Excel SSC Sp. MARATHON Batch For MATHS + REASONING Thursday: 9a.m - 3p.m Mon & Fri: 3p.m - 6p.m - From Basics To Advance - 20 Days 20 Chapters - 4Hours MATHS + 2 Hours REASONING - In Only Rs. 990/ Month For Admission, Call on: 999-22333-21 / 9999-7800-50of the cost price of an article is equal to 30% of its. selling price. The approximate percentage of profit or loss on the cast price is (a) 44.44% profit % loss 35% loss profit SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Shift- 1) of CP= 30% of SP. Bd" P40 Profit%s = 4.100 =33.33% ‘A shopkeeper marks his articles at 30% above ‘the cost price and allows the purchaser a discount of 20% for cash buying, what profit percent does he make? (0) 4% wy ore 5% SSC CHSL 09/06/2022 (shifts | =(10-6)90— + 49% Hence, Profit percent = 4% 3. A shopkeeper claims that he is selling sugar a Rs, 27/kg which cost him Rs. 30/kg, but he gives 750 grams instead of 1000 grams. What s his profit or loss percentage? () 9.375% (9.586 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Shift- 1) ‘ns (bp: Let the coat pre of his item of I kg (1000g) = 21000 SP of his item > 1000%4*5 -z1os0 According to His 1 kg= 960 grams = 7960 Cost price of 960 grams = 2960 Selling price of 960 grams => 71080 1050-960 ‘960 Profit Ww 1002. % 16 5. A-shopkeeper bought toffees ata rate of 10 for 315 and sold them at a rato-of 16 for 340, Fin Ils profit percentage. (correct to two decimal places) Aa), 65.05% GF 33.33% fe) 50.55% (@) 6667 SSC COL (Tier-1) 21/04/2022 (Shift-1, (ions ASaie) ven 40x40) e020 1copbeioo se = 12100 40 ‘Ans Profit percentage 66.67% GA shophccper bought 40 places ofan article at fa rate of 30 per item. He sold 35 pieces with 20% profit. The remaining 5 pieces Were found to be damaged and he sold them with 10% loss. Find his overall profit percentage. (2) 10% boss (b) 705% profit (a) 30" (b) 32.5% (©) 2.5% loss (@) 20% profit (©) 1625% (a) 10% SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Shift- 11) SSC CGL (Tier-I) 13/04/2022 (Shift) ‘Ans. (@) : According to the question, [Ans = (2) Total vost of 40 pieces = 40 = 50 = €2000 e ORs, Tig-+34R Total selling prige 0 s27Rs 100 100 1 kg -» 27/750%1000=36Rs 2 2100+ 2251 Hence, profi 4 Subir claimed to sell his items at only 5% above the cost of production, but used a weight that had 1 kg written on it, though it actually ‘weighed 960 grams. What Was the actual profit percentage earned by Subir? 2325 Pasties ‘A shopkeeper marks an article at a price 20% higher than its cost price and allows 10% duscount, Finds yatn percentage(a) 9.5% ), 8% “According to the question, © % (10% Cost Price (CP) af two wrist watches SSC CGL (Hier) 1304/2022 (Shite £ ut ‘ 212600%1 . 1260010 Gain ={M—p>M=P Jog aa ~ 100 10,000 + 14,000, | Where, M = Maximeim.marked price 224,000 [D= Discount _Potal SP= 12,600 + 12,600 25,200 Read ote SP=EP 109 25200-24000 9g ‘8. A shopkeeper bought 60 pencils at a rate of 4) 24000 for &S and another 60 pencils at a rate of 2 fer 1200 100 %3. He mixed all the pencils and sold them ata 74000 Tate of 3 for &, Find hs gain or Woss|| Hence, option (is eoreet. percentage. TL, _A person sold an article at a loss of 18%. Had ie 1, intl it for €960 more, he would have gained () Profit 35% ©) Loss 335% 12%. If the article is sold for 73,840, then how ‘ x much isthe profit percentage? (© Profit 22% —— @ Loss 229% (@ 13% ©) 24% & a (©) 20% @) 219% SSC CGL (Tier-1 19/04/2022 (Shife-ID SSCCGL (Tier-1) 11/08/2022 (Shinttm Ras “Aas (La CP= 100 Ss. [According tote question, 4> SP 82) 355060 CPorkanle=or 5-211 CP > (8-11 Rs) x3 = 249 893. SP G34 Rs) x 8=24 58D 1 1 Losaten 100034 9A shopkeeper baught a aie Tor SA and a aes Pere he cas tbe eancetn tore fain and. thechair with 6% aim Find the Srerall gulnporcentage 3 3 ® 3 (a) G (b) 2 ow @ 6 peceee es ances eae Ans. (b) cP—e4600 1800 vera sing = 230754 _ 284, 71 97 22 as TO, Adiga ls tyowrit_watches from Ws personal collection for %12,600 each. On. the first watch, he gains 26% and on the second, he loses 10%. Find the overall gain oF toss percentage. (@) Gain of 16% (b) Gain of 5% (6) Loss of 5% (a) Gait of 12% SSC CGL (Tier-I) 12/04/2022 (Shift-1 “Ans-(b) Given that- Selling price (SP) of each wrist(atch - 12,600 Profits = 26% Lossy 1008 132 m medical transaction, 17 times the cost price is equal to 8 times the sum of the cost price and the selling price. What is the gain or loss percentage? (a) Loss 15% (b) Gain 17.5% (©) Gain 12.5% (@)_Loss 30% SSC CGL (Tier-IH) 03/02/2022 BCP + SP) 12.5% 13, Amafticle is sold at a certain price. IIIs sold AO 93 F4%0F this ree) Ahere Is a los of 334%. What ithe percentage profit if the article is soldat 80% of loch original selling() 5096 16, ~The marked pricé of an article is Rs. 400. After. 40% allowing a discount of 20% on the marked SSC.CGL(Tier-II) 29/01/2022 price, a shopkeeper makes a loss of Rs. 48. His an Toss percentage is: 1 l (a) 18% ) 1B % 00 ag ony | According to the question, 1 1 ss 3 @ iw ous cp =100x 2% Toss of 332% > 2 Seg] SSC MTS 14/102021 (Shift-D 3 ‘ns. (b): According othe question, ce= 50 Wc he aie is sold ot 80% of te orig] SP SP =300x 82 Loss=C. P.-S.P. ia rena baad CP. = 368 Required profit % = 368-320 69, = aes Iii ranges ae ugh for C1. ad has sme ld ne woe Tig yen one rset ihe een (8 Som © oe Fore ee ae aa scm apes sun] Case LARC at el Ta Tp Piety jy omezre Oe, Seek GB Gan ton salah 52 @a SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Shift-1) a6 am ogee S210 349825 100 According to the question, 33 300x100 1656x100 1150 so ‘Goo 2sy” Go0sP/T3%) TA man sells 30 apples Tor the cont price of |] 100 p/ = 686135 apples. His profit percentage (correct to two| 2300 wee fae alee ae » 25006 fies (©) 30.67% (a) 40.33% 18. A man bought 2 articles for Rs. 3,000 each. He SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Shift-), sold one article at 5% profit and the other at ‘Ans. (@) According to the queston:— 10% loss. What is the total profit or loss CP. of 40 apples = S.P of 30 apples percentage? cP _ 30 () Loss 2.58% (b) Loss 10% ahaa (6) No profits loss (a) Profit2.5% Fi ao. SSC MTS 1410/2021 (Shift) Progra Spock Ans. (a): Toial Cost Price (CP) of both articles = 3000 40-30 Pa —« e000 dott Selling Price ($P)+ 3000125... 