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1. Sulekha bought 36 kg of sugar for Rs. 1040. She sold 1.

it at a profit equal to the selling price of 10 kg of it.
What is the selling price (in Rs.) for 5 kg of sugar?
(a) 235 (b) 215 (a) 235 (b) 215
(c) 220 (d) 200 (c) 220 (d) 200
2. A shopkeeper sells two refrigerator sets at the same 2.
price. He gains 40% on one refrigerator and losses
40% on the other. What is his net loss percentage in
the whole transaction?
(a) 16% (b) 18%
(a) 16% (b) 18%
(c) 14% (d) 12% (c) 14% (d) 12%
3. The profit earned after selling an article for Rs. 8759 3.
is the same as the loss incurred after selling the article
for Rs. 6341. The profit percentage is:
(a) 18% (b) 15%
(a) 18% (b) 15%
(c) 20% (d) 12%
(c) 20% (d) 12%
4. By selling 92 kg of wheat, a person gains the selling
4.
price of 12 kg of it. His gain percentage is:
(a) 12% (b) 15%
(a) 12% (b) 15%
(c) 18% (d) 16% (c) 18% (d) 16%
5. A shopkeeper bought 40 dozen eggs at Rs. 1.40 each. 5.
80 eggs were broken in transportation. He sold the
remaining eggs at Rs. 1.60 each. What is his profit or
loss per cent?

19 19
(a) Loss, 3 (b) Profit, 3 19 19
27 27 (a) ,3 (b) ,3
27 27
16 16 16 16
(c) Profit, 4 (d) Loss, 4 (c) ,4 (d) ,4
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6. A man buys 400 oranges for 2000. How many oranges 6.
can be sold for 260 so that he gets a profit of 30%?
(a) 35 (b) 30 (a) 35 (b) 30
(c) 45 (d) 40 (c) 45 (d) 40
7. Rakesh sold a car for 5,00,000 at a 28% profit. Att 7.
what price should he sell it to get a 32% profit?
(a) 5,15,615 (b) 5,15,620
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(c) 5,15,630 (d) 5,15,625
5 (a) 5,15,615 (b) 5,15,620
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8. By selling an article for Rs. 8,670, a man loses 15%. At (c) 5,15,630 (d) 5,15,625
5
what price (in Rs)should be sell it in order to make a 8.
profit of 15%?
(a) 11,730 (b) 13,370
(c) 18,590 (d) 23,560 (a) 11,730 (b) 13,370
(c) 18,590 (d) 23,560
9. Rajan purchased an LED TV set for Rs. 22500 and
spent Rs. 800 on its transportation and Rs. 1000 on 9.
installation. At what price should she sell it so as to
earn an overall profit of 20% ?
(a) 29170 (b) 29160
(c) 29150 (d) 29180 (a) 29170 (b) 29160
(c) 29150 (d) 29180
10. A man sells two articles for Rs. 620 each, one at a
profit of 24% and the other at a loss of 24%. What is 10.
his loss/profit percent in the whole transaction?
(a) Loss, 12 (b) Profit, 12
(c) Loss, 5.76 (d) Profit, 5.76 (a) , 12 (b) , 12
11. A shopkeeper buys some notebooks at the rate of 12 (c) , 5.76 (d) , 5.76
for Rs. 222, and an equal number of notebooks at 10 11.
for Rs. 225. If he sells all the notebooks at a profit of
20%, then the selling price of 15 notebooks is:
(a) Rs. 302.40 (b) Rs. 369
(c) Rs. 376.5 (d) Rs. 360 (a) Rs. 302.40 (b) Rs. 369
12. Two wrist watches were sold for Rs.1980 each. One (c) Rs. 376.5 (d) Rs. 360
wrist watch was sold at a profit of 10% and the other 12.
one at a loss of 10%. The entire transaction resulted
in:
(a) a loss of Rs. 40
(a)
(b) a loss of Rs. 99
(b)
(c) a gain of Rs. 99
(c)
(d) no profit no loss
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13. A man buys goods for Rs.8000. He sells 30% of those 13.
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
the entire transaction. (correct to one decimal place)?
(a) 42.6% (b) 46.2% (a) 42.6% (b) 46.2%
(c) 48.4% (d) 31.6% (c) 48.4% (d) 31.6%
14. By selling an article at 7/12 of its selling price, a man 14.
loses 16%. If he sells it at 90% of its original selling
price, then what will be the profit percentage?
