Free Practice Questions for Profit-and-loss in Maths

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Question 41:

P sold a lamp to Q at a profit of 20 %. Later, Q sold the same lamp to P at a profit of 30 %, thereby making a profit of ₹ 108. How much (in ₹) did P pay originally for the lamp?

Question 42:

The marked price of an article is ₹450. It is sold for ₹ 267.30 , after offering three successive discounts of 10 %, x %, and 20%. What is the value of x ?

Question 43:

A trader sells an item for ₹ 805 after offering a discount of 12.5% on its marked price. Had he not offered the discount, he would have earned a profit of 15 %. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the item?

Question 44:

By selling an article for ₹ 170, a man loses 15 %. What per cent will he gain or lose, if he sells it for ₹ 206.40 ?

Question 45:

After applying successive discounts of 10% and 5 % on the marked price of an article, it was sold for ₹ 3,420. Find the marked price of the article.

Question 46:

Two successive discounts, with the first being 10%, were given on an article having the marked price of ₹ 7,500. Finally, it was sold for ₹ 5,805. What per cent was the second discount?

Question 47:

A trader purchased 360 packets of pencils at the rate of ₹ 15 per packet. He sold 60 % of the packets at the rate of ₹ 18 per packet and the remaining packets at the rate of ₹ 20 per packet. What is his gain per cent (up to one decimal place) in this transaction?

Question 48:

If the selling price of an article is ₹ 900 and the discount is 40%, then find its marked price (in ₹ ).

Question 49:

By selling 40 dozen bananas for ₹ 1,440, a man gains 20%. In order to gain 30 %, for how much should he sell 20 dozen bananas?

Question 50:

By selling an article for ₹ 254.38, there is a gain of $10.6 \%$. If it is sold for ₹ 224.25, then the loss/gain percentage will be

Question 51:

A shopkeeper allows a 28% discount on the marked price of an article and still makes a profit of 20%. If he gains ₹30.80 on the sale of one article, then what is the selling price (in ₹) of the article?

Question 52:

Manjeet bought a second-hand motorbike for ₹ 22,000 and spent ₹ 3,000 on its overhauling and maintenance. He then sold it with 12% profit. If he had sold it for ₹ 500 less, then what would have been his profit percentage?

Question 53:

By selling 36 m of jute, a shopkeeper gains an amount equal to the selling price of 12 m of jute. Find the gain percentage.

Question 54:

A chair is sold for ₹ 720 after giving a discount of 10 % on its marked price. The cost price of the chair is ₹ 640. If it is sold at the marked price, then the profit percentage will be:

Question 55:

A single discount equivalent to three successive discounts i.e. 7%, 12% and 5%, is:

Question 56:

A man incurred 8% loss by selling a TV for ₹ 18,400. At what price should the TV be sold to earn 5% profit?

Question 57:

One-third of the goods are sold at 15% profit, 25% of the goods are sold at 20% profit, and the rest of the goods are sold at 10% loss. If a profit of ₹ 350 is earned in the entire transaction, then the original value of the goods (in ₹) is:

Question 58:

By selling a guitar for ₹ 846 , Rakhi loses 6%. For how much should Rima sell it to gain 8% ?

Question 59:

In a sale, perfumes are available at a discount of 25% on the selling price. If a perfume costs ₹ 6,873 in the sale, what is the original selling price of the perfume?

Question 60:

By selling 18 oranges for ₹ 151.20, a man loses 20 %. How many oranges should he sell for ₹ 819 to earn a profit of 30 % ?

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