30002 100 100 15042700‘Total loss%= (6000-3850) “6000 150.100 ‘000 100 2.5% loss, vs. ‘The markell price of an article iy R400. After allowing 'a discount of 20% im the market rice, a shopkeeper makes.a profit of €48. His ‘gain percentage is: u @) istly, ° Ww un ce) 17th © IT% SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Shift = Marked Price =€ 400 Discount= 20% sp __ MP (100—D*%) 100 320 Cost Price = 320-48 =e 620227, mm S100 m att Prom 100 7 20. ‘The listprice of a motorcycles 20% more than lts cost price. It is sold at ariiscount of 30%. Find the dealer's loss percentage. (a) 14% (b) 16% te) 10% tw) 12% SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Shift-1) ‘Ans. (b): Let CP = 8100 Loss percentage = 100 MP=2120 84 100) 100 =16%% 2, “ shopkesper bought « computer for €42,000 ‘and a. printer for £3,000. If he sold. both the items. together for €51,750, then hiv profit percentage I: (@) 15% © 175% 2 a 232% way ssGrrs z7/1uz021 (salve) 1 1b, i 4 Ansa) : According tothe question, ‘Tol cost price = &43000 +5000 = 845000 Sp 851750 s17u=4s000 35000 6750 45000 op 6 22, The cos price of an aricle 25% les than is selling price. What Is the profit ot” hss percentage? (a) 33.33% loss (0) 66.67, profit (9 383806 promt (8) 66.67% oss 98 MTS 22/102021 (Shit Aas (@ Fat Saling Pie =x pasties — 2x18 Cost price = 2x28 Proit= SP CP Profit 100 100 rose Pecenage= 2100 « “xxl 4x 8x 00 ss%% 23, Three articles are bought at 2180 each. One of ‘them is sold at a loss of 10%. If the other two articles are sold so as to gain 25% on the whole transaction, then what is the gain percentage ‘on the two articles? ay 3078 (©) 375% toy azo%6 @) 45% SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Shift ‘Ans. (): Total cont price = 180 x3 = 540 Let, profit percentage of two articles 180590, 360(100+x) _ S40«125 10 100 100 189x920) = 509.2 100 4 10034095 OD 245100 2ng375-290 8s 5x5) 42.5% 24. If selling prige of 75 articles is equal to cost price of 60/articles, then the approximate loss ‘gain percent is(@) Profit of 25% (©) Loss of 30% (0) Noprofit no loss (@ Loss of 20% S8C COL-Cier 1 247082021 (Shift) ‘As = Aesoring fo the QUE = issP aoc? sPo4 cro ose = eS 5 25, Radha purchased a computer table fr €10000 and a centre table for €5000, She sold computer table with 8% profit. With what profit percent should she sell the centre table $0 as to gain 10% on the whole transaction ? (@) 12% (b) 10% © 14% (@) 18% SSC CGL-(Tier-1) 16/08/2021 (Shift-I1) [Ans. (©): Given, ‘Cost price of computer table = 10,000 Cost price of centre table = & $,000 According tothe question, 0,000-228, 100) 0800 Selling price of computer table ‘Total Cost Price = 10000 + $000 15000 10 SP ofboth atites wo yain 10% 2150002 7 100 as500 Selling price of centrotaile™ 16500-10800 =35700 Profit % on cent ible =14% Hence, option (6) ix Fight ance 26. A shopkeeper allows 16% discount on every item. Even after giving the discount, he makes! 4 profit of 8%. If he gives 8% discount instead | ‘of 16% on an item marked for 21800, then| ‘what will be his profit percent ? (correct to 2) ‘decimal places) (@ 19 (b) 1831 © 18 @ 1829 SSC CGI ~CTier-1) 16/08/2024 (Shift THD “Ans. (@): SP of article aller 16% discount = 1300584, 100 512 1512 Now, CP ofthe artick 100-1400 08 SP of article after $9 discount inst@adrof 16% 180092 _6s6 = 18.285% =18.29%. 27, On selling an article for 2246.80, the gain is 20% more than the amount of loss incurred on selling it for 2216. If the article is sold for 2220.75, then what is the gain/loss percent (correct to nearest integer)? (2) Profit 7% (h) Toss 5% (6) Loss 4% (@) Profit3% SSC CGL (Tier-I) 16/08/2021 (Shift) L 3) 6 Ans. (6) : Profit = Losex® © ; (+206 According to Question (246,80 —CP) « $= (CP-216) x 6 11 CP45% 246.80 + 6-216 11.6P52530 P= 230 P= 220.75, CP=Z230 9.25, Lose = 225190) 230. 140 x2(No. of fuits should be equal) x3 > 120%3 0 > 640 According to the question, Fruits SP, [12S 132% 5] Gee equal) os 660 650-640 Require profit, - = 190,29. A man buys goods for 28,000. He sells 30% of ‘those goods at a profit of 12% and 40% of the! remaining goods at a profit of 25%. At what profit percentage should he sell the remaining goods to gain 30%" in entire transaction (Correct to one deéimial place)? (@) 426 (b) 46.2%. (©) 48.4%, (@) 31.6% SSC CHSL 190494 1 shitet, “Ans. (b) Rational goods = 100 ‘According (6 the question, Hence, profit pereentage 30% 12+2825+42%x = 10030 360 + 700 = 42x = 3000 42x = 1940 x%= 46.19% 16.19% ~ 46.2% 30. By selling an article for € 1,170 Elisa suffers es much loss as she would have gained by selling It at a profit of 22%. if she sells it for & 1,450, ‘then her profitoss per cent (correct up to one! ‘decimal place) is (@) Profi, 33 () 035,33 (© Les, 262 (6) Profit262 ssc cusL ovosa02i Ghift ‘ost price of the article = me 1500 Toast = SP=SP 100 cP = 15001450 1500 - Dried is00 =33%0 a Go) 16% ay 19% © 15% @ 18% SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shitt-1) Ans. (292 SP —92 CP = 12SP 80 SP=92 CP SP _92_23 cp” 80” 20 Profit= 3 ai ain percentage = By selling 92 kg of wheat)a person gains the selling price of 12 kg of it. His gain percentace’ is: x100 = 13% 2, The marked price of an article is 660. | shopkeeper allows a discount of 20% and still ‘gets a profit of 10%. If he sels i for 8470, his profit or loss percent, correct to-two decimal places will be: (a) Profit 3.06% (6) Lass 5.43% (©) Profit 7.59% (Ay Loss 2.08% Ans (a) : CP (100+P%j= MP (100 -D%) CP x 1102660 * 80 CP = 6x80~ 480 the selbst For 470 Loss = 480 £70 = 10 Then Loss’ = 1° <100= 1 - 2.08% 480 6 335, 7A shopkeeper bought pens at the rate of €1,330 or 18 dozen pens and sold them at the rate of 5 dozen pens. His profit or loss (b) Loss 10% (@) Profiels% SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Shift-1) ‘Ams. (a): Cost Price of 15 dozen pen So, Cost Price of 5 dozen pens = 450 Selling Price of § dozen pens = 2495 Profit = 25=450 109 5 100 =10 0, Therefore the Fequired profit percent Wall be 10%. 34. Gaurav bought some articles at S for 6 and sold them at 10 for 211. Histoss percentage i i 1 5 (b) 7 4a) 85 75 @ si% 2 a) 72% 3 @73 SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Shift-I1) 6 Ans. (¢fUr of Latticte = © ws a SPP article ‘The marked price of an article is €480. A person buys i€ at two successive discounts of 15% and 10%. He sells it at a profit of 25%. ‘What is his profit (in 2)? (@) 95.40 (©) 91-80 (b) 90.60, (@ 9320 ‘SSC CHSL 04/08/2021,(Shif-I11) ‘Ans. (©): Masked Price of article = TARO Cost price afier Siceessive discount, 8590 0x85, 0 100 “T09. 672 125 Sells price of an antild a 25% profit= 367.24 2 = 100 = 459 Required prom(@439 — 3072 = €91.80 SSUCHSL. 1/09/2021 (nutes36, By selling a car for %6,32;500; a showroom| ‘owner makes a profit of 13%, If he sold the esr! %4,10,000, then what Would be the profit percentage (correct to one decimal place)? (@) 41.5% (b) 514% (©) 473% @) 48% SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Shift 111 wr ‘op 6325005100 ms 50.000 ‘According to the question, 10000, CP = 550000 Profit= 81000-50000 =260000 Profit % = 250°. 100 350000 47272 473% 37, A bought an article for %4,800-and sold it ata loss of 30%. With this manner, be bought another article and sold it-at-a gain of 60%, ‘What was his overall gain/loss? (a) Gain 10% (bY Loss 189% (©) Loss 15% (@) Gain 12% SSC HSL 05/08/2021 (Shift TD “Ans. (= ACCOTAIAE Yo Me quesTOn, [Net Profit/Losst22Profit% + Loss Yt safve=tose = 60-10-18 60-30 FO*30) ‘ (+12%gain] Profit Loss 39. ~A shopkeeper bought 95 dozen oranges at €4.50 each. 7 dozen Oranges were rotten and so were discarded, He sold the remaining oranges at 778 per dozen. What is his profit or loss per cent (to the nearest integer) (ac Loss, 45% (b) Profit, 34% (6) Toss, 34% (@ Profit, 45% SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift-I1) "AnS=(D) Acsordimg to the question:— Gost Price of 95 dozen oranges =95 % 124.5 =85130 7 dozen oranges got rotten Remaining oranges = 95-7=88 do7en Selling price of 8 dozen oranges = 88 * 78 = 26864 Prot = 6864-9150=1 154 A shopkeeper bought 40 dozen eggs at 21.40 ceach. 