Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer
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5d70c73bd8eebc768d114030 Answer : 1. "Rs. 187.50"
4 4 4 Answer : 2. "Rs. 60"
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Q: A shopkeeper earns a profit equal to the selling price of 11 meter by selling 22-meter cloth. Find the profit percent. 2518 15d1331bc925caa2d5bbbff70
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Answer : 1. "50%"
Q: If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82,500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 187.50"
Explanation :
For the publisher to earn a profit of 25% S.P = 125% of C.P.
Also Transportation Cost = 10% of C.P.
Let the S.P of 5500 books be Rs. x.
Then, 10 : 125 = 82500 : x ⇒ x = Rs. 
= Rs. 1031250.
⸫ S.P. of one book = Rs. 
= Rs. 187.50.
Q: A watch sold for Rs.1440 at 10 % loss, at what price it should be sold so as to earn 15% profit. 3692 05d131eee925caa2d5bbbff39
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Answer : 3. "1840"
Q: On selling oranges 5 for Rs.1. One gets 20% profit. How many orange were purchased for Rs.1. 3817 05d1338f2d2441c3c5ff90a35
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Answer : 4. "6"
Q: On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is ? 1611 05b5cc74fe4d2b4197774fb3a
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 60"
Explanation :
Answer: B) Rs. 60 Explanation: Let the cost price of a ball is Rs.xGiven, on selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 ballsThe equation is :17x - 720 = 5xSolving the equation we get x = 60Therefore, cost price of a ball is Rs. 60.
Q: A cycle is sold for Rs.2070 at profit of 15%, at what profit of 15%, at what price it should be sold so as to earn 25% Profit. 4868 05d13299509a40f38019e53a2
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Answer : 2. "2250"
Q: A dishonest dealer professes to sell his good at cost price, but he uses a weight of 800 gm. For one kg. Find his gain percent? 1848 05d132e47925caa2d5bbbff61
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Answer : 2. "25"
Q: A shopkeeper sells a certain object in Rs 2520 after giving two consecutive discounts of 10% and 30 %. Find the marked price of the object. 3890 05d133b6940daee3c552fcb1f
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Answer : 2. "Rs 4000"
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