Profit & Loss

1. A person bought certain number of oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs. 4 and sold them at the rate of 2
for Rs. 3. Find his profit / loss percentage.

2. A person bought certain number of oranges at the rate of 4 for Rs. 5 and sold them at the rate of 3
for Rs. 4. Find his profit/ loss percentage.

3. A person bought certain number of oranges at the rate of 2 for Rs. 3 and an equal number at the
rate of 3 for Rs. 4 sold them at the rate of 4 for Rs. 7. Find his profit /loss percentage.

4. A person bought 30 dozens of eggs at the rate of Rs. 2.5 per egg and in the transportation 30 eggs
broke he sold the remaining at the rate of Rs. 45 per dozen. Find his total profit / loss percentage.

5. The selling price of 15 articles is equal to cost price of 18 articles. Find its profit / loss percentage.

6. The selling price of 39 articles is equal to cost price of 36 articles. Find its profit/loss percentage.

7. A person sold 12 chocolates for a rupee and made a loss of 25%. Find how many chocolates should
he sell for a rupee to make a profit of 50 %.

8. A person sold 20 chocolates for a rupee and made a profit of 25%. Find how many chocolates
should he sell for a rupee to make a profit of 100 %.

9. A person sold 20 chocolates for a rupee and made a loss of 25%. Find what will be the profit/loss
percentage if he sells 12 chocolates for a rupee.

10. A person sells his goods at the cost price but he gives only 900 gms for a kg. Find his gain %.

11. A person sells his goods at the cost price but he gives only 800 gms for a kg. Find his gain %.

12. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 20% profit but to make extra profit he gives only 800 grams for a kg.
Find his total profit percentage.

13. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 10% loss but to cover up the loss he gives only 750 grams for a kg.
Find his total profit /loss percentage.

14. A person sold two articles at the same selling price of Rs.1200 each. One at the profit of 20 % and
the other at loss of 20 %. Find his total profit /loss percentage.

15. A person sold two articles at the same selling price of Rs. 660 each. One at the profit of 25 % and
the other at loss of 25 %. Find his total profit /loss percentage.

16. A person bought a table and a chair together and he sold them together for Rs. 210. The table at the
profit of 10 % and the chair at the loss of 10 %. Find the cost price of each if he made a profit of 5 %
in the whole transaction.

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17. A person bought a donkey and a monkey together and he sold them together for Rs. 7200. The
donkey at the profit of 30 % and the monkey at the loss of 20 %. Find the cost price of each if he
made a profit of 20 % in the whole transaction.

18. A person bought a horse and carriage together for Rs. 15200. He sold the horse at the profit of 32 %
and the carriage at the loss of 23 %. Find the cost price of each if the selling price of both is same.

19. A person bought an article and sold it a profit of 20 %, if he had bought it at a price 20 % less than
the original cost price and sold it at a price Rs. 150 less than the original selling price he would have
made a profit of 25%. Find the original cost price of the article.

20. A person bought an article and sold it at a profit of 25 % , if he had bought it at a price 10 % less
than the original cost price and sold it at a price Rs. 130 more than the original selling price he would
have made a profit of 50 %. Find the original cost price of the article.

21. A person sold an article at the loss of 8% if he had sold it for Rs. 132 more he would have made a
profit of 14%. Find the cost price of the article.

22. A person sold an article at the loss of 15% if he had sold it for Rs. 180 more he would have made a
profit of 9%. Find at what price he should sell the article to make a profit of 20 %.

23. A shopkeeper cheats both buyer as well as seller by 20% using the false weights. Find his total gain
percentage.

24. A shopkeeper cheats the buyer by 25% and the seller by 50% using the false weights. Find his total
gain percentage.

25. A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 20 % and still made a profit of 20 %. What will be the
profit % if he does not give any discount?

26. A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 25 % and still made a profit of 50 %. What will be the
profit % if he gives 50 % discount?

27. A person sells books at a discount of 20 % on the mark price and he gives 1 book free on every 11
books bought and still make a profit of 10 %. Find at what % above the cost price is the marked
price?

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