Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A trader bought 120 kg of potato at 24/kg. He sold 80 kg of it at 50% profit and the balance at 25% low. Find the total profit or loss? 

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    50% Profit
    Correct
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  • 2
    25% Profit
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    50% Loss
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25% Loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "25% Profit "

Q:

The cost price of two items P and Q are equal. If item P sold at 40% profit and item Q sold at 20% less than the selling price of item P, then the total profit is ?

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    ₹ 600
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 660
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 550
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "₹ 500"

Q:

If an item is sold for Rs. 270, there is a loss of 10 percent on it , then what will be the cost price of that item?

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    Rs. 300
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 330
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 240
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 324
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 300 "

Q:

A man purchased a bed sheet for Rs. 450 and sold it at again of 10 % calculated on the selling price. The selling price of the bedsheets was 

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    Rs. 460
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 475
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 480
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 500
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs . 500 "

Q:

A cow was sold at 8% profit. If it were bought at 20% less and sold at 40% profit, then the owner would gain ₹ 640 more. Find the initial cost price of the cow.

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    ₹ 15,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 16,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 20,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 25,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "₹ 16,000 "

Q:

Ranjan made a profit of 25% when selling a TV set at Rs. 3000. If he now has to pay Rs. 500 more for the set, what should be his new selling price in order to make the same percentage of profit?

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    ₹ 3650
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 4000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 3600
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 3625
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "₹ 3625 "

Q:

If the profit on selling an article for Rs. 425 is the same as the loss on selling it for Rs. 355, then the cost price of the article is 

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    Rs. 390
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 380
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 400
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 440
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 390"
Explanation :

Q:

A trader had 2000 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 10 % profit and the rest at 16 % profit so that he made a total profit of 14.2%. How much rice (in kg) did he sell at 10 % profit? 

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    1400
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    600
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    800
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    1000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "600"

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