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2951.	Every year before the festive season, a brand store increases the price of the product by 42% and then introduce two successive discount of 10% and 11% respectively. What is percentage loss and percentage gain ?
A.	3.25% loss
B.	13.742% loss
C.	3.25% gain
D.	13.742% gain
Answer» E.

Discussion

2952.	Dipali bought a set of cups for Rs. 375, but then had to sell it later to clear old stocks for Rs. 345. What is the percentage of loss that she incurred?
A.	14
B.	7
C.	16
D.	8
Answer» E.

Discussion

2953.	For an article the profit is 190% of the cost price. If the cost price increase by 10% but the selling price remains same, then profit is what percentage of selling price (approximately)?
A.	54
B.	62
C.	73
D.	163
Answer» C. 73

Discussion

2954.	Deepak found that he had made a loss of 10% while selling his smartphone. He also found that had he sold it for ` 50more, he would have made a profit of 5%. The initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the smartphone for a 5% profit ?
A.	1
B.	2
C.	0.75
D.	0.85
Answer» C. 0.75

Discussion

2955.	Deepak marks the price of his table 60% above the cost price. He gives some discount on it and earns profit of 15.2%. What is the discount percentage?
A.	36.4
B.	28
C.	44.8
D.	38.9
Answer» C. 44.8

Discussion

2956.	Dinesh purchases 10 dozens of apples at the rate of Rs 180 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs 19.5. What is the profit (in percentage) of Dinesh?_x005F_x000D_
A.	30
B.	15
C.	18
D.	25
Answer» B. 15

Discussion

2957.	Deepti bought a set of cups for Rs. 175, but then had to sell it later to clear old stocks for Rs. 161. What is the percentage of loss that she had to incur?
A.	16
B.	8
C.	7
D.	14
Answer» C. 7

Discussion

2958.	Deepak sells all his goods available in his shop at the cost price, but he cheats his customer and gives 20% less goods as he should give. Find his % profit.
A.	0.3
B.	0.33
C.	0.25
D.	0.2
Answer» D. 0.2

Discussion

2959.	Dealer purchased an article for Rs. 900 andÂ fixes the list price in such a way that he gains 20% afterÂ allowing 10% discount, then the list price is
A.	Rs.1180
B.	Rs.1080
C.	Rs.1200
D.	Rs.1100
Answer» D. Rs.1100

Discussion

2960.	D sells a table to E at a profit of 30% and E sells it to F at a loss of 30%. What is the ratio of cost prices of D and F?_x005F_x000D_
A.	100:91_x005F_x000D_
B.	100:130_x005F_x000D_
C.	100:126_x005F_x000D_
D.	0.042361111111111
Answer» B. 100:130_x005F_x000D_

Discussion

2961.	Cost price of an article is Rs 5800. If the loss percentage is 33%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?
A.	3886
B.	3424
C.	4420
D.	5168
Answer» B. 3424

Discussion

2962.	Cost price of an article is Rs 360. If the profit percentage is 32%, then what is the value (in Rs) of profit?
A.	126.2
B.	108.2
C.	115.2
D.	105.2
Answer» D. 105.2

Discussion

2963.	Cost price of an article is Rs 122. If profit percentage is 56%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?_x005F_x000D_
A.	277.27
B.	217.85
C.	175.68
D.	190.32
Answer» E.

Discussion

2964.	Cost price of a calculator is Rs 495. If the profit percentage is 40%, then what is the value (in Rs) of profit?
A.	226
B.	198
C.	186
D.	218
Answer» C. 186

Discussion

2965.	Cost price of a cooler is Rs 8400. If the profit percentage is 26%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the cooler?_x005F_x000D_
A.	11351_x005F_x000D_
B.	6667_x005F_x000D_
C.	10584_x005F_x000D_
D.	9564
Answer» D. 9564

Discussion

2966.	Cost price of 28 articles is equal to Sale priceÂ of 21 articles, then percentage of profit is
A.	0.12
B.	33 1â„3 %
C.	0.2
D.	0.22
Answer» C. 0.2

