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SSC: Profit Loss and Discount: 19.12.2017

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Question 1

By selling an article for Rs 63, there is a loss of 30%. When the article is sold for Rs 117, find the gain or loss percentage.

Question 2

Profit after selling a watch for Rs. 614 is the same as loss after it for Rs. 572. Find the cost price of the watch.

Question 3

For an article the profit is 170% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 20% but the selling price remains same, then what is the new profit percentage?

Question 4

A man bought a certain quantity of rice at the rate of 650 per quintal, 20% of the rice was spoiled. At what rate (per quintal) should he sell the remaining rice to gain 20% on the outlay?

Question 5

A shopkeeper sold one-third of his goods at a loss of 15%. To get a profit of 10% on the whole transaction, he should sell the remaining articles at a profit of:

Question 6

Rahul buys a book for ` 400 and sells it for ` 500. The difference between his profit as a percentage of the cost price and as a percentage of the selling price is-

Question 7

If percentage of profit made, when an article is sold for Rs.78, is twice as when it is sold for Rs.69, the cost price of the article is:

Question 8

A reduction of 10% in the price of wheat enables a man to buy 50 gram of wheat more for a rupee. How much wheat could originally be had for a rupee?

Question 9

A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at ₹800, at two successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He spent ₹28 on transportation and sold the chair for ₹800. His gain per cent is

Question 10

The equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 15% and 10% is
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