PROFIT and LOSS
1. A man purchased an article in Rs. 7200. He sold it a profit of 20%. Find
the selling price of the article? (1040,8640,9040,8540)
2. A man sold an article in Rs 16230 at a loss of 25%. Find the cost price of
the article? (24500,24500,21640,16832)
3. A man sold an article in Rs 14800 at a loss of 20%. At what price should
he sold it to get a profit of 25%? (26000,27500,23125,27000)
4. Renu bought an article for rupees 1240 and sold it at a loss of 25%. with
this amount, she bought another article and sold it at a gain of 40%. Her
overall percentage of profit is : (12,5,6,15)
5. A bought an article for rupees 5400 and sold it at a loss of 30% with this
amount another article and sold it at a gain of 60%. What was his overall
gain or percentage loss? (loss 1.2% ,gain 12% , loss 12% , gain 1.2% )
6. The profit on selling an article for Rs. 110 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: (900,787.50,956,877.50)
7. A man purchased two articles at Rs 1200 each. He sold one at the profit
of 10% and another at a loss of 5%. Find his overall profit or loss
percentage: (2,2.5,3,4)
8. Abhi bought two articles for rupees 624. He sold on at a loss of 14% and
the other at a profit of 14%. If the selling price of both the article is equal,
then the difference between their cost price? (89.64,87.36,89.68,88.84)
9. person sold two articles 3800. At first articles he got 25% profit but on
the another he got 10% loss. Find the overall profit or loss If the C.P of
the first article is equal to S.P of the second article? (6.5,4.5,7.4,9.5)
10. A man sell two horses at the same amount. On one he gains 5% and
another he loss 5%. His gain or loss percentage in the whole transaction
is: (0.25 loss ,0.25 gain ,2.5 loss , 2.5 gain)
11. Two articles are sold for 9720 each. On one, the seller gains 8%
and on other, he loss 10%. what is his overall profit or loss ? (380
loss ,380 gain, 360 loss,360 gain)
12. Two articles are sold for rupees 10,384each, the seller gains 18%
on one and on other, he loss 12%. What is his overall gain or loss? (178
loss, 178 gain, 168 loss, 168 gain)
13. Two articles are sold for rupees 10,005 each. On one, the seller
gains 15% and on other, he loses 13%. What is his overall gain or loss
percentage, two decimal places? (1.42% loss, 1.42% gain, 0.94% loss,
0.94% gain)
14. Sushma bought 6 tables and 12 chairs for rupees 12000. She sold
the tables at a profit of 15% and the chair at a loss of 10%. If her total
gain was 300 rupees. Then the total cost price of the tables was:
(6000,5000,5400,4800)
15. A person sells an article at 16% below its cost price. Had he sold
33 more, he would have gain 14%. To gain 25%, he should sell the article
for: (135,128,137.5,130.5)
16. A person sells an article at a profit of 12%. If he had purchased it
for 12% less and sold it for rupees 9 less, he would have gained 27%.
What is the original cost price of the article? (4250,4000,4500,3750)
17. Anu sold an article for Rs 480 at some profit. Had she sold it for Rs
400, then there would have been a loss equal to one-third of the initial
profit. What is the cost price of the article? (450,425,430,420)
18. A person sold his pen for Rs 24 and his profit percentage was
numerically equal to the cost price. What was the cost price:
(12,14,16,20)
19. If the loss a product is 30% of the selling price then what is the
ration of the cost price to loss? (13:3,3:13,1:11,11:1)
20. A shopkeeper sold his article at a 18.75% profit calculate on the
selling price. Find the selling price of the article which cost is Rs 52000?
(50000,75000,64000,27000)
21. A person purchased two articles. At the first articles he got 16 2/3%
profit calculated on S.P but on other he got 5% loss calculated on S.P.
find the overall profit or loss if the C.P of the first article is equal to S.P
of second articles? (6.5,11.11,7.4,9.5)
22. The profit % of Abdhesh and Abeer are some same on selling the
articles at Rs 1800 each but Abeer calculated his profit on selling price
and Abdhesh calculated his profit on cost price which is equal to 20%,
Find the total C.P? (3040,3540,2540,2940)
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