Problems on Profit Percentage & Loss Percentage

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A person wanted to sell a scooter at a loss of $25\%.$ But at the last moment, he changed his mind and sold the scooter at a loss of $20\%.$ If the difference in the two SP's is $₹4000,$ then find the CP of the scooter.​

Q. By selling a product for ₹ 180, a person loses 10 %.The cost price is ₹ .

1. 100
2. 120
3. 200
4. 220

Q.

The Selling Price Of A Sofa-Set Is $\frac{3}{5}$ Times Of Its Cost Price. Find The Gain Or The Loss As Percent.

Q.

A dining table is purchased for $Rs.3200$ and sold at a gain of $6\%$. If a customer pays sales tax at the rate of $5\%$. How much does the customer pay in all for the table?

Q. The C.P of a product is ₹ 120 and the S.P is ₹ 160. The profit percentage is .

1. 33.3
2. 66.6
3. 30
4. 60

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The cost of an article is Rs.15500 and Rs. 450 is spent for its repair. If the article is sold at a profit of 15% , then what is the selling price?

1. 18000

2. 18342.5

3. 14682

4. 15342.5

Q.

Cost price of a bicycle is Rs 4000. If the profit to be made by selling it to the customer is 40$\%$, what should be the selling price?

1. Rs 5600

2. Rs 4800

3. Rs 4600

4. Rs 6600

Q. A person sells 36 oranges per rupee and incurs a loss of $4\%$. Find how many oranges are to be sold for a rupee to have a gain of $8\%$.

1. 30
2. 32
3. 28
4. 34

Q.

A shopkeeper sold two baseball bats whose cost price is ₹2000 each. If he makes a profit of 15% on one bat and a loss of 5% on the other bat, then find the overall gain or loss.

1. Profit of 10%

2. Loss of 5%

3. Loss of 10%

4. Profit of 5%

Q.

A certain number of books are bought for Rs 600 per dozen and all of them are sold at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price for each book.

1. Rs 20

2. Rs 50

3. Rs 60

4. Rs 40

Q.

A shopkeeper buys $80$ articles for $Rs.2,400$ and sells them for a profit of $16\%.$ Find the selling price of one article.

Q.

When Vijay sells $12$ pens, he gains the selling price of $2$ pens. Calculate his gain percentage.

Q. A shop keeper sells sugar in such a way that the selling price of 950gm is the same as the cost price of one kg. Determine his profit percentage.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q. A cement company earns a profit of Rs. $9$ per bag of white cement sold and a loss of Rs. $5$ per bag of grey cement sold. What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is $5400$.

Q. Q1: Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800 , find his gain percent:

Q. A bought a tape recorder for Rs 8, 000 and sold it to B. After that B sold it to C, each earning a profit of $20\%$. Which of the following is/are true?

1. A and B earn the same profit.
2. B earns more profit than A.
   
3. A earns less profit than B.
   
4. Cannot be decided.

Q.

Sandeep bought a bicycle for $Rs2351$ and spent $Rs249$ on accessories. After $6$ months he sold it for $Rs2470$. Find profit per cent or loss percent received by Sandeep ?

Q.

The cost of an article is Rs. 15500 and Rs. 450 is spent for its repair. If the article is sold at a profit of 15% , then what is the selling price?

1. Rs. 14682

2. Rs. 15342.5

3. Rs. 18000

4. Rs. 18342.5

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Sohan bought a second-hand refrigerator for ₹ 2500 and spent ₹ 1500 on repairs. He then sold it for ₹ 3300. What is the gain or loss%?

1. 10% gain

2. 22.5% loss

3. 10% loss

4. 17.5% Loss

Q.

The cost of an article is Rs. 15500 and Rs. 450 is spent for its repair. If the article is sold at a profit of 15% , then what is the selling price?

1. 15342.5

2. 18000

3. 18342.5

4. 14682

Q.

An article costs ₹ 55 but the shopkeeper charges ₹ 70 . Calculate his profit%.

1. 15

2. 27

3. 27.27

4. 27.7

Q. Amina buys a book for Rs 275 and sells it at a loss $15\%$. How much does she sell it for?

Q. Amina buys a book for Rs 275 and sells it at a loss $15\%$. How much does she sell it for?

Q.

A shopkeeper buys 80 articles for ₹ 2400 and sells them at a profit of 16%. Find the selling price of one article.

1. ₹ 29.8

2. ₹ 16.6

3. ₹ 34.8

4. ₹ 26.6

Q. A shop keeper sells sugar in such a way that the selling price of 950gm is the same as the cost price of one kg. Determine his profit percentage.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

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A shopkeeper buys 80 similar articles for ₹2400 and sells them at a profit of 16%. Find the selling price of each article.

1. ₹29.8

2. ₹26.8

3. ₹24.8

4. ₹34.8

Q.

Sohan bought a second-hand refrigerator for ₹ 2500 and spent ₹ 1500 on its repair. He then sold it for ₹ 3300. What is the gain or loss percentage?

1. 10% gain

2. 10% loss

3. 22.5% loss

4. 17.5% loss

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Ram sold a flower vase at 10% loss. The cost price of the vase was ₹ 120. Find the selling price of the flower vase.

1. ₹ 108​

2. ₹ 100​

3. ₹ 110

4. ₹ 105

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A shopkeeper sold two bats which have a cost price of ₹6000 each. He makes a profit of 10% on one bat but a loss of 5% on the other bat. Find the overall profit or loss in the entire transaction.

1. Loss of ₹300

2. Profit of ₹300

3. Profit of ₹600

4. Loss of ₹600

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A shopkeeper buys 80 similar articles for ₹2400 and sells them at a profit of 16%. Find the selling price of each article.

1. ₹29.8

2. ₹34.8

3. ₹26.8

4. ₹24.8