1. On selling an article for Rs.
1520 a man bears profit of
11.11% . Find the cost price of article.
2. On selling an article for Rs. 1470 a man gets loss of 12.5%.
Find the cost price of the article.
3. A shopkeeper sells his article at 16.66% profit on selling
price. Find the actual profit %.
4. A shopkeeper sells his article at 8.33% profit on selling
price. Find the actual profit %.
5. Selling price of 25 articles is equal to cost price of 20
articles. Find profit/loss %.
6. Selling price of 33 articles is equal to cost price of 44
articles. Find profit/loss %.
7. On selling 23 articles a person gains profit equal to selling
price of 3 articles. Find profit %.
8. On selling 25 articles a person incurred loss equal to cost
price of 5 articles. Find profit/loss.
9. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 9% loss. Had he sold it Rs.
750 more than he would gain 6%. Find the cost price.
10. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 7% profit. Had he sold
it Rs. 4842 more than he would gain 13%. Find the cost
price.
11. A sells an article to B at profit of 20%. B sells it to C
at 25% profit If C has paid Rs 225 then at what price A had
purchased it?
12. A person bought some articles at rate of 11 for Rs 10
and sold them at the rate of 10 for Rs 11. Find the
profit/loss %.
13. A person bought some articles at rate of 6 for Rs 5 and
sold them at the rate of 5 for Rs 6.
Find the profit or loss %.
14. A fruit merchant bought some oranges at the rate of 4
for Rs 10 and same amount of oranges at the rate of 5 for
Rs 10. If he sells whole stock at the rate of 9 for Rs 20.
Find his profit /loss %.
15. Two articles were sold for Rs 1199 each. First was
sold at 15% loss and second at 15% profit. Find overall
profit or loss%.
16. Two horses were sold at Rs 1599 each. First was sold
at 25% profit and second at 20% loss.
Find the overall profit or loss %.
17. A wrist watch and clock were bought at Rs 390. On
selling wrist watch at 10% profit and clock at 15% profit a
person gains Rs 51.5. Find the difference between cost
price of both the watches.
18. A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sells his goods at
C.P. but uses 900gm weight instead of a kg. Find profit %.
19. A shopkeeper sells his goods at C.P. but cheats to the
extent of 10% while buying as well as selling by using
false weight. Find profit %.
20. A shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at 10% profit
but he uses 20% less weight. Find profit %.
21. Two-thirds of a consignment was sold at a profit of
6% and the rest at a loss of 3%. If there was an overall
profit of Rs 540, find the value of the consignment.
22. The discount series 10%, 20%, 40% is equivalent to a
single discount of-
23. How much percent above the cost price should a
shopkeeper mark his goods so as to earn a profit 10% after
allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price?
24. A shopkeeper allows 25% discount on marked price
and earn 30% profit. If he gets Rs 900 as a profit. Find the
amount of discount.
