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Topic: Percentage Profit & Loss
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Ramu and Suresh were paid a total of Rs. 450 per week. If Ramu is paid 130 percent of the sum paid to Suresh
then what is the salary of Suresh per week?
a) 180
b) 190.25
c) 195.65
d) 192.25
2. A student scores 90%, 80%, 70% marks in a test paper of 100, 150, 200 respectively as maximum marks. What is
the total percentage?
a) 77.7%
b) 75%
c) 76%
d) 79%
3. 605 pencils were distributed equally among students of a class in such a way that the number of pencils received
by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many pencils did each child receive?
a) 45
b) 65
c) 75
d) 55
4. The government has conducted a survey and which results 60% of the houses contained two or more people. Of
those houses containing only one person 25% were having only a male. What is the percentage of all houses which
contain exactly one female and no males?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%
5. In a company of 2000 employees 60% are males of whom 20% are programmers. If of all the employees, 25% are
programmers then what percent of the females of the town are male?
a) 21.5
b) 32.5
c) 31.5
d) 41.5
6. The price of the book is increased by 25% and then reduced by 25%. What is the final price of the book?
a) 91.75
b) 92.75
c) 95.75
d) 93.75
7. Raju has made an investment in the share market. He had the income in the year 2009 such that he had earned a
profit of 20% on his investment in the business. In the year 2010 his investment was less by Rs. 5000 but still he had
the same income as that in 2009. Thus the profit % earned in 2009 increased by 5%. What was Rajus investment?
a) 105,000
b) 125,000
c) 135,000
d) 102,500
8. If price rises at the rate of 7% per annum what will be Rs. 49 cost at the end of two years?
a) 55.1
b) 54.1
c) 50.1
d) 56.1
9. The population of a town 2 years ago was 65,000. Due to migration the population decreases at the rate of 5% per
annum. What is the present population of the town?
a) 58662
b) 57772
c) 56009
d) 57000
10. The value of machine depreciates at the rate of 25% every year. It was purchased three years ago. If its present
value is Rs. 8500 what was its purchase price?
a) 20148.14
b) 25000.14
c) 23123.50
d) 25250.15
11. Arjuns cricket score has ups and downs in each year. His score increased two consecutive years consistently by
25% and in the third year it decreases by 20%. Again in the next two years it increases by 15% each year and
decreases by 10% in the third year. If we start counting from the year 1998 approximately what will be effect of his
score in 2000?
a) 55.25
b) 56.25
c) 57.25
d) 58.25
12. 10% of the voters did not cast their vote in an election between two candidates. 10% of the votes polled were
found invalid. The successful candidate got 54% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number
of voters enrolled on the voters list was _
a) 25000
b) 33000
c) 35000
d) 40000
13.When a stock is sold for Rs.34.80 there is a loss of 25% what is the cost of the actual stock?
a) 2
b) 7
c) 6.5
d) 11.4
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14. A girl sold her pen drive for Rs.247.50, thereby profit is 12(1/2)%. The price of the pen drive was?
a) Rs.120
b) Rs.180
c) Rs.220
d) Rs.260
15. Suppose the selling price of a
a) 13(1/3)%
b) 23(2/3)%
c) 33(1/3)%
16. Karan buys Oranges at the cost of 3kg for
many kgs he must sell?
a) 34kg
b) 30.6kg
c) 22kg

bike is 4/3 times of its cost, the profit percentage is?

d) 43(2/3)%
Rs.21 and sells them at 5kg for Rs.50. To earn Rs.102 as profit, how
d) 16.7kg

17. If pen-drives bought at prices ranging from Rs.200 to Rs.350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.425,
what is the maximum possible profit that might be made in selling 8 pendrives?
a) Rs.1000
b) Rs.1270
c) Rs.1670
d) Rs.1800
18. The cost of 20 apples is the same as selling price of 15 apples. Then the profit percentage in the purchase is?
a) 13(1/3)%
b) 22(2/3)%
c) 33(1/3)%
d) 44(2/3)%
19. A girl sells 320 oranges at the cost price of 400 oranges. Her profit percentage is _
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 35%
d) none of these
20. The percentage profit earned by selling an item for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling
the same item for Rs. 1280. At what price should the item be sold to make 25% profit?
a) Rs. 3000
b) Rs. 2200
c) Rs. 2000
d) Data Inadequate
21. If the selling price of a ball for Rs.15, a dealer loses (1/60) of what it costs them. The cost of the ball is?
a) Rs.18
b) Rs.14.50
c) Rs.20
d) Rs.16
22.When an item is sold for Rs. 18700, the owner loses 15%. At what price should that plot be sold to get a gain of
15%?
a) 25100
b) Rs. 24200 c) Rs. 25300 d) Rs. 21200
23. A fruit seller sells apples at the rate of Rs.9 per kg and thereby loses 20%. At what price per kg, he should have
sold them to make a profit of 5%
a) 11.32
b) 11
c) 12
d) 11.81
24. Arun bought a computer with 15% discount on the labelled price. He sold the computer for Rs.2880 with 20%
profit on the labelled price. At what price did he buy the computer?
a) Rs.3000
b) Rs.2080
c) Rs.2040
d) Rs.2000
25. If the selling price of 18 articles is equal to the CP of 21 articles the loss or gain percent
a) 12 2/3% Loss
b) 14 2/3 profit
c) 16 2/3 Loss
d) 15 2/3 profit
26. A man sold 250 chairs and had a gain equal to selling price of 50 chairs. His profit percent is
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25%
27. If by selling 100 mangoes the CP of 120 mangoes is realized the gain percent is
a) 6 1/11%
b) 7 1/11%
c) 8 1/11%
d) 9 1/11%
28. In a company 20% of the employers are below 5 years of experience. The number of employees above 5 years of
experience is 2/3 of the number of employers of 5 years of experience which is 48. How many employees are there
in the company?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 400
29. If on selling 12 notebooks, a seller makes a profit equal to the selling price of 4 notebooks, what is his percent
profit?
a)33.3%
b)25%
c)50%
d)75%
30. A reduction of 10% in the price of a pen enabled a trader to purchase 9 more for Rs.540. What is the reduced
price of the pen?
a) 8
b) 6
c) 5
d) 4
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