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- Question
A trader had 9 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 10% profit and the rest at 20% profit, so that he made a total profit of 14 %. How much wheat did he sell at 20% profit?
Options- A. 540 kg
- B. 360 kg
- C. 180 kg
- D. 720 kg
- Correct Answer
- 360 kg
- 1. If a merchant offers a discount of 25% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 5%. What % profit or % loss will he make if he sells at a discount of 10% of the list price?
Options- A. 5.5 percent loss
- B. 14 percent profit
- C. 50 percent profit
- D. 26 percent loss Discuss
- 2. A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a gain of 20% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of 10%. If the customer pays Rs 874.8, what had it cost the wholesaler?
Options- A. Rs 945
- B. Rs 810
- C. Rs 994
- D. Rs 675 Discuss
- 3. Puneet purchases 5 dozens of oranges at the rate of Rs 120 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs 11.5. What is the profit (inpercentage) of Puneet?
Options- A. 18
- B. 30
- C. 12
- D. 15 Discuss
- 4. The ratio of selling price to the cost price is 13 : 17. What is the loss percentage?
Options- A. 23.52
- B. 27.74
- C. 18.62
- D. 19.45 Discuss
- 5. A vendor buys bananas at 4 for Rs 3 and sells at 3 for Rs 4. What will be the result?
Options- A. 43.75% profit
- B. 77.7% loss
- C. 77.7% profit
- D. 43.75% loss Discuss
- 6. If a merchant offers a discount of 10% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 25%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?
Options- A. 5 percent profit
- B. 33.33 percent loss
- C. 90 percent profit
- D. 20 percent profit Discuss
- 7. When a discount of 20% is given on a sweater, the profit is 28%. If the discount is 14%, then the profit is
Options- A. 42 percent
- B. 46.4 percent
- C. 33.2 percent
- D. 37.6 percent Discuss
- 8. A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a profit of 25% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of 12%. If the customer pays Rs 1045, what had it cost the wholesaler?
Options- A. Rs 950
- B. Rs 1149
- C. Rs 1244
- D. Rs 751 Discuss
- 9. A shopkeeper, sold cashew nuts at the rate Rs 1,260 a kg and bears a loss of 8%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1,386 per kg, what will be the result?
Options- A. 1.2 percent gain
- B. 2.4 percent gain
- C. 1.2 percent loss
- D. 2.4 percent loss Discuss
- 10. The line passing through point (-3,1) and point (x,5) is parallel to the line passing through point (-2,-1) and point (6,3). What is the value of x?
Options- A. -5
- B. -2
- C. 2
- D. 5 Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 14 percent profit
Correct Answer: Rs 810
Correct Answer: 15
Correct Answer: 23.52
Correct Answer: 77.7% profit
Correct Answer: 33.33 percent loss
Correct Answer: 37.6 percent
Correct Answer: Rs 950
Correct Answer: 1.2 percent gain
Correct Answer: 5
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