Loss Percentage

Q. By selling an article for ₹ 900, a loss of 10% is incurred. Find its cost price.

1. ₹ 1000
2. Rs. 990
3. ₹ 950
4. ₹ 1100

Q. Harsha bought a bicycle for ₹ 4000. He spent ₹ 500 on maintenance and sold it for ₹ 6000. Find his loss/profit percent on selling this bicycle.

1. $\frac{100}{3}$%
2. $\frac{10}{3}$%
3. $\frac{20}{3}$%
4. $\frac{50}{3}$%

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Miss Anjali goes to a mall to purchase a saree whose cost is $₹885$ (list price). She tells the shopkeeper to reduce the price in such an extent that she has to pay $₹885$, inclusive GST which is at the rate of $18\%$, find the reduction of price needed in the saree.

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Find Profit or loss percent, if $C.P=Rs100;S.P=Rs90$

Q. Find the gain or loss percent: C.P. = ₹ 216 and Loss = ₹ 72

Q. A toy maker makes a toy for ₹50. One day, he sells 2 toys for ₹75. Find the percentage loss or gain on each toy?

1. 35%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 30%

Q. An article was sold for ₹130 less than C.P due to which there is a loss of 10%. Find the selling price of the article.

1. ₹1, 170
2. ₹1, 140
3. ₹1, 200
4. ₹1, 300

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Find Profit or loss percent if

$S.P=Rs200andLoss=Rs40$

Q. Rohit bought a speaker for ₹ 1500 and sold it for ₹ 1450. His profit or loss percentage is .

1. 6.66%
2. 5%
3. 3.33%
4. 2%

Q. A bought an article for ₹ 500 and sold it for ₹ 300, While B bought the same article for ₹ 800 and sold it for ₹ 600. What is the ratio of loss percentage suffered by B to that of A?

1. 5 : 8
2. 6 : 9
3. 8 : 5
4. 8 : 6

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A man buys a transistor for $₹250$ and sells it gaining $₹25$ Find his gain percent$.$

Q.

Find the cost price if $\mathrm{SP}=₹1,680$ and $\mathrm{profit}=12\%$

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A defective briefcase costing ₹800 is being sold at a loss of $8\%$. If the price is further reduced by $5\%$, find its selling price.

1. ₹899.60

2. ₹720.40

3. ₹699.20

4. ₹640. 80

Q. A certain number of articles are bought at $3$ for $₹150$ and all of them are sold at $4$ for $₹180$. Find the loss or gain as percent.

Q. An article was sold for ₹130 less than C.P due to which there is a loss of 10%. Find the selling price of the article.

Q. By selling an article for ₹ 900, a loss of 10% is incurred. Find its cost price.

1. ₹ 950
2. ₹ 1100
3. ₹ 1000
4. Rs. 990

Q. A bought an article for ₹ 500 and sold it for ₹ 300, While B bought the same article for ₹ 800 and sold it for ₹ 600. What is the ratio of loss percentage suffered by B to that of A?

1. 5 : 8
2. 6 : 9
3. 8 : 5
4. 8 : 6

Q. A loss of 20% is suffered by selling a monitor, the cost of which was ₹8, 000 initially. What was the selling price of the monitor?

1. ₹6, 400
2. ₹6, 000
3. ₹7, 000
4. ₹6, 800

Q. A man sold two tapes for ₹600 each and gained 20% on one, lost 20% on the other. What is the overall gain or loss percentage?

1. 4%
2. 5%
3. 6%
4. 8%

Q. A toy maker makes a toy for ₹50. One day, he sells 2 toys for ₹75. Find the percentage loss or gain on each toy?

1. 35%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 30%

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Question 75

In questions 60 to 79, state whether the statements are True or False.
Sushma sold her watch for ₹ 3320 at a gain of ₹ 320. For earning a gain of 10 %, she should have sold the watch for ₹ 3300.