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

Q:

On selling an article for Rs.240, a trader loss of 10%.In order to gain 10%, he must sell that article for -

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    Rs.267.50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.290.80
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.293.32
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.296.84
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs.293.32"

Q:

Pooja wants to sell a watch at a profit of 20%. She bought it at 10% less and sold it at ₹ 30 less, but still she gained 20%. The cost price of watch is

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    ₹ 250
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 225
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 240
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 220
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹ 250 "
Explanation :

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

Q:

The price of jewelry , passing through three hands. rises on the whole by 65 %. If the first and the second sellers earned 20 % and 25 % profit respectively, the profit earned by the third seller is 

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    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "10% "

Q:

A cloth merchant on selling 33 metres of cloth obtains a profit equal to the selling price of 11 metres of cloth , the profit is 

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    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    11%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    22%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "50% "

Q:

If a discount of 10% is allowed on the marked price of an article, a shopkeeper gets a profit of 25 %. If he offers a discount of 25% on the marked price of the same article, then his percentage profit/loss will be:

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    4 % profit
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {4 {1\over 6}}{ \%}$$ loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {4 {1\over 6}}{ \%}$$ profit
    Correct
    Wrong
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    4 % loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "$$ {4 {1\over 6}}{ \%}$$ profit"

Q:

Vishal sells a bag at a profit of 40%. If Vishal's profit is ₹880, then what is the cost price of the bag?

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    ₹ 2,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 2,450
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 1,900
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 2,200
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "₹ 2,200"

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