This document contains 14 word problems involving calculation of profit/loss percentages. The problems cover a range of scenarios involving purchase and sale of goods/items at different prices and quantities to determine the percentage profit or loss. The full set of multiple choice answers is provided for each problem.
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9 profit and loss
1. ? Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and
spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the
scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:
? A. 4 4/7 % B. 5 5/11 % C. 10% D. 12%
2. ? The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the
selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%,
then the value of x is:
? A. 15B. 16C. 18D. 25
3. ? If selling price is doubled, the profit triples.
Find the profit percent.
? A. 66 2/3 B. 100 C. 105 1/3 D. 120
4. ? In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the
cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the
selling price remains constant, approximately
what percentage of the selling price is the
profit?
? A. 30%B. 70%C. 100%D. 250%
5. ? A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How
many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
? A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 6
6. ? The percentage profit earned by selling an
article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage
loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs.
1280. At what price should the article be sold
to make 25% profit?
? A. Rs. 2000B. Rs. 2200C. Rs. 2400D. Data
inadequate
7. ? A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his
cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392,
what was his profit?
? A. Rs. 18.20B. Rs. 70C. Rs. 72D. Rs. 88.25
8. ? A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at
a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the
cycle?
? A. Rs. 1090B. Rs. 1160C. Rs. 1190D. Rs. 1202
9. ? Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate
of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of
them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his
percentage profit?
? A. 3.5B. 4.5C. 5.6D. 6.5
10. ? Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs.
5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent
is:
? A. 30% B. 33 1/3% C. 35% D. 44%
11. ? On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss
equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost
price of a ball is:
? A. Rs. 45B. Rs. 50C. Rs. 55D. Rs. 60
12. ? When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner
loses 15%. At what price must that plot be
sold in order to gain 15%?
? A. Rs. 21,000B. Rs. 22,500C. Rs. 25,300D. Rs.
25,800
13. ? 100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs. 350
and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen. The
percentage of profit or loss is:
? A. 14 2/7 % gain B. 15% gain C. 14 2/7 % loss
D. 15 % loss
14. ? A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs. 840
at a gain of 20% and another for Rs. 960 at a
loss of 4%. His total gain or loss percent is:
? A. 5 15/17 % loss B. 5 15/17 % gain
C. 6 2/3 % gain D. None of these
15. ? A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg
with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per
kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His
profit percent is:
? A. No profit, no lossB. 5%C. 8%D. 10%