a) 16 (2/3)%
b) 20%
c). 18%
d) 25%
Explanation:
900 ---- 180
100 ---- => 20%
2. An article is bought for Rs.675 and sold for Rs.900, find the gain percent?
a) 16 (2/3) %
b) 30%
c) 33 (1/3) %
d) 33 (1/6) %
Explanation:
675 ---- 225
100 ---- => 33 (1/3) %
3. An article is bought for Rs.600 and sold for Rs.500, find the loss percent?
a) 16 (4/3) %
b) 100/3%
c) 16%
d) 16 (2/3) %
Explanation:
600 ---- 100
100 ---- => 16 (2/3) %
4. The cost price of a radio is Rs.1500 and it was sold for Rs.1230, find the loss %?
a) 18%
b) 9%
c) 15%
d) 6%
Explanation:
1500 ---- 270
100 ---- => 18%
5. A watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it was sold for Rs.140 more, there would have been a gain of 4%.
a) Rs.1000
b) Rs.1140
c) Rs.860
d) Rs.760
Explanation:
90% -------- 104%
14% ---- 140
100% ---- => Rs.1000
6. The sale price sarees listed for Rs.400 after successive discount is 10% and 5% is?
a) Rs.357
b) Rs.340
c) Rs.342
d) Rs.338
Explanation:
400*(90/100)*(95/100) = 342
7. The list price of an article is Rs.65.
A customer pays Rs.56.16 for it.
He was given two successive discounts, one of them being 10%.
The other discount is?
b) 4%
c) 5%
d) 6%
Explanation:
65*(90/100)*((100-x)/100) = 56.16
x = 4%
8. A single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is?
a) 25%
b) 30%
c) 31.6%
d) 33.5%
Explanation:
100*(80/100)*(90/100)*(95/100) = 68.4
100 - 68.4 = 31.6
9. What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at 2/3rd of that price, there would be a loss of 20%?
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 13 1/30%
d) 12%
Explanation:
SP2 = 2/3 SP1
CP = 100
SP2 = 80
2/3 SP1 = 80
SP1 = 120
100 --- 20 => 20%
10. A trader bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percent of profit did he make on the original price?
a) 10%
b) 11%
c) 12%
d) 15%
Explanation:
Original price = 100
CP = 80
S = 80*(140/100) = 112
100 - 112 = 12%