Discussion

2967.	Cost Price of 22 articles is same as the Selling Price of 18 articles, find the profit percentage?
A.	0.3333
B.	0.2222
C.	0.1111
D.	0.01
Answer» C. 0.1111

Discussion

2968.	Cost price of 25 chairs equals the selling price of 20 chairs. Find the profit%.
A.	0.2
B.	0.33
C.	0.25
D.	0.125
Answer» D. 0.125

Discussion

2969.	Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads.Â _x005F_x000D_ Cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pairs of gloves._x005F_x000D_ Cost of 3 pairs of gloves = cost of 2 cricket bats._x005F_x000D_ If a cricket bat costs Rs 54, what is the cost of a cricket ball.
A.	Rs 12
B.	Rs 16
C.	Rs 14
D.	Rs 18
Answer» C. Rs 14

Discussion

2970.	Cost of 8 pencils, 5 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 111. Cost of 9 pencils, 6 pens and 5 erasers is Rs 130. Cost of 16 pencils, 11 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 221.Â What is the cost (in Rs) of 39 pencils, 26 pens and 13 erasers?
A.	316
B.	546
C.	624
D.	482
Answer» C. 624

Discussion

2971.	By selling cloth at Rs. 9 per metre , a shopkeeper loses 10% . Find the rate at which it should be sold so as to earn profit of 15%
A.	Rs.11.20
B.	Rs.11.30
C.	Rs.11.40
D.	Rs.11.50
Answer» E.

Discussion

2972.	By what fraction selling price (S.P.) must be multiplied to get the cost price (C.P.) if the loss is 20% ?
A.	44320
B.	44324
C.	44291
D.	44322
Answer» D. 44322

Discussion

2973.	By selling an item for Rs. 696 Unnati incurred a loss of 13%. By how much should she have raised the price to gain a profit of 10%?
A.	Rs. 160.08
B.	Rs. 104
C.	Rs. 84
D.	Rs. 184
Answer» E.

Discussion

2974.	By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%.At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?
A.	Rs.720
B.	Rs.640
C.	Rs.540
D.	Rs.480
Answer» E.

Discussion

2975.	By selling a table for Rs. 16,870, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of Rs. 1080. His loss percentage (rounded off to one decimal place) is
A.	0.064
B.	0.061
C.	0.062
D.	0.06
Answer» E.

Discussion

2976.	By selling a used phone for Rs.6,160 Rajan got 44% less than what it cost him to buy it a few years ago. At what price should Rajan have been able to sell it to make a profit of 5%?_x005F_x000D_
A.	Rs. 12,550
B.	Rs. 11,550
C.	Rs. 12,000
D.	Rs. 10,550
Answer» C. Rs. 12,000

Discussion

2977.	By selling a used phone for Rs.7260 Sanjan got 34% less than what it cost him to buy it a few years ago.At what price should Sanjan have sold the phone to gain a profit of 5%?
A.	â‚¹ 11,460
B.	â‚¹ 11,480
C.	â‚¹ 11,440
D.	None
Answer» E.

Discussion

2978.	By selling a bag at Rs. 230, profit of 15% is made. The selling price of the bag,Â when it is sold at 20% profit would be
A.	Rs.250
B.	Rs.205
C.	Rs.240
D.	Rs.200
Answer» D. Rs.200

Discussion

2979.	By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20% in the transaction ?
A.	16
B.	18
C.	20
D.	22
Answer» C. 20

Discussion

2980.	By mixing two qualities of pulses in the ratio 2: 3 and selling the mixture at the rate of Rs 22 per kilogram, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10 %. If the cost of the smaller quantity be Rs 14 per kg, the cost per kg of the larger quantity is:
A.	Rs 23
B.	Rs 25
C.	Rs 24
D.	Nonof these
Answer» D. Nonof these

Discussion

2981.	By selling 33 m clothes, a person gains cost price of 11 m clothes. Find the gain %._x005F_x000D_
A.	0.3
B.	0.3333
C.	0.25
D.	0.35
Answer» C. 0.25

Discussion

2982.	By selling 90 chocolates for Rs. 160, a chocolate trader loses 20%. How many chocolates should be sell for Rs. 96 to make a profit of 20%?
A.	45
B.	36
C.	54
D.	28
Answer» C. 54

Discussion

2983.	By selling 90 pens for Rs 80 a man loses 20%. What should be the selling price (in Rs) of 90 pens for 20% profit?
A.	90
B.	100
C.	110
D.	120
Answer» E.

