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Problem Based On Profit and Loss

Q.1) A horse was sold for Rs. 20000 with a profit of 25 %.if it

were sold with a profit of 40% then what would have been

the sold price?

Q.2) Reeta bought a plot for Rs. 500000 then sold half of the plot

at 10 % profit and rest at 15% profit. What is the total profit

% she gain?

Q.3) Suresh bought a bicycle for Rs. 1000 and then sold it to

Mahesh at a profit 20%. Mahesh sold it to Ramesh at a loss

of 10%. How much money paid by Ramesh to Mahesh?

Q.4) A man sold his article at a profit of 10 %. If he had sold it at

a profit of 15% he would gain Rs. 200 more. What is the

cost price of article?

Q.5) Mohan sold each of two articles at Rs. 99. At one he losses

10% and another he gains 10%. How much % he gain/loss in

whole transaction?

Q.6) A man sold each of two articles at the same price. At first

article he gains 20% and in another he gains 25%. If cost

price of first article is Rs. 10000 then what is the cost price

of second article?

Q.7) The C.P. of 40 articles is equal to S.P. of 50 articles. Find the

gain or loss percent?

Q.8) The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an

article is 7:5. What is the ratio between the profit and cost

price of that article?

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Q.9) A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a

rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

Q.10) A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% and while buying

as well as selling, by using false weights. His total gain is?

Answers

Ans. 1) Rs. 22400

Ans. 2) 12.5%

Ans. 3) Rs. 1080

Ans. 4) 4000 Rs.

Ans. 5) 4%

Ans. 6) Rs.9600

Ans. 7) 20%

Ans. 8) 2: 5

Ans. 9) 5

Ans. 10) 21%