80 eggs were broken in transportation. He sold the remaining eggs at 21.60 each. What is his profit or loss per cent? 16 1 (a) Profit, 422 (b) Loss, 3 @ a 0b) a (@ tos 48 SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shit) ‘ans (A): AszodTng tothe question, Cost price of 4}doven egg = 40*1241 40= 672 +80 eggheenihmkon wal? ©) Profit, 2 X6) Profit. 355 Reshaining egg = 40 = 12-80 =480= 80= 400 Selling price of 400 egg at 81.60 each => 400*1.6 > F040 Loss 100 38. A shopkeeper marks his goods 25% above the ‘cost price. Then, he allows a 40% discount on it. What is the percentage loss? (a) 20% (b) 30% © 15% @ 25% SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Shitt-111 “Ans. (@) = According to the question = Let the Cost Price of an article = 100% MP= 125% ssp = 125*(100-40) (100) 12560 _ 754, 10 Loss% = 100%-75% shopkeeper sells wo refrigerator sets at the same price. He gains 40% on one refrigerator id losses 40% on the other. What is his net loss percentage in the whole transaction? (a) 16% ) 14% (©) 180% @,.2% ‘SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-11) [Ans : (a) We know that-— For gain and x% loss42. The marked price of a table is 3,000, which is 25% above the cost price. It is sold at a} discount of 20% on the matket price. What ‘the profit or loss peréent? (a) Loss, 5% (b) Profit, 10%, (©) No profit, wo loss (a) Profit, 15% SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift “Ans. (€): Let the GP of table = 100 units MP = 125 diit®>23000 unit = 2008 1 CP 100 units = 2400 According tothe question:— MPx(100-D%) 100 +3000x(100-20) 100 300080 _ 100 CP = SP 32400-2400 ‘Hence, thee is no profit, no loss, 48. Suresh purchased a computer table for 29,000 and a center table for %4,000.) He sold the! ‘computer table with 8%-peolit. With what profit percentage should he sell the centre table ‘so has to gain 10% onthe whole transaction? (@ Is ) 12 ou @ 145 SSCCHSL nonsraK (Swit, “Ans. (@) = CP of computer table = 89,000, sp= sp= Proft= 89% SP of comparable = 2000 (1008) 100 sp = SOR ey 79 100 ‘Total CP = 9900+4000-%13000, For gain of 109% in whole transaction 130005110 100 3014300 “s SP of center table = 14300-9720" 4580 CP of center table = 24000 sp= 44, ~A dealer sold article-at a loss of 2%. If he sold it for 244 more, he would have gained 20 Find the cost price ofthe article. (a) 300 (b) €400 @ B00 ‘Ans (@): The cost price ofthe article i RS 100. Accbetng tothe question, 22 unit =F 44 Tunit=Z 2 So the cost price ofthe article: = 2«10 100unit 200 45. Arman sells two articles at 29.975 cach, He ‘gains 5% on one article and loses 5% on the other. Find his overall gain oF loss. (a) B50Loss (b) 860 Loss (©) 850 Profit (a) 260 Profit SSC CGL (Tier-I1)-2019 ~ 18/11/2020 the selina orice of the two artiles is the x ‘Ans. (a same figh man will always suffer a oss of as = = <0.25% 100 100 Totat Cnet Prion = JOU «9 v0979)= Fon Total Selling Price = 2»9975 = €19950 [Loss=CP—SP] }= 20000 19950 = 50 Loss = €50 46. If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, then the percentage loss or gain is: (0) 25% gain (b) 25% foie (©) 20% pain: (@) 20% oss SSC CGL (THER-1-2018 ~ 13.06.2019 (Shift-I1Dx ‘Sudhir parchased a laptop for %42,000 and a! ® San tice Pala ne ile isons ie hei amie enact Pn tr a 6 prt What se ia? (18% oot $8 6c rier 2019090200 Tm (0) Cot pF apoy an ncrcm 442000 + 8000 = 50,000 3 Provit = 420009. + 8000% 100 100 4200 + 400 = 24600 wat Price Prony 100 26x (@) 1275, ©) 10 ‘at 80% of this price, then there will be a loss of| (©) 1175 (@) 1125 10%. What is the percentage profit when the SSC CGL (Tier-I1) 11-9-2019 sstidodssoSdntihiorighantsmng pelos 2” || Suna Tater i pao = 100 1 Prive ofeach goods = @100 @) 1s 2b ot = ar} Cost Price = 710000 1 Marked Price ofeach goods = £125 © 12 @ ist ® @ 2 According to Question SSC CGL (Tier-A) 1209-20191) s.shng price=35x125+ 40.125 “Ans. (b): Lat the orginal Selling Priee= 100 io [New selling pric 2535434420] Cost price = 80100 _y800 = 125 «89 = T1195 ed Overall profit pexéentage = "175 ang 11.25% ‘According othe question, ProfigBereentage = 7599 : 100-2 ,_ 35th of goods were sold at a profit of Gs, Profit 9 5100 ivhil the remaining were sold at 3% loss. the 00 (Verall lows is 12%, then what is the value of? 9 {correct to one degimal place) mas @) 518 @) 506 100 = 35 = rte (535 (@ 524 500 = SSC CGL (her-th) 15409-2019‘Ans. (©? 100) ‘And, Price of each goods rom the question, 350165 , 65%(1003) _ gg 100 100 5775 + 6500 - 65x 8800 65x= 3475 $= 5246 = 35, GL. On aieertain item profit ig150%. If the cost pice Increases by 25% what will be the new rofit margin (in %)? (@) 25 (©) 100 ‘a, Number of goods zl (b) 50 ( 75 ‘SSC CGL (Tier-I) 17- ‘Ans. (¢): Let the Cost Price ofthe item = 100 price after 150% profit = & 250 According to the question, Cost Price after increase of 25% (250-125) 125 New profit % +100 =100% 2, The cost of 25 items is the same as the revenue cerned by selling x items. Find x, ifthe prof made in the transaction is 25%. (@ 25 (b) 1667, (©) 20 @ 2 SSC CGL (Tier-Il) 9-3-2018 ‘Ans. (6) + CP (Cost Price) of 25 tems = SP (Selling Price) ofx items c_x SP 25 Prom %: 63, A grain trader bas 100 bags oF rice, He sokl some bags at 10% profit and rest at 20% profit. His overall profit on selling these 100) bags was 14%. How many bags did he sell at 20% profit? (@) 40 (b) 50 © 60 @ 70 SSC CGL (Tier-th 9-3-2018 “Ans, (a) From the Alligation Rule, Ratio of bags = 6:4 = 3:2 Hence, the number of bags Sold at 20%. 40 64, ~The profit margin oma sofa set is 100%. If the cost price of the sofa set falls by 20%, then ‘what will he the new profit margin (in %) ? (@) 150 (b) 120 (©) 200 @ 180 ‘SSC CGL (Tier-t) 9-3-2018, ‘Ans (a) hai, the Cosi Price ofthe sofa set Profit 100 Selling Price ~ 7200 Later, the Cost Price of the sofa set *, Prolit= 200-80 = 120 120. 100= 150% x0 80 Profit margin in % 65. I the selling price of 50 articles is equal to the east price of 42 ariele, them what is dhe approximate loss or profit percentage’ (@) 10% Loss (6) 16% Loss (b) 20% Pr (@) 8% Profit SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-ID Aas (SP OF SU articles sp_ 42 o 7 2x10 =16 & 5 ns an ar FSH. fa aw Bez aae oui eve aiped by sag oO a © 75 @) 8 Ss CPO st 0912200 Sn) [iSong oon x-1dexx 1 see eto vans ew stig mi = 83840 eon sts a 945 ©. 00x Protit % 10 GT.