Discussion

2984.	At a village trade fair a man buys a horse and a camel together for Rs 51,250. He sold the horse at a profit of 25 % and the camel at a loss of 20 %. IfÂ he sold both the animals at the same price, then the cost price of the cheaper animal was Rs ____________.
A.	6600
B.	7500
C.	25000
D.	20000
Answer» E.

Discussion

2985.	Buy at 30 cell at 50. What is the profit percentage?
A.	0.2
B.	0.4
C.	0.45
D.	0.35
Answer» C. 0.45

Discussion

2986.	Bhajan Singh purchased 120 reams of paper at Rs 80 per ream. He spent Rs 280 on transportation, paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and paid Rs 72 to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of 8 %, what must be the selling price per ream?
A.	90
B.	89
C.	87.48
D.	86
Answer» B. 89

Discussion

2987.	Arun is a cashew merchant in Telangana. He has cashews in sealed wooden boxes of 10kg each. The price of the cashew increases by Rs.20 per kg for every year, but at the same time, 10% of the cashews are eaten by rodents every year. If the price of a 1 kg of fresh cashew is Rs.120, what is the change in his profits if he sells a sealed box after one year of storage, rather than selling it fresh ? (In Rs.)
A.	Rs. 60
B.	Rs. 54
C.	Rs. 80
D.	Rs. 75
Answer» B. Rs. 54

Discussion

2988.	Arun purchased 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 11.50 per kg and 20 kg of wheat at the rate of 14.25 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture. Approximately what price per kg should be sell the mixture to make 30% profit ?
A.	Rs. 17.80
B.	Rs. 16.30
C.	Rs. 14
D.	Rs. 15.40
Answer» C. Rs. 14

Discussion

2989.	An item is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it sold for Rs. 9 more, a profit of 25/2% would have gained. What is the cost price of the item?
A.	Rs. 90
B.	Rs. 75
C.	Rs. 55
D.	Rs. 40
Answer» E.

Discussion

2990.	Aparna changes the marked price of an item to 50% above its C.P. What % of discount allowed in approximately to gain 10%? _x005F_x000D_
A.	0.27
B.	0.25
C.	0.35
D.	0.37
Answer» B. 0.25

Discussion

2991.	Anil purchases two books for Rs.100. He sells first at loss of 5% and second al 20% profit. If he gets Overall profit of 5% then what is cost of first book?
A.	58
B.	60
C.	55
D.	45
Answer» C. 55

Discussion

2992.	Anmol soldtwo items for Rs 1000 each. On one, he gained 10% and on other, he lost 10%. How much did he gain or lose in the whole transaction?
A.	profit,0.95%
B.	loss,1%
C.	profit,10%
D.	loss,10%
Answer» C. profit,10%

Discussion

2993.	An item is sold at two successive gains of 30% and 20%. If the final selling price is Rs 31200, then what is the cost price (in Rs)?_x005F_x000D_
A.	15000
B.	20000
C.	22250
D.	24000
Answer» C. 22250

Discussion

2994.	An article was sold for Rs. 2400 at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if the discount was 25%.
A.	Rs. 2250
B.	Rs. 2000
C.	Rs. 1800
D.	Rs. 2150
Answer» B. Rs. 2000

Discussion

2995.	Amit donated 20% of his income to a school and deposited 20% of the remainder in his bank. If he is having Rs 12800 now, then what is the income (in Rs) of Amit?
A.	18000
B.	20000
C.	24000
D.	32000
Answer» C. 24000

Discussion

2996.	An article was sold for Rs. 2100 at a profit of 25%. What is its cost price?
A.	Rs. 1620
B.	Rs. 1640
C.	Rs. 1660
D.	Rs. 1680
Answer» E.

