Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: A man buys 12 articles for Rs. 12 /- and sells them at the rate of Rs.1.25 per article. His gain percentage is:
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Answer : 2. "25 "
Q: A trader had 16 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 17% profit and the rest at 27% profit, so that he made a total profit of 21%. How much wheat did he sell at 27 % profit?
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Answer : 4. "640 kg "
Q: The cost price of a radio is Rs. 600. The 5% of the cost price is charged towards transportation. After adding that, If net profit to be made is 15%, then the selling price of the radio must be
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- 2Rs. 684.50false
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 724.50 "
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Q: Krishna bought a camera and paid 20 % less than its original price. He sold it at 40 % profit on the price he had paid. The percentage of profit earned by Krishna on the original price was
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Answer : 1. "12"
Q: If the cost of production of an article is 2/5 of its marked retail price, If it is sold at 10 % discount then what will be profit ?
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Answer : 4. "125% "
Q: A scientist mixes 10% water in his solution but he is not content with it so he again mixes 10% more water in the previous mixture. What is the profit percentage of the scientist if he sells it at cost price:
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Answer : 3. "18%"
Q: A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 225/- for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is:
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5e205e5c5f8f8e395f8f1439- 1Rs. 110 / -false
- 2Rs. 125 /-false
- 3Rs. 120 / -false
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 150 /-"
Q: An article was sold for Rs.4000. Had a discount of 10% was being offered, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article was:
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