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- Question
If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is
Options- A. 25% gain
- B. 20% gain
- C. 25% loss
- D. 20% loss
- Correct Answer
- 25% gain
- 1. Raheem sells a machine for Rs 48 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 60 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.
Options- A. Rs 58 lakhs
- B. Rs 69.6 lakhs
- C. Rs 42 lakhs
- D. Rs 50 lakhs Discuss
- 2. A trader had 6 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 7% profit and the rest at 17% profit, so that he made a total profit of 11%. How much wheat did he sell at 17% profit?
Options- A. 360 kg
- B. 240 kg
- C. 120 kg
- D. 480 kg Discuss
- 3. Rajeev sells a machine for Rs 55 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 67 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.
Options- A. Rs 65 lakhs
- B. Rs 57 lakhs
- C. Rs 78 lakhs
- D. Rs 49 lakhs Discuss
- 4. Mohit sells a table at a profit of 25%. If he reduces its selling price by Rs 240, then he suffers a loss of 5%. What was the initial selling price (in Rs) of the table?
Options- A. 800
- B. 1000
- C. 1040
- D. 1120 Discuss
- 5. A trader allowed a discount of 15% on a trolley bag having list price of Rs 1360 and earns a profit of 15.6%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trolley bag?
Options- A. 1000
- B. 1005
- C. 1050
- D. 1156 Discuss
- 6. When a discount of 20% is given on an African safari ticket, the profit is 43%. If the discount is 28%, then the profit is
Options- A. 71 percent
- B. 113.3 percent
- C. 13.6 percent
- D. 28.7 percent Discuss
- 7. A shopkeeper, sold dried apricots at the rate Rs 1210 a kg and bears a loss of 12%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1331 per kg, what will be the result?
Options- A. 6.4 percent loss
- B. 3.2 percent gain
- C. 6.4 percent gain
- D. 3.2 percent loss Discuss
- 8. When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket, the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the profit is
Options- A. 49 percent
- B. 42.375 percent
- C. 55.625 percent
- D. 35.75 percent Discuss
- 9. A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is
Options- A. 22%
- B. 20%
- C. 18%
- D. 15% Discuss
- 10. A shopkeeper by selling 17 Omega watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 7 Omega watches. What is his profit percentage?
Options- A. 41.1 percent
- B. 82.2 percent
- C. 70 percent
- D. 12.2 percent Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: Rs 50 lakhs
Correct Answer: 240 kg
Correct Answer: Rs 57 lakhs
Correct Answer: 1000
Correct Answer: 1000
Correct Answer: 28.7 percent
Correct Answer: 3.2 percent loss
Correct Answer: 42.375 percent
Correct Answer: 20%
Correct Answer: 70 percent
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