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- Question
- Find the percentage loss when the cost price and selling price of an article are in the ratio of 5 : 3.?
Options- A. 40%
- B. 35%
- C. 45%
- D. 26%
- Correct Answer
- 40%
ExplanationLet CP = 5N and SP = 3N
Loss = (CP- SP) = (5N - 3N) = 2N
Loss % = (2N / 5N) x 100 %
= 40% - 1. Niraj incurred a loss of 55% on selling an article for ? 9549. What was the cost price of the article?
Options- A. ? 27700
- B. ? 25600
- C. ? 21220
- D. ? 29000 Discuss
- 2. Raj sold an item for ? 6384 and incurred a loss of 30%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 30%
Options- A. ? 14656
- B. ? 11856
- C. ? 13544
- D. cannot be determind Discuss
- 3. A man perchases certain number of toffees at 6 per rupee. and the same number of toffees at 7 per rupee. He mixed the toffs and sells them at 6 per rupee. What is his gain or loss percent?
Options- A. 69/13 % loss
- B. 79/13% gain
- C. 76/13 % loss
- D. 75/13 gain Discuss
- 4. Sumit purchased an item for ? 4000 and sold it at the gain% of 35%. From that amount, he purchased another item and sold it at the loss of 20%. What is his over all gain/loss?
Options- A. loss of ? 340
- B. Gain of ? 320
- C. Loss of ? 360
- D. Neither gain nor loss Discuss
- 5. Punkaj purchased an item for ? 7500 and sold it at the gain of 24%. Find the amount he purchased another item and sold it at the loss of 20%. What is his over all gain/ loss?
Options- A. Loss of ? 140
- B. Gain of ? 60
- C. Loss of ? 60
- D. Neither gain nor loss Discuss
- 6. A shopkeeper sells eggs at 20 for a rupee gaining 30%. How many eggs did he buy for a rupee?
Options- A. 40
- B. 30
- C. 35
- D. 26 Discuss
- 7. A man brought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many toffees for a rupee must he sell to gain in 50%.?
Options- A. 5
- B. 2
- C. 4
- D. 6 Discuss
- 8. A merchant fixed the selling price of his articles at ? 700 after adding 40% profit to the cost price. As the sale was very low at this price level, he decided to fix at the selling price at 10% profit. Find the new selling price
Options- A. ? 450
- B. ? 490
- C. ? 500
- D. ? 550 Discuss
- 9. By selling a cellphone for ? 2400, a shopkeeper make a profit of 25%. Then, his profit percentage, if he had sold it for ? 2040, is
Options- A. 10%
- B. 6.25 %
- C. 6.5%
- D. 15% Discuss
- 10. Rajdeep loses 20% by selling a radio for ? 768. What percent will he gain by selling if for ? 1020?
Options- A. 7.25 %
- B. 5.25 %
- C. 6.25 %
- D. 8.25 % Discuss
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Correct Answer: ? 21220
Explanation:
Let cost price of article is CP.
According to the formula,
CP = [SP/(100 - Loss %)] x 100
CP = [(100 x 9549)/(100 - 55)]
= ? 21220
Correct Answer: ? 11856
Explanation:
CP = 100/70 = x 6384 = ? 9120
To gain 30%, SP = 130% of 9120
SP = (130/100) x 9120 = ? 11856
Correct Answer: 79/13% gain
Explanation:
CP of 1 toffee for 1st rate = 1/6
CP of 1 toffee for 2nd rate = 1/7
CP of 2 toffee after mixing = 1/6 + 1/7 = 13/42
CP of 1 toffee after mixing = 13/84
SP of 1 toffee after mixing = 1/6
Gain = 1/6 - 13/84 = 1/84
Gain% = [(1/84) / (13/84)] x 100% = 100/13% = 79/13%
Correct Answer: Gain of ? 320
Explanation:
CP1 = ? 4000
SP1 = 4000 x 135/100 = ? 5400 CP2
SP2 = 5400 x 80/100 = ? 4320
CP1 < SP2
Hence, profit earned here.
? Required gain = ( SP2 - CP1)
= 4320 - 4000 = ? 320
Correct Answer: Loss of ? 60
Explanation:
CP1 =? 7500
? SP1 = (7500 x 124)/100 = ? 9300 = CP2
SP2 = (9300 x 80)/100= ? 7440
? CP1 > SP1
Hence, loss is incurred in this transaction
? Require loss = (CP1 - SP2)
= 7500 - 7440
= ? 60
Correct Answer: 26
Explanation:
SP of 20 eggs = ? 1 and gain = 30%
CP of 20 eggs = (1 x 100)/130 = ? 10/13
Now, ? 10/13 yields 20 eggs.
? ? 1 will yield (20 x 13)/10 = 26 eggs
Clearly, 26 eggs were bought for ? 1.
Correct Answer: 4
Explanation:
CP of 6 toffees = ? 1,
SP of 6 toffees = 150% of 1 = 150/100 = 3/2
? For ? 3/2, the number of toffees sold = 6
? For ? 1, the number of toffees sold = 6 x (2/3) = 4
Correct Answer: ? 550
Explanation:
Let cost price = ? N
According to the question,
N x [(100 + 40)/100] = 700,
? N = (700 x 100)/140 = 500
? New selling price = 500 x (100 + 10)/100
= 5 x 110 = 550
= ? 550
Correct Answer: 6.25 %
Explanation:
SP of cellphone = ? 2400
? CP of cellphone = 2400 x [100/(100 + 25)] = ? 1920
? Required percentage profit = [(2040 - 1920)/1920] x 100
= 6.25%
Correct Answer: 6.25 %
Explanation:
SP = ? 768 and loss = 20%
? CP = (100/80) x 768 = (5/4) x 768 = ? 960
Now, CP = ? 960 and SP = ? 1020
Gain = 1020 - 960 = ? 60
? Gain% = (60/960) x 100% = 6.25%
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