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 person has 12 bananas for Rs 24. Sell in So he got the benefit of 25 percent. How many bananas he buy in Rs. 40?

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    30
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    25
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    40
    Correct
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    45
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Answer : 2. "25"

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

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
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    24 : 39 : 14
    Correct
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    56 : 26 : 21
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Answer : 1. "48 : 39 : 28"

Q:

If Manoj buys 324 toffees for Rs 486, then how many toffees should he sell for Rs 90 to make 50% profit?

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    40
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    55
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    60
    Correct
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    45
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Answer : 1. "40"

Q:

A dishonest dealer marks up his goods by 50% and then gives a discount of 20% on the marked price. Apart from this, he uses a faulty balance which reads 1kg for 900 gm. What is his net profit percentage (rounded off to the nearest integer)?

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    24
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  • 2
    27
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    36
    Correct
    Wrong
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    33
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "33"

Q:

If Cost price of an article is Rs.220 and profit is 20 %, then what will be the selling price of the article?

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    Rs. 264
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    Rs. 216
    Correct
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    Rs. 176
    Correct
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    Rs. 256
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 264"

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
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    21.50
    Correct
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    21.40
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Answer : 1. "21.30"

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