Discussion

2997.	An article is listed at Rs 2375. A man purchases it at two successive discounts of 50% and 25% and spends Rs 165 on repairing of article. If he sells thearticle at a profit of 62.5%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?
A.	1467.6
B.	1492.6
C.	1715.39
D.	1467.6
Answer» D. 1467.6

Discussion

2998.	An article was sold at Rs.920 at a profit of 15%. Find the selling Price to get a profit of 20%.
A.	Rs.1,000
B.	Rs.980
C.	Rs.960
D.	Rs.940
Answer» D. Rs.940

Discussion

2999.	Akash starts a business with Rs 85000 and Payal joins him with Rs 102000. If the profit at the end of a year is divided in the ratio 1 : 1, then after how many months did Payal join Akash?
A.	3
B.	2
C.	9
D.	8
Answer» C. 9

Discussion

3000.	A women goes to market with Rs.500 to buy oranges.the prices of the oranges have decreased by 10% so he could buy 2kg more with the amount she had.What was the original price of the oranges ?
A.	22.77
B.	25.77
C.	27.77
D.	29.77
Answer» D. 29.77

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

Every year before the festive season, a brand store increases the price of the product by 42% and then introduce two successive discount of 10% and 11% respectively. What is percentage loss and percentage gain ?

Dipali bought a set of cups for Rs. 375, but then had to sell it later to clear old stocks for Rs. 345. What is the percentage of loss that she incurred?

For an article the profit is 190% of the cost price. If the cost price increase by 10% but the selling price remains same, then profit is what percentage of selling price (approximately)?

Deepak found that he had made a loss of 10% while selling his smartphone. He also found that had he sold it for ` 50more, he would have made a profit of 5%. The initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the smartphone for a 5% profit ?

Deepak marks the price of his table 60% above the cost price. He gives some discount on it and earns profit of 15.2%. What is the discount percentage?

Dinesh purchases 10 dozens of apples at the rate of Rs 180 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs 19.5. What is the profit (in percentage) of Dinesh?_x005F_x000D_

Deepti bought a set of cups for Rs. 175, but then had to sell it later to clear old stocks for Rs. 161. What is the percentage of loss that she had to incur?

Deepak sells all his goods available in his shop at the cost price, but he cheats his customer and gives 20% less goods as he should give. Find his % profit.

Dealer purchased an article for Rs. 900 andÂ fixes the list price in such a way that he gains 20% afterÂ allowing 10% discount, then the list price is

D sells a table to E at a profit of 30% and E sells it to F at a loss of 30%. What is the ratio of cost prices of D and F?_x005F_x000D_

Cost price of an article is Rs 5800. If the loss percentage is 33%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

Cost price of an article is Rs 360. If the profit percentage is 32%, then what is the value (in Rs) of profit?

Cost price of an article is Rs 122. If profit percentage is 56%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?_x005F_x000D_

Cost price of a calculator is Rs 495. If the profit percentage is 40%, then what is the value (in Rs) of profit?

Cost price of a cooler is Rs 8400. If the profit percentage is 26%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the cooler?_x005F_x000D_

Cost price of 28 articles is equal to Sale priceÂ of 21 articles, then percentage of profit is

Cost Price of 22 articles is same as the Selling Price of 18 articles, find the profit percentage?

Cost price of 25 chairs equals the selling price of 20 chairs. Find the profit%.

Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads.Â _x005F_x000D_ Cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pairs of gloves._x005F_x000D_ Cost of 3 pairs of gloves = cost of 2 cricket bats._x005F_x000D_ If a cricket bat costs Rs 54, what is the cost of a cricket ball.

Cost of 8 pencils, 5 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 111. Cost of 9 pencils, 6 pens and 5 erasers is Rs 130. Cost of 16 pencils, 11 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 221.Â What is the cost (in Rs) of 39 pencils, 26 pens and 13 erasers?

