Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A seller gives 15% discount on an item, if he marked up the price of item 40% above C.P and while selling he cheats the buyer by giving 10% less in weight. Find this overall profit percent (approximately).

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    32%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    69%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    45%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    89%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    97%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "32%"

Q:

Two - third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remaining at a loss of 2 %. If the total profit was Rs. 400. then the value of the consignment was

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    Rs . 16,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 16,500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 15,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 15,500
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs . 15,000 "

Q:

A drug dealer sells a tablet for 5 rupees. If he buys a tablet packet for Rs 50 and if a tablet packet contains 25 tablets, what will be his profit percentage?

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    100%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    50 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    200%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "150%"

Q:

The difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 15% and at a profit of 10% is Rs.10. The cost price of the article is -

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    Rs.150
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.120
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs.200"

Q:

The profit on selling an article for Rs.1,100 is equal to three times the amount of loss on selling it for Rs.700. To gain 12.5%, the article must be sold for:

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    Rs.956
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.877.50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.787.50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.900
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs.900"

Q:

By selling 25 m of cloth a man gains the selling price of 5 m of cloth. Find the gain percent?

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    25 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    20 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    30 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "25 %"

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Answer : 1. "Rs. 1800 "

Q:

A person sold a horse with a profit of 15 percent. If he had bought it for 25 percent less and sold it for less than 60 rupees, he would have gained 32 percent. The purchase price of the horse was.

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    Rs.370
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.372
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.375
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.378
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs.375"

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