Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A milkman has 20 liters of milk. If he mixes 5 liters of water, which is freely available, in 20 liters of pure milk. If the cost of pure milk is Rs. 18 per litre, then the profit of the milkman, when he sells all the mixture at cost price, is: 4506 65b5cc7d7e4d2b4197775151f
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Answer : 2. "25%"
Explanation :
Answer: B) 25% Explanation: When the water is freely available and all the water is sold at the price of the milk, then the water gives the profit on the cost of 20 litres of milk. Since, the profit % = ProfitCostPricex100 Therefore, profit percentage = 520x100 = 25%
Q: A man buys a table and a chair for 500. He sells the table at a loss of 10 % and the chair at a gain of 10 %. He still gain ₹10 on the whole. The cost price of chair in rupees is
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Answer : 3. "₹ 300"
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"
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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 watch sold for Rs.1440 at 10 % loss, at what price it should be sold so as to earn 15% profit. 3694 05d131eee925caa2d5bbbff39
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Answer : 3. "1840"
Q: Pratap bought a radio at a discount of 25% on the real price. He got 40 Rs more, when he sold it at 140 percent of the cost price. Find the the price at which Pratap bought the radio? 3454 05d132bb809a40f38019e53b0
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Answer : 4. "600"
Q: A fruit seller buys lemons two for Rs 1 and sells at 5 for Rs 3 rate. Find his profit percent. 1361 05d133acf40daee3c552fcb1a
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Answer : 3. "20 "
Q: A man buys 12 articles for Rs. 12 /- and sells them at the rate of Rs.1.25 per article. His gain percentage is:
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Answer : 2. "25 "
Q: A tradesman marks his goods at 20 % above the cost price. He allows his customers a discount of 8% on marked price. Find out his profit percent.
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