(a) 29.6%. (b) 26.4% (a) 29.6%. (b) 26.4%
(c) 32.5% (d) 30.2% (c) 32.5% (d) 30.2%
15. A shopkeeper bought 840 kg of rice. A part of it was 15.
sold at 25% profit and the remaining at 10% loss and
on the whole, the profit was 15%. What was the
quantity of rice which was sold at a 10% loss?
(a) 240 kg (b) 220 kg (a) 240 kg (b) 220 kg
(c) 340kg (d) 260 kg (c) 340kg (d) 260 kg
16. By selling an article for Rs. 1,170. Elisa suffers as much 16.
loss as she would have gained by selling it at a profit
of 22%. If she sells it for Rs. 1,450, then her profit per
cent (correct up to one decimal place) is:
(a) Profit, 3.3 (b) Loss, 3.3
(a) , 3.3 (b) , 3.3
(c) Loss, 26.2 (d) Profit, 26.2
(c) , 26.2 (d) , 26.2
17. A shopkeeper bought pens at the rate of 1,350 for
17.
15 dozen and sold them at the rate of 495 for 5
dozen pens. His percentage profit or loss is:
(a) Profit 10% (b) Profit 15%
(a) 10% (b) 15%
(c) Loss 15% (d) Loss 10%
(c) 15% (d) 10%
18. By selling 3 dozen oranges for Rs.405, a trader losses
25%. How many oranges should he sell for Rs. 288 if 18.
he needs to earn a profit of 20% in the transaction?
(a) 18 (b) 15
(c) 16 (d) 12
(a) 18 (b) 15
19. A person sold an article at a loss of 12%. Had he sold
(c) 16 (d) 12
it at a gain of 10.5%, he would have got Rs.112.5
more. What is the original selling price (in Rs.) of the 19.
article?
(a) 440 (b) 560
(a) 440 (b) 560
(c) 552.50 (d) 500
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20. A bought an article for Rs. 4,800 and sold it at a loss 20. A
of 30%. With this amount, he bought another article
and sold it at a gain of 60%. What was his overall
gain/loss?
(a) 18% (b) 12%
(a) Loss 18% (b) gain 12%
(c) 10% (d) 15%
(c) gain 10% (d) Loss 15%
21.
21. An article was sold at a loss of 24%. If it were sold for
Rs. 1,596 more, then there would have been a gain
of 18%. The cost price of the article is:
(a) 3400 (b) 3600
(a) 3400 (b) 3600
(c) 3800 (d) 4200
(c) 3800 (d) 4200
22.
22. Joseph bought two woollen jackets for Rs. 2100 and
Rs. 3150 respectively. By selling the first at a gain of k k
k% and the second at a loss of k%, he found the selling
price of both is the same. What is the value of k? k
(a) 20 (b) 22.64 (a) 20 (b) 22.64
(c) 15 (d) 25 (c) 15 (d) 25
23. If a person sells a ceiling fan for Rs557.75, then he 23.
gets a 15% profit. To get a 20% profit, at what amount
should he sell the fan?
(a) Rs572 (b) Rs589 (a) Rs 572 (b) Rs 589
(c) Rs596 (d) Rs582 (c) Rs 596 (d) Rs 582
24. By selling a pen for Rs26, a man loses one-fourteenth 24.
of what it costs him. The cost price of the pen is:
(a) Rs27 (b) Rs39 (a) Rs27 (b) Rs 39
(c) Rs38 (d) Rs28 (c) Rs 38 (d) Rs 28
25. X sells an article to Y at a 12% loss. Y sells it to Z at 9% 25. X Y Y Z
Profit. If Z pays Rs21,582 for it then at what price (in Z
Rs) was the article purchased by X? X
(a) 19,800 (b) 23,275
(c) 22,500 (d) 21,000 (a) 19,800 (b) 23,275
26. Suresh purchased a computer table for Rs. 9000 and (c) 22,500 (d) 21,000
a centre table for Rs. 4000. He sold the computer 26.
table with 8% profit. With what profit percentage
should he sell the centre table so as to gain 10% on
the whole transaction?
(a) 15 (b) 12 (a) 15 (b) 12
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27. An article is sold for Rs 2070 at a 15% profit. If the 27.
article is sold for Rs 1890, then what will be the gain/
loss percent?
(a) 10% loss (b) 5% loss
(a) 10% (b) 5%
(c) 10% gain (d) 5% gain
(c) 10% (d) 5%
28. An article is sold for Rs 810 at a loss of 10%. What
28.
should be the selling price if the loss is 20%?