__T purchase 100 kg of tea and sell it for a profit to the extent of what T would have paid for 40kg. What is my profit percentage? (a) 20% tb) 25% (©) 10% (30% SSC CPO-SI~ 09/12/2019 (Shift-1) (Ans. (@) Tor. quantity of tea = 100K, Profit = Costof 40 ka tea 100 100. ‘Sujata sold 759% of her goods at a profit of 24% and the temaining at a loss of 40%. What is her gainfloss percentage on the whole Profit pereenags 40% ©(a) 7.5% Loss (b), 1096 Profit (6) 9% Loss (2) 8% Profit ‘SSC CPQ-SI=11/12/2019 (Shift!) {a) 2,000 (©) 2,500 SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-1D [Ans (@) Suppose the total. uber of goods i LO wi ine purchase price of each siom i € 1 jrott Setting Prive $53 124 +25 x 60 100 <9 41 Profit péreentage = x 100 Pepenes 100 =8% Profit Profit =43,400 —x Loss +'Gost Price — = 11600 13400—x=x— Cost Price (x)= Ans. (): Let the Cost Price of the arick Selling Price ~ Cost Price Aeedramg to the question 13400-11600 & Selling Price 11600 =12500 ©, Aw article was sold at a certian price. Had Wt been sold at 4/5 of that price, there would have been a loss of 10%. At what profit percentage was the artiste sold initially? @ 10 () 125 © 15 @ 105 SSC CPO-SI 13/12/2019 (Shift) [Ans. (b) Let Selling Price (SP) = &x [According to the question, =%x100 i = 12.5% 70, _X trader buys antarficle at 80% of itsimarked price and sells at 10% discount om its marked price. His percentage profit s:? (@) 10% ) 15 (©) 10 (@) tae (SSC CPO-SI— 1912/2019 (Shift-1) [Ans. (@) Lat) Marked Prive = 100 Cost Price of article felling Price of article Profit 6 ="? 100 80 = 2.100 80) 2 Ti. Anw purchased ear and then sold i If t ratlo of the cost price and selling price is 1 11, then the profit percentage is: @) 15% (b) 18% (©) 10% (a) 20% SSC CHSL ~26/10/2020 (Shift) ‘oa Price : Selling Prive = 10: 11 ada L100 = 10% io 72, The profit made by selling” an article for £213,400 is equal to the amount of loss incurred’ ‘on selling the same article at 211,600. What wil De the pron (in <) ILICIS Sold Tor <14,/3 Profit = € 2250 (@) 10.63 (6) 15.78% Profit = 14750 12500 73. Prem purchased an old printer for %3,200 and. spent 2600 on its repair. He His profit percent is closest to: (correct upto ‘vo decimal places) old it for €4,280. (hy 184506 (@) 16.92% SSC CHSL -19/102020 (8 Selling Price” SP} Prove 2.63% "Ans, (a)? Cost ive (CP) = 3200+ 600 Profit= 4280 3800 = 480 74 Whe gain is a) 16%, (©) 80% the gain percentage ist ‘Gne-Tifth of the selling price, then (b) 20% (@) 25% SSC CHSL ~16/10/2020 (Shift-D Profit percentage 25% rick~ Profit Selling Prive Cost eos a Ans. (@). Tet, the Selling Price of the article = &x. G P enw 78. The cost pric price of pens, The profit percentage (a) 45% (©) 40% © of 12 pets is equal to the selling, (b) 55% (@) 50% SSU CHSL 14/10/2020 (Shute)76. A sell an Hem wt 20% profit fo B, Blk the Same at 10% profit to Cand receives LUD alba Mod £° purcheced the same {rom A, he would have spent 5% les than What he spent with B, What profit would A have made then? (@ 24540 () 25,540 (©) 224.450 (6) 825,400 SSC CHSL —13/10/2020 (Shi “Ans: (LAT CP ofthe tem for A= 100 £20% v0) #10% (100) 220% (120) “10% cs (00) 90 BC2) 9 C032) 132 unit > 132000 unit» € 1000 IFC purchased the same from A, 95 He spent =132x 25. = 125 4unit = 100 Thon profit of A= 125.4100 = 254 }s100=s0% 25.4 = 1000 = 225400 Ti. List price of a bike Is 15% more than It's co price. It is sold at a discount of 20%. Find t Ucaler's loss or profit percentage: (a) Profits% (©) Proii.9% (©) Loss 9% (Ay Loss 8% S8C.CHSL—12/10/2020 (shite “Ans. (@): [at the Cost Brice of the bike 100, List price ~ 2 115) ives 20% diseduaton list price. Tisx80 Selling Price m2 Loss = 100-92 =8 8 Loss ‘Cost Price * Tre pereontage =: 8100 = 8% 00 ‘A tradesman marks his products 35% above the cost price und allows his éustomer 15% reduction ‘on their bills. What percentage of} profit does he make? (@) 1475 (© 1425 ou ayis.i0 S9¢ CHS —18705/2020 (shut) [Ank(a) Tet, the Cost Pace oF the product = €100 Marked Price = €135 8s Selling Price =135x"> -R114.75 Selling rice = 438% T7 =€11427 Profit pefeentige BD. 1475 100 = 14.75% 100 "The profit made by selling an article for ®8.800 the profit percent, if it was (a) 20% ©) (©) 25% @ 18% 15% SSC CHSL-21/102020 (Shift) (Ans. @ Tet, the Cost jee of the article is x Profit= Selling Price - Cost Price = 8800-x Loss = Cost Price ~ Selling Price = x~7200 8800—x= x 7200 $800 = 720 599 Profit = Selling Price ~ Cost Price Profit = 9600 ~ 8000 = 1600 mole — Profit gee 1600 Perot ~ Gost Prige ‘3000 ‘Aferson bought 60 books for €60 each. He sold 50 of them at a loss-of 4%. At what percent profit should he sell the rei that he gains 5% in the entire t (@) 30% (©) 40%. (Ans > (by Ratio of number of books — 50: 10=5:1 Lot helshould sell the remaining books ata profit of x% SRE) +1 x= 65 leex= 50% SI. If the cost price of 25 articles is equal to the selling price of 35 articles find the profitoss pereentage (a) Profit=1893% — (b) Loss -28.57 (6) Profit-28.57% —(d) Loss- 18.93% ‘SSC CHSL ~17/03/2020 (Shift-1 [Ans (B) = IF the cost price of x articles is equal tothe selling price of y articles, then profivloss percentage =25.37>¢ HOSS [where ) sign shows 1s]82, ‘The cost price of 15 pens is equal to the selling | [Ang(a) = Let, the Cost rite of article =® 4x price of 20 pens. The loss or profit percentage} | And, Selling Price =€ 5x Is: Profit = Sx— 455% () 20% oss 1) 25% loss () 25% profit (@) 20% profit Prot pepe CT ce ‘SSC CHSL ~15/10/2020 (Shite x ‘Ans. (by x100=25% Cost Price of 1S Pets = Selling Price of 20 Pens = 7 Cont Prive of SRST cay ae Tei gt 0 ck ao ot 500 » cach, then what will be the profit pereentage. bolted 1 @) 1253 () 1666 Loss percentage = 1x100=25% © 1852 (@) 2162 pees a SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shif-IID 83. [chairs are bought at Rs 1500 exch and soldat | [ Ans. ©): Loss = Cost price ~ Selling price Re 1200 each, then what will he the laxe||Loss = 600 ~ 500 percentage? Loss= © 100 (@) 10% () 20% 100 (©) 25% (a) 35% Loss pereentage =P 100 16.66% SSC MTS 2-10-2017 (SHE TF a shopkeeper buys a doven chair Tor ©7200 : one and sells each chair for & 708, what will be his Cost Price—Selling Price yy pat eee Cost Pre (@) 18% ©) 16% 1500-1200 © 1% (@e-12% oO? SSC MTS7-10-2017 (Shitt-t os (Ans. (a) Cost price of 12 chairs = ¥ 7200 »100=20% 1500 \costpieé oft chair = 729% By selling 50 metres of clothya person gains the cost price of 20 metres‘of cloth. What is his gain percent? @ 40 tb) 25 © 2 @ 10 _—_______<_SSc MTs 9.102017 (Shift-) Jans: (@ Prosive 22.100 = 40%6 530 85, By selling an article for RS 360 there isa Toss of 10%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the! article? (a) 324 by 450 © 400 (@) 380 SSC MTS 10-10-2017 (Shift-11 the Cost Price of article = @ x ‘oo on (20S sting iW (0 360 poe sat |According tothe quéstion, cp =2 600 89, If the cost price of ® articles Is equal to the selling prea Wf © artis, then what the profi (b) 37.5% (©) 33.39% @) 20% ‘SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift) (Ans: {According tothe question, 6, Ifthe ratio of the cont price and felling price of an article Is 4:5, then what will be the profit os percentage? () 25 ) 35, ©) 40 aso SSCMTS 10-10-2017 (omiftt) TF Rite buys w dozen ble for © 8000 wad sells each table for &,800, What will be his profit percentage? (a) 10% &) 15% (©) 200%, (a) 25% SSC MIS,P ofa doren table = © 8000. 