the whole transaction?
Options- A. No gain and no loss
- B. 1% loss
- C. 18% profit
- D. 10.24% loss Discuss
- 10. If the profit is 20%, then what will be the ratio of cost price to selling price respectively?
Options- A. 4 : 5
- B. 5 : 6
- C. 2 : 5
- D. 3 : 4 Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 25%
Correct Answer: 20000
Correct Answer: 25
Correct Answer: Rs.3366
Correct Answer: Rs 750
Explanation:
CP of bullock and cart = 1800
Let price of bullock be x and cart be (1800 ?x)
SP of bullock and cart = 1800 + 155/6 X 1800 = 2265
Also, 1.2x + 1.3 (1800 ?x) = 2265
?1.2x ?1.3x = -75
?x = 750
Correct Answer: Rs. 120
Correct Answer: 62
Correct Answer: 2 : 1
Correct Answer: 10.24% loss
Correct Answer: 5 : 6
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