Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A shopkeeper gains 20 percent by giving a discount of 10 percent of the marked price of a toy. If he had given a discount of 20 percent, then what would be his profit percentage?

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    $$ {6\ {2\over 3}}$$
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    $$ {8\ {1\over 3}}$$
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    10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15
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Answer : 1. "$$ {6\ {2\over 3}}$$"

Q:

A shopkeeper bought 80 pens in Rs. 400. He sold 40 pens at 60% profit and sold the remaining pens at 20% profit. If he had sold all the pens at a 15% profit, how much less profit would he have made?

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    Rs. 65
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    Rs. 80
    Correct
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  • 3
    Rs. 100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 120
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 150
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 100"

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The difference between the selling prices of a keyboard at losses 15% and 25% is Rs. 50. Then the cost price of a keyboard is :

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    Rs. 240
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    Rs. 330
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 300
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 500
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 500"

Q:

There is 10% loss if an article is sold at Rs. 270. Then the cost price of the article is

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    Rs 320
    Correct
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    Rs. 250
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 300
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 270
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs 320 "
Explanation :

Q:

If the cost price of 28 items is equal to the selling price of 21 items, what is the profit percentage?

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    12 %
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    $$ {33{1\over 3}}\%$$
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    20 %
    Correct
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    22 %
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Answer : 2. "$$ {33{1\over 3}}\%$$"

Q:

A mobile plan costs Rs. 32 for 6 minutes. What is the approximate cost, in rupees, for 4 minutes?

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    21.30
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    21.20
    Correct
    Wrong
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    21.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    21.40
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Answer : 1. "21.30"

Q:

A shopkeeper buys three products a, b, c and sells them at 20%, 30%, 40% profit, respectively. What is ratio of the selling price of these products, if the ratio of their cost prices is 4:3 :2?

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    48 : 39 : 28
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    34 : 54 : 12
    Correct
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  • 3
    24 : 39 : 14
    Correct
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    56 : 26 : 21
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Answer : 1. "48 : 39 : 28"

Q:

A watch is sold at a profit of 25%. Had it been sold for Rs.120 less then, there would have been a less then of 15%. What is the cost price in rupees?

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    Rs.400
    Correct
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  • 2
    Rs.350
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.200
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.300
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs.300"

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