Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A shopkeeper earns a profit equal to the cost price of 15 meter by selling 45 meter cloth. Find the profit percent? 1878 05d13365fd2441c3c5ff90a30
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Answer : 3. "$$ 33 {1 \over 3} $$"
Q:Directions: Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
An article was bought for Rs. 5600. Its price was marked up by 12%. Thereafter it was sold at a discount of 5% on the marked price.
What was the marked price of the article?
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5df0b4e6004abe5c78f74f21An article was bought for Rs. 5600. Its price was marked up by 12%. Thereafter it was sold at a discount of 5% on the marked price.
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- 3Rs 6292false
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Answer : 5. "Rs 6272"
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 watch sold for Rs.1440 at 10 % loss, at what price it should be sold so as to earn 15% profit. 3695 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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