8000 (Ans. (@)= ICP of | table 8 666 667 ‘SP-C 800 666.667 3333 Profit Pent groninge Cost Brive *| 193.33 666.667" = 20% Approximately 94, 30 dozens walnut was bought in & 14,400 and 32 packet walnut-(im each packet 20 walnut) was ought in ® 57,600. If the walnuts are mixed together dnd. sold at % 432 (in one packet § ‘walnus) then how much was the profit percent? (a) 10% (by 15% (©) 20% (@ 25% SSC MTS 16/08/2019 (Shift-II) SRR) A davon =A x 19 = Rah Want) 32:packet (20 Walnut in one packet) 32 = 20= 640 Walnut ‘According to the question, Cost price of 1000 walnut (CP)= (14400 + $7600) = price of 20 cyeles. What is profit or loss percent in selling of a eyele? (a) Profit 20% (b) Loss20% (©) Losss% (@) Profis%e SSC MTS 20/08/2019 (Shift-11 ‘Ans. (7 2PCP=20SP 0 100% = 5% 93, Ajay sold an article of © 84 at a loss of 30%. If he sells the same article at ® 120, then what will be his profit or loss percentage? (@) 10% loss (b) 10% loss M4 profit (@) No profit no loss SSC MTS 07/08/2019 (Shift) =, Cost Price = CP 91, The cost price of camera is 90% of the selling || 72000 price of camera, Profit percent i Sting price of walnut = 432 1, 1000 @ 114% (10% Selling price of 1000 walnut= = 86400 Prot = 86400 ~ 72000 =® 14400 © 12% @ 95% ye SSC MTS 21/08/2019 (Shitt-) || PONE PEFEEMABE =F 95g %100= 206 ‘Ans. (a) : Let, the Selling Price of camera = 7100 95. A scooter ds bought at %30000/and %3000 is = 100x908 Spent on is maintenance. Thescanter is soldat Then Cost Price = Tr 239600. What is the profit percent? ae (@) 13% Oa Profit percentage = — Pity ().20% dy 10% ost Price SSC MTS 14/08/2019 (Shift-1) prostv=1 lL ‘Anis-{e) : Total Cost Prod of scooter = 30000 + 3000 ~ £33000 92, The cont price of H eydesW equa tothe sling | Silng price of segnr’= 39600 27600-35000) gp Profit perce tea (Tl 6600059 9G. Cost price of an article is ©1440 and its selling price is € 1800. What is the profit percentage? (a) 15% (b) 25% (6) 20% (@) 125% SSC MTS 19/08/2019 (Shift ‘Ans. (b) : Cost Price (CP)=R1440 Selling Price (S.P) = 21800 Profit = SP—CP = 18001440 Profit = 2360) Profit. oP Profit percentage = 100. 300. i440 120% of the goods are sold at 50% profit, 40% of the goods at 20% loss, 208% of the goods at 5% loss ahd fhe remaining at no loss ‘or no profit, then the overall profit percentage: @) 5% (by 8% © 4% @) 1% SSC MTS 09108/2019 (SniTt-11) 5100 = 25% oT.‘Ans. (0) = Ratio of number of goods = 20% : 40% 20% : 20% ae ie Overall profit percentage 50x] ~20%2-5x1414093 98, If the selling price o caieltemeniion gee ore a. Go attra — sats. SSC MTS 14/08/2019 (Shift-II) Ta Re es sp=3cp 4 SP:CP=3:4 *s CP> SP It-will be loss => 4-3 = 1 1 Loss percentage = 1100=25% 4 99, A shopkeeper purchased 120 pears for %1S ‘each. However, 10 pears wert rofien and) thrown away. The remaining Sold at 218 cach, What will be the percentage profit? (a) 20% (b) 10% (30% SSC.MPS 14/08/2019 (Shi Sel Profit pereentage 10000, Tin Price of both artieles = 6500 + 3600 = 10100, 10100-10000) 5p 10000 1001603 1% 101. By selling an article for €300, a person incurred A loss of 6.25%. What is his profit, if i is sold fon 332. (@) 238 (b) 842 (©) 832 (@ %28 ‘SSC MTS 22/08/2019 (Shift-I) ‘Ans (Selling Price of article=® 300, Loss = 625% 100 Cost Price of article = 300% (00-625) 100 100. 93.75 By Selling an article for € 352 then, Pro 52 Be e32 me 320 Vv rd 1 Total Cost Prise of 120 peats = (CP= 120% 1521800 “+ 10 pearswereYotten, “Total Selling Prige of remaining 110 pets Prof pcenage = 2 10 = 10% “An article is sold for 6500 so as to earn a profit ‘of 4%. Second article whose cost price is 23750, is sold at a loss of 4%. What is the overall gain ‘or loss percent in the whole transaction. (@) Gain 4% (b) Loss 1% (©) Loss 4% (@) Gain 1% SSC MTS 05/08/2019 (Shit-} ‘Ans. (A): Seling Price oF first article = T6500 Profit =4% 100. 100 Cost Price of the ist anicle = 6500%i7% =6250 Cost Price of second article = 3750 Loss= Selling Price of second article <3750%"% =%3600 100 102. A anees allows 10% discount on the imésked price of an artiele and still gains 1786. IPhe gives 15% discount on the marked price, ‘hen his profit percent (@) 12% (b) 10.5%. (©) 12.5% (@) 10% SSC MTS 22/08/2019 (Shift-ID ‘Ans (hy: Trick Tel P= 100-417 100+ Joo) 117 _ 100+ 0S 13_ 1004 . 2° cY 2002545221 A x=405% S 103. ‘Cont Price of both articles ~-Rohan purchased! tables at the rate of € 275 per table. If he sells 16 tables for ® S060, then what will be the profitpercentage? (@) 13.086 (b) 16% (0) 13% @) 125% ‘SSC GD Constuble 11/02/2019 (Shift-1) 5060) Ans, (¢) Selling price ofa table Profit % 100 115, Selling the ratio of 7 : 5. What will be the profivioss percentage? (a) 40% Profit (b). 28.5% Profit, (6) 20% Loss (@)_ 14.28% Loss ‘SSC GD Constable 14/02/2019 (Shift-1) (Ans. (a): SP: CP:= 75 116. Selling. price of first articles € 470 and cost price of second article fs 470. If there Is a loss ‘of 20% on first article and profit of 20% on second article, then. what will be the overall profit or loss percentage? (a) 2.22% Low (b). 4% Profit (e) No profit NO Loss (@) 1.80% Loss SSC.GD Constable 14/02/2019 (Shift-1) amnesrozar0, CR =r! 85075 Cheam, se. t70~!22 e564 2 Cos Pris ofboth nits = 547 58470810575 ISP (Selling Price) of hoth articles = 470564 = 1034 Inthe whole transaction, there i a loss. 10575 Loss % 100 117. The marked price of an article is 28% higher that its cost price. Find the profit or loss pereentage if’ the shopkecper gives 25% iscount. (a) Loss 5% (Prone (© Prom 8) Lon ssi ay Phau V1 i 2S Tis: Lec ie farile= 70 Thon Marts Pe of aisle 124 cr Iti-b MP 7(ior= P71) 0 _15 mt = 10028 =96 (i00#x)118. A shopkeeper bought 1000 kg of rice, a part of which was soldat 10% profit and the! remaining at 20% loss; onthe whole, the Joss ‘was 5%. What is the quantity of rice that was! Sold at 20% loss? (@) 500 kg (b) 400 kg (©) 550 kg (a) 600 kg ‘SSC Sel, Pot Phase VIM (GL) 09.11.20 Shi Tan Ane (@) Tet the ost PHiGe OF the a ‘According to the question, profit percentage on selling an article is 25%. ‘What isthe actual profit percentage © al @ 3% S90 PtP VI gt 5120 To amie 23%= oe 4 Selling Price contre 3 Actual Prost = 4 Problems based on Finding Cost Price 120. The selling price af a (a) 52,000 (b) 55,000 (©) 45,000 (@_ 50,000 ‘SSC CGL (Tier-I) 21/04/2022 (Shift 59620100 + (0) Cost Pie ey 108.4 355000 wa. Am article is sold at» profi of 131%. Hai been sold for 876.70 more, then profit Woukl article (in 8) is: (@ 1250 Ore (©) 1300 (ay 1,500 Ratio = 15:1 50% oF the cost pri Quantity sold at 20% Loss = 1000%4 = SOK 1300 119. When calculated over the selling price, the| 122, The marked price of an item is €5,800. If Ravi SU CGL (her) 19/04/2022 (Smut) earns a profit of 25% afler allowing a discount ‘of 20%, then the cost price of the item is: (a) 33,625, (b) 83,724 (©) 8.720) @ B72 SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Shift-1) “Ans. (a): Marked Prise of an item=25800 Discount = 20% Profit > 25% MP (100 -D' ilep MP =(100—D9) Ton ~ sente1000 seit sw 123) The marked price of an article is Rs. 4450. Ifa person earns a proft of 15% after allowing a discount of 15%, then the cost price (in Rs) correct to the nearest integer) ofthe article Is: (a) 3289 b) 3378 (©) 3189 (a) 3498, SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Shift-) ‘Ans. (a) According 1 the