By selling cloth at Rs. 9 per metre , a shopkeeper loses 10% . Find the rate at which it should be sold so as to earn profit of 15%

By what fraction selling price (S.P.) must be multiplied to get the cost price (C.P.) if the loss is 20% ?

By selling an item for Rs. 696 Unnati incurred a loss of 13%. By how much should she have raised the price to gain a profit of 10%?

By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%.At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?

By selling a table for Rs. 16,870, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of Rs. 1080. His loss percentage (rounded off to one decimal place) is

By selling a used phone for Rs.6,160 Rajan got 44% less than what it cost him to buy it a few years ago. At what price should Rajan have been able to sell it to make a profit of 5%?_x005F_x000D_

By selling a used phone for Rs.7260 Sanjan got 34% less than what it cost him to buy it a few years ago.At what price should Sanjan have sold the phone to gain a profit of 5%?

By selling a bag at Rs. 230, profit of 15% is made. The selling price of the bag,Â when it is sold at 20% profit would be

By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20% in the transaction ?

By mixing two qualities of pulses in the ratio 2: 3 and selling the mixture at the rate of Rs 22 per kilogram, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10 %. If the cost of the smaller quantity be Rs 14 per kg, the cost per kg of the larger quantity is:

By selling 33 m clothes, a person gains cost price of 11 m clothes. Find the gain %._x005F_x000D_

By selling 90 chocolates for Rs. 160, a chocolate trader loses 20%. How many chocolates should be sell for Rs. 96 to make a profit of 20%?

By selling 90 pens for Rs 80 a man loses 20%. What should be the selling price (in Rs) of 90 pens for 20% profit?

At a village trade fair a man buys a horse and a camel together for Rs 51,250. He sold the horse at a profit of 25 % and the camel at a loss of 20 %. IfÂ he sold both the animals at the same price, then the cost price of the cheaper animal was Rs ____________.

Buy at 30 cell at 50. What is the profit percentage?

Bhajan Singh purchased 120 reams of paper at Rs 80 per ream. He spent Rs 280 on transportation, paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and paid Rs 72 to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of 8 %, what must be the selling price per ream?

Arun purchased 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 11.50 per kg and 20 kg of wheat at the rate of 14.25 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture. Approximately what price per kg should be sell the mixture to make 30% profit ?

An item is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it sold for Rs. 9 more, a profit of 25/2% would have gained. What is the cost price of the item?

Aparna changes the marked price of an item to 50% above its C.P. What % of discount allowed in approximately to gain 10%? _x005F_x000D_

Anil purchases two books for Rs.100. He sells first at loss of 5% and second al 20% profit. If he gets Overall profit of 5% then what is cost of first book?

Anmol soldtwo items for Rs 1000 each. On one, he gained 10% and on other, he lost 10%. How much did he gain or lose in the whole transaction?

An item is sold at two successive gains of 30% and 20%. If the final selling price is Rs 31200, then what is the cost price (in Rs)?_x005F_x000D_

An article was sold for Rs. 2400 at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if the discount was 25%.

Amit donated 20% of his income to a school and deposited 20% of the remainder in his bank. If he is having Rs 12800 now, then what is the income (in Rs) of Amit?

An article was sold for Rs. 2100 at a profit of 25%. What is its cost price?

An article is listed at Rs 2375. A man purchases it at two successive discounts of 50% and 25% and spends Rs 165 on repairing of article. If he sells thearticle at a profit of 62.5%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?

An article was sold at Rs.920 at a profit of 15%. Find the selling Price to get a profit of 20%.

Akash starts a business with Rs 85000 and Payal joins him with Rs 102000. If the profit at the end of a year is divided in the ratio 1 : 1, then after how many months did Payal join Akash?

A women goes to market with Rs.500 to buy oranges.the prices of the oranges have decreased by 10% so he could buy 2kg more with the amount she had.What was the original price of the oranges ?