Simple Profit and Loss Questions for RRB NTPC UG Exam
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Q1Sunil purchased a microwave oven for ₹7,000. He spent ₹400 on its transportation and ₹600 on repairs. He sold the oven for ₹9,800. What is his percentage profit on total investment?Q2A retailer buys 60 pens and sells them at the purchase price of 72 pens. Determine his profit percentage.Q3During a sale, 40% of the goods are sold at a profit of 10%. Of the remaining goods, 25% are sold at a profit of 15%, and the rest are sold at a loss of 29%. If there is an overall loss of x%, find the value of x.Q4The cost price of 25 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:Q5A bookseller bought 7 identical sets of books at ₹375 each. He sold 3 sets at a profit of 16% per set and the remaining sets at a profit of 24% per set. What was his total profit (in ₹) from selling all the sets?Q6Lekhraj sells an article at a profit of 25%. If the cost price is increased by 20% and the selling price is reduced by 10%, what percentage loss will Lekhraj incur?Q7A trader buys a consignment of goods for ₹2400. He sells one-third of the goods at a 20% profit, and one-fourth of the goods at a 10% loss, and the remaining goods at cost price. What is the overall profit or loss percentage?Q8If a man bought an article at 20% less than its marked price and sold it for ₹10 more than its marked price, his profit was 40%. What was the marked price (in ₹) of the article (correct to two decimal places)?Q9During a sale, 50% of the goods are sold at 37% profit, 30% of the remaining goods are sold at 26% profit and the still remaining goods are sold at a loss of 24%. If there is an overall profit of x%, then what is the value of x?Q10A trader initially marks all his goods 60% above the cost price. He sells half of the goods at a discount of 25% on the marked price. For the remaining half, he revises the marked price to 80% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 30%. Find the overall profit percentage earned by the trader.Practice Free →Q11An article is sold at a loss of 12% on its cost price. If the same article were sold for ₹84 more than its original selling price, the seller would make a profit of 8% on the same cost price. What is the cost price of the article?Q12Arpit buys 3 bed sheets for ₹3,951. He sells the first at a profit of ₹300, the second at a loss of ₹50, and the third at a profit of ₹200. What is the overall profit or loss percentage? (Round off your result to two decimal places)Q13A person sold an article at a loss of 10%. Had he sold it for ₹60 more, he would have gained 5%. Find the cost price of the article.Q14Nitin sells two articles for ₹2,973 each with no profit, no loss in the entire transaction. If one article was sold at a gain of 50%, then the other article is sold at a loss of:Q15Two articles are sold at the same selling price. On one article, the trader makes a 25% profit, and on the other, he incurs a 25% loss. What is the overall percentage loss?Q16During a sale, 50% of the goods are sold at 36% profit, 40% of the remaining goods are sold at 14% profit and the still remaining goods are sold at a loss of 21%. If there is an overall profit of x%, then what is the value of x?Q17By selling lemons at 5 for a rupee, a man loses 34%. To gain 10% how many must he sell for a rupee?Q18If a trader purchases 50 notebooks for ₹1000 and sells all at a gain of 20%, what is the selling price of each notebook?Q19A trader buys 20 kg of rice for ₹1,000. He sells the rice at the rate of ₹60 per kg. What is the percentage profit made by the trader?Q20A trader buys an article, spends ₹50 on its repair, and sells it for ₹600, making a 25% profit. What was the original purchase price?
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