question, We know that = cp - MP=(100—D%) (100+ P%) cp = 4450285 15 = 23289,13 = 5289 124. The sum of the cost price of two bikes is Rs 50000. The first bike was sold at a profit of 20%, and the second bike at a loss of 20%. If the selling prices are the same, what is the cost price (in Rs.) ofthe frst bike that was sold? (a) 20000 (b) 25000 (©) 30000) (a) 27500 SSC MIS 2671072021 (Shitt-1)‘Ans. (a) Let CP of first bike = CP of second bike = %(50000-%) According to the question: 120 x 000923292 100 100 6 4 $x= (5090028) $ Sa sue 2x= 40000 x= 220000 Hence, Cost Price of frst bike is 220000 T0687 units *SP = 106,87 unitg=2 2394 ‘unit= @22.4 CP= 100 unite 100 « 22.4 = 22240 127. Surbbi sold article for 2176 after giving 12% discount on its marked price. Had she not sven any discount: she would have earned a profit of 25%. What Is the price (In %) of the article ? (@) 150 (by 165 (©) 160 @ 145 SSC CGL-(Tier-1) 13/08/2021 (Shift 11) 125, An almirah was sold at a profit of 15%. If is ‘cost had been 5% less and It had been sold fer 1,470 less, then the profit would have been| 10%, What is the cost price of the almirah? (a) €14,000 (b) €29,400 (©) 816,100 (@) 22,94,000 SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Shi Ans. (@) = Let, CP, ‘According tothe question, sp, = 15x _ 23x 100 ~ 20 P= xx 25 DX 100 20 110 _ 209% 100 200 According tothe question:- ‘A shopkeeper marked every item 25% above ime ‘cost price and allowed 10% scout Shruti being a regular customer got. S*%| ‘additional discount on the bill and paid 22334) for the item purchased. What is the cost price of the item (in)? Key 20 (by 2440 © 220 @ 220 SSC COL~(Tier-) 18/08/2021 (Shift 1 Tet the CP of an item = 100 units 4.5% ‘Ans. ©): Let Marked Price of an artile is 100, ‘According to the question, Me _100—2200 SP” 5176 Bs 100 eto cpx)25 _ 209 128. A trader bought two articles for 8490. He sold ‘one af a loss of 20% und the other at a profit of 16%. If the selling price of both articles Is same, then the cost price (in ®) of the article ‘old at 20% loss is: a) 310 (by 300 (©) 290 (a) 280 SSC CGL-(Tier-) 16/08/2021 (Shift 11) (Ans. (€)= According. to the question, When SP is sams, Lech, C= 0-0 xo Lis maa $8 (490-x) x16 00 ‘ zi 100 = 490:29 -29 on= 49029 x= 200 129, Hari suffered a loss of 8% by selling an article. It he had sold it for 300 more, he would have made a profit of 4%. Find his CP (in ®). (a) 2400 (©) 2575 SSC CGL-(Tier-I) 20/08/2021 (Shift I) ‘Ans. (@): Let CP of article is 100, According to the question, 3003100 1% CP ofaticles = 2500130. The marked price of an article is %2720. If a| shopkeeper sold the article wt 15% loss after ‘giving 25% discount, then the cost price (in 8) “of the article is: (a) 2000 (b) 2400 (©) 1800 @ 1200 SSC CGL-(Tier-1) 17/08/2021 (Shift 1D CP (100 — Loss) = MP (100-D%) CP (85)=2720 (75) 272075 5 10x15 = 2400 IB. The marked price of am article is €1,360. Ia shopkeeper sold the article at 15% loss after ‘giving 25% discount, then the cost price of the’ article is (@) 21,400 (by €1,200 (©) 21,600 ( %L500 SSC CHSL 11/082021 (Shite) ‘Ans. (b): Marked Price of article = 81360 According tothe question Cost Price of article = 960%752100 10085 _1360%15 “aT 1200 132. Vijay bought a fridge and a washings machine together for-€38,200. He sold. the fridge at a profit of 15% and washing machine at a loss of 24% ‘and both are sold at the same price. The’ ‘cast peice af the washing machine (a) %26,000 (b) €24,000 fe) 722,000 (&) €23,000 SSC CHSL 11/082021 (Shift- ‘Ans. (@) Let the CP of fridge and washing machine ‘be x and (38200-x) respectively, ‘Aecording tothe question, rhea, xx!5 = (38,200-x)7. 115x = 38 200%76-76x ioia= 3000%76 00-76 $200 CP of washing machine = 38200-18200, 23000 133. Am article way sold at aloswof 24%. If it were sold for € 1,596 more, then there would have been a gain of 18%. The cost price ef} te articte 1s (a) € 3.400 (©) 73.800 () 3,600 @ % 4200 Kas? 4Zunits Vunit= 38 100 units 134, By selling a pen for €26, a man loses one- Tourteenth of What it costs him. The cost price 3800 of the pen is: (@) 227 839 () 38 (@ 228 SSC CHSL 06/082021 (Shift-1) ‘Ans (2): SP= 2G Loss is Lor cP ia CP= 14, LafSP = 13 Then, 13 26 Ise Pada Wi4x2=O8 135,_ On selling 38 ball at €2,240, there is a loss ‘equal to the cost prige of 6 balls. The cost price ‘of a ball is equal to: (a) 280 (©) R60) (b) %50 @ 80 SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 — 18/11/2020 Aas Gy Sg0SE = ORG) CP ‘388P = 32.CP 136, Sushma bought 6 tables and 12 chairs Tor 12,000. She sold the tables at a profit of 15% @) 35.400 (b) 36,000 fo) 35,000 (@) 24,800 ‘SSC CGL (TTER-1-2018 ~ 07.06.2019 (Shift (Ans. (by: Let the Cost Price of a table is © x and the] (Cost price ofa chair is y. |According to the question, ‘6x+12y = 12000 Ai) ox Kin 22) 0 = 5 “ From équation (i) + equation (i), 15x. = 15000 Hence, x= 1000, [Total Cost Price“@fthe tables 6x ~ 8.6000137. One-third of goods are sold ata 18% profit, 25% of the goods are sold at a 20% profit and! the rest at a 20% loss. If the total profit of & 138.50 is earned on the whole transaction, then ‘the value (in Z) of the goods is: (a) 88,587 (b) %8.310 (©) 87,756 (a) €8.030 SSC CGL (Tier-1)-2019 ~ 0403/2020 (Shift 141A car dealer purchased an old car for €1,08,500 and spent some amount on its maintenance: He Sold it for £1,86,250, thereby earning a profit of 25%. How much money did he spend on the ‘maintenance ofthe ear’? (2) 216300 () €47.750 @ 20.605 (@) 88.6875 SSSC CGL (Tier--2019 — 09/03/2020 (Shitt-11 Ans. (b): 5) alue of woods = @%. ‘Res tenutining part of goods =%-(44% ‘According othe question, Bd 2. 100 *4** 100 1385 138s 138._An article was sold at a gain of 16%. IT Te ha been sold for £36 more, the gain would have been 20%. The cost price ofthe article i: (a) $810 (by 862, © 20 @) 8900 SSC CGL (Tier-1)-2019 — 06/03/2020 (Shift ‘Ans. (@) : + (20=16)% 9 36 me 9 100% 5 2900 139. A manufacture sells cooking gas stoves 0 shopkeepers at 10% profit, and in turn. they sell the cooking gav-stoves to customer to earn| 15% profit. If a customer gets a cooking as stove for 87,590, then what is its mannfacturing cost? (a) %.000. (b) E030 (©) % 500 (a) 86,000 SSC CGL (Tier-1)-2019 ~ 0603/2020 (Shift) Fa eas stove = 1001 Cost Price for shopkeeper = 110 units (Cost Price for eustomer= 110115 _ 1123 102 123g 1223559 2 1 unit —>60 100units > 6000 Ta An article was sold at a gain of 1896.10 ‘been sold for %49 more, then the gain woukl have been 25%, The cost price of the article (a) %890 (b) £700, (©) F650 (a) 8570 ‘SSC CGL (Tier-D-2019 — 06/03/2020 (Shift) “Ans. (b) = (25-18)% —> 49 Rupees 7%» 49 Rupees Q 1% 7 Rupees ‘Anifa) : Suppose he spent 8x on the repairing of the 1sso0+a)e5 1250 = 10850 = 1 Amin tha monde Waar pot SesCagiasondrsesieaoame’ e trate atone pe Sate Arun damn se eee mane (inZ lakhs)? (@) 30 (b) 2¢ (©) 28 ga SSC CGL (Pier-Il) 21-02-2018 ‘Ans. (a) Let Cost Price of the dianfind fr miner is € x According tothe question, so tore f 10225) Satie 100. 