Profit and Loss Questions for SSC Selection Post 10th Exam
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Q1A seller buys 240 Television. He sells some of them at a gain of 20% and the remaining at a gain of 30%. If he gains 28% on the whole, then how many did he sell at a gain of 20%?Q2An article was sold at a loss of 12%. If it was sold for ₹ 630 more, then there would have been a gain of 6%. Find the cost price of the article.Q3A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹400 and sells it at a profit of 12.5%. What is the selling price?Q4If the profit on an item is 15% and the cost price is ₹800, find the selling price.Q5The cost of a flower vase is ₹160. If the shopkeeper sells it at a loss of 15%, at what price is it sold?Q6A shopkeeper makes a 25% profit by selling a shirt for ₹750. What is the cost price?Q7The cost price of an article is 80% of its selling price. What is the profit or the loss as percent?Q8A retailer bought a dozen shirts for ₹3600. He sold each shirt at ₹350. What is his total profit or loss percentage?Q9A vendor bought 100 oranges at ₹8 each. He sold 80 of them at ₹10 each and the remaining 20 oranges at ₹6 each. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?Q10A man bought an old car for ₹15000. He spent ₹2500 on its repairs and then sold it for ₹19250. What is his percentage profit?Practice Free →Q11A shopkeeper sells his goods at 60% of their cost price. Find the percent gain or losses.Q12An article is sold at a 20% loss. If the selling price was ₹400 more, there would have been a 5% gain. What is the cost price of the article?Q13The cost price of 12 articles is the same as the selling price of 8 articles. What is the profit percent?Q14Some articles were bought at the rate of Rs 8 per 5 articles, and sold at the rate of Rs 9 per 4 articles. Profit percent is:Q15A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 10% and 5%. What is the net discount percentage?Q16A shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on an article marked at ₹5,000. If he still earns a profit of 12%, what is the cost price of the article?Q17A product is marked at ₹500 with a 20% discount. What is the selling price?Q18A product priced at ₹800 is sold for ₹680. What is the percentage of discount offered?Q19Trader marks an item 50% above cost price and offers a 20% discount on the marked price. If the customer pays ₹720, what is the cost price of the item?Q20A product has a marked price of ₹1,200. If a 20% discount is applied, what is the selling price?
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