Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A man sells a table at 12 % loss and a book at 19% profit then he earns Rs. 160 as profit. But if he sells the table at 12 % profit and the book at 16% loss then he bears a loss of Rs. 40. Find the price of one book?

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    Rs. 4200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 4100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 4300
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 4000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 4000"

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A person bought two watches for Rs. 480. He sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a profit of 19% and he found that each watch was sold at the same price. Find the cost price of the two watches.

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    Rs. 280, Rs. 200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 250, Rs. 280
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 380, Rs. 300
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 350, Rs. 450
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 280, Rs. 200"

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

Q:

The cost price of 60 articles is same as the selling price of x articles. If there is a profit of 20%, then what is the value of x?

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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    30
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    80
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "50"

Q:

While selling an article for Rs 18450, a person suffered a loss of 50%. At what price he should have sold the article (in Rs) to earn a profit of 50%?

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    13837
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    52000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    56775
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    55350
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "55350"

Q:

If a vendor sells apples at Rs 170 per kg he suffers 15 % loss. If he sells at Rs 230 per kg, then what is his profit percentage? 

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    5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "15 "

Q:

A trader sells two items at the rate of Rs 400 each. If he gains 15% on one and losses 15% on other, then what is the value (in Rs) of loss?

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    24.36
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    22.14
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20.25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    18.41
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "18.41"

Q:

A person bought pens at 25 for a rupee and sold at 15 for a rupee. What is his profit percentage? 

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    $$66{2\over 3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    40
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    $$16{2\over 3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $$33{1\over 3}$$
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "$$66{2\over 3}$$"

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