100 100 Rs 143, A two-whecler dealer sells a scooter for T 46,000 and makes some loss. If he had sold it for 2 58,000 his profit would have been double his loss. What was the cost price (in 2) of the scooter? (@) $2000 (b) $4000 (©) 48000 (@) 50000. SSC COL (Hierstl) 21-02-2018 “Ans. A): Let Voss on selling it in 746000= x Profit on sein it in & 58000 = 82s. According to the question— Hence Cost Price of the scooter = 46000 + 4000 100% —> 700 ne cos pice of the atte = 7UV Kupees 2144. A villager buys a goat and a'sheep together fer} Rs 14250. He sold the sheep af a profit of 10 and the goat at a loss of 20%. If he sold bo ‘the animals at the samie price, then what wis} the cost price of the eheaper animal? (a) 8250, (b) 6600 (©) 7500 (@ 6000 1S SSC CGL (Tier-11)19-02-2018 ‘Ans @), Let the Cost rice of sheep = &x Cost Price of goat = & (14250-x) According to the question, Lo 80 « 14250-»)> *F00 100 Tx = 14250*8-8¢ 19x = 14230*8 142508 _ = Go99 Hence Cost Price of the cheaper animal = 26000 145, A used car dealer sells a car for ©7.6 lakhs and makes some loss. If he had sold it for 2 92. lakh his profit would have heen thrice his loss. What was the cost price of the car (in & Jaks)? @ 85 (by 8:75 (©) 825 @s SSC CGL (Tiersll) 18: “Ans. @): Suppose cost price =@x According to the question, 018 148 Anu sold an article for 7480 at some profit. ‘Had she sold if for £400, then there would have been a loss équsl to one-third of the initial profit. What was the cost price of the article ? (a) 2430 (b) 2450 (e420 (@ @025 SSC CGL (Tier-If) 1-9-2019 “Ans. (e)? As per question, Suppobe profit on oc ‘Then loss on selling it for @ 404 According to the question, 480-x = 40045 1440 —3x = 1200 + 4x = 240 x= 60 “Cost price = 480-x= 480 —60= 8420 149, Ata village trade fair a man buys a horse and a ‘camel together for & 51,250, He sold the horse at a profit of 259% and the camel at a loss of 20%. If he sold both the animals at the same price, them the cost price of the ebeaper animal was & : (a) 6600 (by 7500 (6).25000 ay 20000 SSCCGL (Tier-I) 17-2-2018 [Ans (a)= Let the cost prise ofa horse = x aete te wie, ME Gu presorscam =e c320-) eee Acring oe oe x= 8 lakh x(a 51250=x)x 2 20) reedaoraad ssc00 @) 140 (0,150 (Cost price of horse) x we 20000 Sie Ghan SSCL (ea 0m Oe ft pe eal = CD Ans. (a): Sethng price of pot 120 21. CP-21 SP=3.CP, Cost price of euch pot = @ 140 147. Ifa shopkeeper sells a mixer at © 11,400-then’ he suffers a loss of 5%. At what price (in'%) Should he sell the mixer to gain 10% ? (a) 9845 (b) 10909 (©) 13200 @ 1919 SSC CGL (Tier TOO, 110 114905202, UO. 95 “100 ) =€13200, 150, Am item is sold for €7130 making a 15% profit ‘What isthe cost price (in 2) of this item ? (a) 6000 (b) 6125, (©) 6250 @ 6200 SSC CGL (Tie 100.7130 1s 26200 ‘A shopkeeper has announced 40% rebate on the price of TV sets at.the time of sale. If a purchaser necds to have’ rehate of 726400, then how many TV sets each costing 26,000 should he purchase? (8 wR 151, m9 @i SSC CPO-SI~ 12/12/2019 (Shift-I1)“Ans. (@) Suppose the total cost prise OPT.V. Set=&x ‘According tothe question, 26400 e110, 120, ty 1300 med 1320105210 12 x= i000 320 152, Raghu sold 20% discount on its marked price. Had he not allowed any discount, he would have gained 20%. What isthe cost price ofthe article? (a) 2192.80 (by. £187.50 (©) 19040 (@) 188.60 ‘SSC CPO-SI—11/122019 (Shift!) [Ans. (B) The article was sold for © 180 after allowing a 20% discount. ". Marked price of anile =" 100 = £225 [Raghu gains 20% by selling the atile/tem for 8 228 1875 tence east price 153. Am article ib sold at @ profit of 309%, If both ost price and selling price of the article are decreased by €100, the profit now would be 45%. The original cost price of the article is: (@) €400 (oy 250 © 300 (@) 8500 SSC CHSL -26/10/2020 (State he Gl price oF We are = Ea ae ~ Selling price (Bx-10- +100 }100, 45x 4500 = 308 15x= 4500 to Mohan at a profit 10% and Mohan sels i to Govind at « profit 2096, If Govind pays &1,320 for it. Then the cost pris for Ravi is: (@) 800 () 21,006 © B80 @ F500, ‘SSC CHSL =19403/2020 (Shi ‘Ans. (b) = Let the cost price of weir for Ravi =e, Acca the questi, sold for 8630 more, then there would have been ‘a gain of 6%.Find the cost price of the article. (@) %3500 (b) 2800 (©) 32500 (@) 33000 SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift [Amar (a) Lat the con price oF article = 100% [As per question, (12% + 6%) 530 630 630100 3500 Cost pri atartile = & 3500 156, Malti bought a TV for €8800 Tnchiding GST at 10%. What is the original cost af the TV? (a)_ 8800 (b) -€7920 (o)>€8000 (ay 9600 SSC'CHSL ~20/10/2020 (Shift) fans = (@) Let CP. GSE= 10% CP sigluding Gs 10% = s800 100% = 8000 Hence urinal cost rice of TY — 65000 157, On selling 26 balls for €1,350, there is a Toss ‘equal to the cost price of cight balls. The cost Total price ofa bal is: @ U5 ) 70 ©) 6S @_ %60 88C CHEE 24/10/2020 (hife 1) [Ans. (a) + SP of 26 balls = CP of 18 balls = 1350 1350, \Cost price of a bal zs 18 158. Sohan purchased an old scooter, and sold it for 228,000 thus gaining 2 12% profit on the cost price. The cost price of the scooter is (a) 225,000, (by 227,000 (6) £26,000) (©) €30.900, ‘SSC CHSL —19/03/2020 (Shift-I1 ‘Ans. (a): Letts cost pre of the Scout is x Let Selling price of scooter = € 28000 sei12 “Ackoding to the question 280000 100, 12 Trcuce the cost io the seter is $25000, gtx => x= 25000159, A man sold his furniture at 425% gain, Had he| ‘sold. it at 15% loss, he-‘would have received! (720-0P| Hcr- 360) 23800 less. Find cost price of the furniture, espe bp 300 (@) T1500 “b) £2,000, ea © 2500 {@) 33,000 Py SSC CHSL.—15/102020 (Shi “ns. by Tat eg pres 100 16, fade lta 1425 prot Wate ae arcareniers (a) 7:5 b) 8:7 oes ee 160. An article is sold at 20% profit cost price? (@) 4x0 (©) 1020 ay M0 (d) 1080 SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift stead of 5% loss, the man gains Rs 120 more. What is the’ SSC MTS 05/08/2019 (Shift-D “Ans. (B) : Let the cost price is 100s. According tothe question Selling price =100x>: “Ans, (@): Suppose cost price is ©. ‘According tothe question, ors?) 100 00x 7 Hence selling prie.: cost pric ‘An article is sok at 10% profit instead of 5% osm the maw gains Ro 75 more. What ts the cost price (in Rs) of that article? (a) 350. (b) 200 (©) 500: @, 25 SSC MTS 1-10-2017 (Shift © (© Let he cost price of the article =€ 100 Parikh sold iy pen at a profit of © 11. He calculated the profit percentage on selling price and found j¢to be 25%. The cost price in 2) of the pom iss (ay833- (¢) Bo @) B24 (ots SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift) Profit Ans. (a) 5% Selling price Cost price = 3 unit L “uit 1 Cont Price =3 unit BRS 1G2, ‘The profit earned on wig am article at ® 720 165. If an ariele fs sold at 23% profit Tastead of iat of the los incurred om sling the same| "14% profi, then the profit would be © 189 Sricle at @ 360. What fs the cst price wf the| more: Whats the ent price? aril? (a) €2100 () £2105 @ €540 ) E600 © @2M0 (@ £1800 © F480 @ €420 SSC MTS 15/0RA019 (tat SSC MTS 0808/2019 Shi] [Gy vcakgane I _11F Tas PSP ocho iota) eS P=720-CP 9 And L=cP SP ost prise x2 = 189 T=cP=360 Cost price = 2106, According othe question, 166. A sold his pen ata profit of 213. He calculated the profit perceufage on selling price and found 1 be 2026.