Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: When a shopkeeper sells an item for Rs 230, he loses 20 percent. If he sells the item for Rs. 339.5, what percentage of profit will he make?
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5f9be1b13dfc3659c697960e- 118true
- 212false
- 320false
- 415false
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Answer : 1. "18"
Q: A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month his sale was ₹ 7,91,000, what was his profit ?
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6246cce8a008a64dd39ef0b7- 1₹ 91,000true
- 2₹ 97,786false
- 3₹ 85,659false
- 4₹ 88,300false
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Answer : 1. "₹ 91,000 "
Explanation :

Q: A sold a watch to B at a profit of 20%. B sold it to C at 30% profit. C sold it to D at 10% loss. If B's profit is ₹80 more than that of A, then D bought it for:
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64b90e7388d5e4f52ddf7bf3- 1₹700false
- 2₹680false
- 3₹652false
- 4₹702true
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Answer : 4. "₹702"
Q: A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains 15%. For a kilogram, he uses a weight of _________ (rounded off to one digit after decimal).
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647f56c4f4063d472f2d3177- 1833.3 gmfalse
- 2876.7 gmfalse
- 3869.6 gmtrue
- 4898.33 gmfalse
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Answer : 3. "869.6 gm"
Q: A man bought an old typewriter for ₹1200 and spent ₹200 on its repair. He sold it for ₹1680. His profit percent is :
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6246c87be6c50b4b29b7d521- 18%false
- 216%false
- 320%true
- 410%false
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Answer : 3. "20% "
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Q: A merchant marked the price of an article by incresing its pro- duction cost by 40% .Now he al- lows 20% discount and gets a profit of Rs. 48 after selling it. The production cost is
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6400bc3335d86258eccfa256- 1Rs. 320false
- 2Rs. 360false
- 3Rs. 400true
- 4Rs 440false
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 400 "
Q: A fan is listed at ₹ 150 and a discount of 20% is given. Then the selling price is
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6246cec8e6c50b4b29b7fe44- 1₹ 120true
- 2₹ 110false
- 3₹ 180false
- 4₹ 150false
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Answer : 1. "₹ 120 "
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Q: Remi earns a profit of 20% on selling an article at a certain price. If she sells the articles for ₹8 more, she will gain 30%. What is the original cost price of 16 such articles?
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64b90cd3e2108a723934c7eb- 1₹1,152false
- 2₹1,120false
- 3₹1,280true
- 4₹1,200false
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