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- Question
A shopkeeper offers 2.5% discount on cash purchases . What cash amount would Rohit pay for a cycle , the marked price of which is Rs.3600 ?
Options- A. Rs. 3490
- B. Rs. 3500
- C. Rs. 3510
- D. Rs. 3520
- Correct Answer
- Rs. 3510
- 1. A person bought pens at 25 for a rupee and sold at 15 for a rupee. What is his profit percentage?
Options- A. 16 2/3
- B. 33 1/3
- C. 40
- D. 66.6 Discuss
- 2. The marked price of an article is 20% more than its cost price. If 5% discount is given on the marked price, then what is the profit percentage?
Options- A. 5
- B. 14
- C. 15
- D. 25 Discuss
- 3. Amit donated 20% of his income to a school and deposited 20% of the remainder in his bank. If he is having Rs 12800 now, then what is the income (in Rs) of Amit?
Options- A. 18000
- B. 20000
- C. 24000
- D. 32000 Discuss
- 4. A trader sold an article at profit of 20%. Had he bought that article at 60% less price and sold it at Rs 90 less, then he would have gained 50%. What is the value (in Rs) of cost price?
Options- A. 150
- B. 200
- C. 250
- D. 300 Discuss
- 5. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his groceries at his cost price but uses a false weight of 900 grams for each kilogram. Find his gain percentage.
Options- A. 91/9 %
- B. 100/9%
- C. 100/11 %
- D. 95/9% Discuss
- 6. If the rice is sold at Rs 56 per kg, there would be a 40% loss. To earn a profit of 20% what should be the price of rice (per kg)?
Options- A. 112
- B. 108
- C. 116
- D. 124 Discuss
- 7. The marked price of a chair is Rs 550 and a discount of 20% is given on it. What is the selling price (in Rs)?
Options- A. 440
- B. 430
- C. 470
- D. 390 Discuss
- 8. A trader sells two items at the rate of Rs 400 each. If he gains 15% on one and losses 15% on other, then what is the value (in Rs) of loss ?
Options- A. 18.41
- B. 22.14
- C. 20.25
- D. 24.36 Discuss
- 9. If an article is sold at a gain of 6% instead of a loss of 6% the seller gets Rs. 6 more. What is the cost price of the article?
Options- A. Rs. 18
- B. Rs. 36
- C. Rs. 42
- D. Rs. 50 Discuss
- 10. A vendor buys bananas at 12 for Rs 50 and sells at 5 for Rs 40. What will be the gain (in %)?
Options- A. 82
- B. 72
- C. 92
- D. 62 Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 66.6
Correct Answer: 14
Correct Answer: 20000
Correct Answer: 150
Correct Answer: 100/9%
Explanation:
Shopkeeper sells at CP using weight of 900 gm instead of1 kg
So, 1000gm ?900 gm = 100gm
?100/900 X 100
?100/9 %
Correct Answer: 112
Correct Answer: 440
Correct Answer: 18.41
Correct Answer: Rs. 50
Explanation:
Let CP be Rs x
Then
1.06x?0.94x = 6
So x = Rs 50
Correct Answer: 92
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