°ThHe Lust price (at ©) oF he pestis(@) 52 9 (0),65 @B SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-11)| “Ans. (a) © Profit on selling price = 20% Let selling price’ Profit = 20 Cost price =80 Original profit petdeniage on eost price 2.100% = 250% wo According tothe question, 25% 9713 B 167. The ratio of cost price and selling price of an| article Is ¢ : d. If d Is 150% of ¢ then the’ percentage of profit on cost price is 100% > 1008 (a) 150% (b) 50% (©) 100% @ 15% SSC MTS 13/08/2019 (Shift-IL) | ‘Ans. (b): = CP:SP=e:d According to the question, Profit pereentage sons TR. An object Lis sold at © 180. The ptber object? is sold at € 240. There is 20% profit on object 1 and 20% loss on object 2. What isthe total cost price of both the objects? (a) 450 (b) © 480 fe) ©520 (a) € 400 SSC MTS 05/08/2019 (Shift-II) | ‘Aas. @ Cost price ofobject 1 = 180%! z150 120 i Cos pric of object 2 =24020. 300 450 “A certain quantity of rice was bought for REX, land sold for Rs. Y, thereby earning a profit of 25%. Had the cost price been 20% lesy and the ‘selling price been Rs. 58 less, a profit of 20° ‘would have been earned. Find thevalue of X. (a) 250 ‘by 200. (©) 300 (@) 400. SSC Se. Post Phase VIL(G1) 09.11.20 (Shift.2) ‘Ans. (b): Let, CP = 100, SP= 125 “According tothe question, ‘The total price of bth objects =(150-+300) 169. £200 17). By selling an article 9/11 of its actual selling price, a trader incurs a loss of 10%. What will be the profit percentage, ifthe article is sold for '5% less than its actual selling price? (@s b) 4 ; L 5} SSC Sel. Post Phase VII (MLL) 15.10.19 (Shift ‘Ans. (b) Let, the actual selling price = © 11 10 wa £10% = e cost price Loss of 10% = 2 here cost When the article is sold at 5% selling price. less than the original 2% 100 Required profit percentage = ds Then selling price Ww.45-40 £100 171. A book is sold for €1,554 by allowing a discount ‘of 26% on ifs marked price. Find the marked price of the book. (a) 21,854 (©) 1.750 (b) &2,100 (a) 82,000 ‘SSC CHSL 30/08/2022 (Shift- IN) fans. Disgount 0% —> 23.37 setting 264% > 1B)37 sangre MP. 80, 37 mits 3 1554 24250 Hie Marked Price = 42% 30422100, 172 The profit earned by selling an article for 8832 is equal to the loss incurred when the article is sold for 2448. What should be the selling price (Gur ©) tina n prt wf 10%(a) 750 (©) 640 ) @ 704 SSC CGL (Tier-1)19/04/2022 (Shift! Ans. (d) Given, Selling prieseirprolit= Rs. $32 Selling Price at loss = Rs, 448, | According to the question [SP at proit—CP = CPSP at loss |= 832—CP = CP 448 I> cP =Rs640 [Now the selling price for making 10% profit . -cr/ ious) 100 =P 0>( 100+10 100 alle io ee tas te sing pc he ei for making 105 rts (ane) = Tet, cré100 {SP ata loss of 128% = 88 SPuta gain of 10.5% = 1105 According taihe question, 110.5% 88% =2112.50 2.5% = F12.50 lovin” selling price [at loss of 12%] 88 9% Hee x88 = 44000 176, Rakesh sold a car for £500,000 at a 28% profit. At what price should he sel i to get a 32% promt? (a) %5,15,620 () %5.15.628 (6) %5115,630 (@) 85,15615 SSC CHSL. 15/04/2021 (Shit) [Ans (b) Required price = 500000 7 132 3515625 173. When an article is sold for Rs. 388, there Ba loss of 3%. What Rs) of @) 412 © 42 [Ans.(@ 174, Kavita purchased fabric worth &800 Tor a| dress, and_ spent %350 on embroidery a Stitching. If she sold the dress at a profit af 20%, then the selling price is? (a) 81,220 (by %1,380 © €1,500 (@ %310 SSCMTS 11/10/2021 (Shift [Ans. (b): According 10 the question Total expenditure on dress by Kavita = 800 + 350 =| e130 _ 11503120 100 =21380) 175,_A person sold an article at a loss of 12%. Had hhe sold it ata gain of 10.8%, he would have got 7112.50 more. What isthe original selling price Sof the article? (@) 440.00 (©) $52.50 [sp at 20% prot (6) 360.00 (2500.00 177,_ A shopkeeper purchased 10 chal at the rate fof Rs 1850-per chair and spent Rs. 600 as artage, For how much should he sell each chair togarn 10% profit? (22.28 @) E L61 R159 @) €1,645 SSCMTS 20/10/2021 (Shif-1) Teal exposition chairs = 1450 ~10+600| = 15100 Total selling prised chair after 10% sun. [1Si00 [ie fas. y= asi 16610 Settidg rice of each chairs 21661 178. By selling an article for £640, a person loses 15% of ils selling price. At what price (in %) should he sell, 15% on its cost price? (a) 832 (b) 846.40 (©) 835 (@) 836.60 SSC CGL+Tier-1) 17/08/2021 (Shift 1) (Ans. (by: Let CP = 115, SP = 100 100 640 640115 uss 100 640x115 SP at 15% profi as 179. By sein an article for €13125, « trader gains as:much percent as the number representing he ost price of the‘artile. In order to earn 40% profit, at what price (in %) should he sell the article ? @) 140 (by 105 © 75 (@ 100 SOU CHSL ugins2021 (nite) SSCCGL(Hier-1) 18/08/2021 (Shift 11)[Ans. (b): Let the CP of Profit= SP—CP. xx a 13125-x Too 131.25—x lx? = 13125-1009 Ja?» 100 .—19122-0 lx? + (175 ~75)x-13125 lx? + 175x 75x 13125 =0 lx (8+ 175) 75 (x~175)=0 lox +195) (-75)=0 k=8 75 lcp=2 75, 109. 25140 SP at 40% Profit, Bay 3 |-z10s 180. A-TN. is sold at 8% gain. if it sold for 2583) less: there would have been loss of 15%. To gain 18%, the selling price (in 2) of T.V. Would be: (a) 13098 (by 15006, (©) 9102 (@) 11100 SSC CGL-(Tier-1) 18/08/2021 (Shift 1) |Ans. (a): Let the CP of article 409 108 WE ye it Se R00 Te 123 unit = 2553 1 unit= 111 100 unit Hence, 1 ie) Welling price af 1.11100 fe (100-41 10 1100.48 100 13098 TT, Sulekha bought 36 kg of sugar for €1,040, She| sold it at a profit equal to the selling price of 10| kg of it. What is the selling price (in &) for 5 kg Fone ores 3 © ae es SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Shift-D) 1 reopen ng ror ig Meee [se or 3 ky ~ 3-40 ~ £200 182>-By selling an arficle for €3150, a shopkeeper. ‘earns 5% profit. For how much money should he sell the artieloin order to gain 8%? (a) 3180) (b) %3200 (e) 83240, (a) €3250 SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Shift-1) (Ans. (2 SP at 5% profit=€3150 10 10: c= 3150119300 108 Then, SP at 8% proft= 3000128 z3240 ns 100 Hence, on gain of 8% article should be sold at 83240, 183, In festival season, a shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on every item. Even after giving the discount, he makes a profit of 20%, rhe does not give any discount, then what will be his profit percent? (Correct to 2 decimal places) @) 3 (by 25 () 3333 (a) 3343 100 = 33.33% 184, When an article is sold for @438, there isa loss ‘of 27%. To gain 23%, it should be sold for 8x ‘What isthe value of x? (@) & 600 (©) F678 (b) €837 @) 2738 SSC OMSL 118/9091 (Shite) (Ans. (= Let the CP of an article = 100% At loss of: (Given) TB 438 ms 38 B 005438 7B To pain 23%, SPig 123% 1nad38 =>cP 123% 1236-738, [Then, the valu@ of x =8738 185, api sold a plot for 2655000 at 20% loss. For what price should he sell the plot to gain 15% profit? (a) 26,41,56280 (b) 89,41,562.50 (©) 38:41,562 50 (a) 741,562.50 S9U CHL LM 2021 (SMITH)