(a) Rs 750 (b) Rs 630
(a) Rs 750 (b) Rs 630
(c) Rs 600 (d) Rs 720
(c) Rs 600 (d) Rs 720
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29. An article is sold at 14 profit. What is the ratio of 2
7 29. 14
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the selling price to the cost price?
(a) 7:5 (b) 8:7
(a) 7:5 (b) 8:7
(c) 8:5 (d) 7:6
(c) 8:5 (d) 7:6
30. An article was sold at a profit of 22.5%. What is the
30.
ratio of the cost price and the selling price ?
(a) 31:57 (b) 39:69
(a) 31:57 (b) 39:69
(c) 40:49 (d) 34:63
(c) 40:49 (d) 34:63
31. Article 1 was sold for Rs. 180. Article 2 was sold for
31.
Rs. 240. The profit on article 1 is 20% and the loss on
article 2 is 20% . What is the sum of the cost prices of
these two articles ?
(a) Rs 450 (b) Rs 480 (a) Rs 450 (b) Rs 480
(c) Rs 520 (d) Rs 400 (c) Rs 520 (d) Rs 400
32. The difference between the selling prices of an article 32.
when sold at 20% profit and 18% loss is Rs. 570. What
will be its selling price, when it is sold at 12% loss ?
(a) Rs 1760 (b) Rs 1540 (a) Rs 1760 (b) Rs 1540
(c) Rs 1320 (d) Rs 1650 (c) Rs 1320 (d) Rs 1650
33. The cost price of an article is Rs. 1800. If the profit is 33.
32%, then find the selling price .
(a) Rs 2288 (b) Rs 2376 (a) Rs 2288 (b) Rs 2376
(c) Rs 2456 (d) Rs 2496 (c) Rs 2456 (d) Rs 2496
34. If the selling price of an article is 25% of its cost price, 34.
then what will be the loss percentage?
(a) 25% (b) 60% (a) 25% (b) 60%
(c) 75% (d) 50% (c) 75% (d) 50%

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35. The cost price of two articles is the same. One article 35.
among them is sold at a profit of 15% and the other
is sold at a profit of 12%. If the difference between
their selling prices is Rs 18, what is the cost price of
each article?
(a) Rs 570 (b) Rs 690
(a) Rs 570 (b) Rs 690 (c) Rs 400 (d) Rs 600
(c) Rs 400 (d) Rs 600 36.
36. The difference between the cost price and the selling
price of a bat is Rs 180. If there is a profit of 20%,
then what is the selling price of the bat?
(a) Rs 1080 (b) Rs 1240
(a) Rs 1080 (b) Rs 1240
(c) Rs 1040 (d) Rs 1120
(c) Rs 1040 (d) Rs 1120
37.
37. Ajay sold an article for Rs 84 at a loss of 30%. If he
sells the same article at Rs 120, then what will be his
profit or loss percentage?
(a) 10% loss (b) 15% loss (a) 10% (b) 15%
(c) 20% profit (d) No profit no loss (c) 20% (d)
38. Profit earned on a ball is of its 3/5 selling price. If the 38.
selling price of the ball is Rs 120, then how much profit
is earned on this ball ?
(a) 72 (b) 48 (a) 72 (b) 48
(c) 24 (d) 96 (c) 24 (d) 96
39. The cost price of a cycle is Rs 24000. If the profit is 39.
30%, then what will be the selling price?
(a) Rs 34100 (b) Rs 33400 (a) Rs 34100 (b) Rs 33400
(c) Rs 30800 (d) Rs 31200 (c) Rs 30800 (d) Rs 31200
40. The difference in selling prices of an article when sold 40.
at 15% profit and 17% loss is Rs 96. If it is sold at 10%
profit, then what is the selling price?
(a) Rs 345 (b) Rs 360 (a) Rs 345 (b) Rs 360
(c) Rs 315 (d) Rs 330 (c) Rs 315 (d) Rs 330
41. Marked price of an article is Rs 2600, which is 30% 41.
more than the cost price. If the profit is 45%, then
what will be the selling price of the article?
(a) Rs 3100 (b) Rs 3900 (a) Rs 3100 (b) Rs 3900
(c) Rs 2700 (d) Rs 2900 (c) Rs 2700 (d) Rs 2900
42. The cost price and the selling price of a shirt are Rs 42.
960 and Rs 1392 respectively. If by way of bargaining
a customer can bring the selling price down by 10%
of the cost price, then what is the profit percentage?
(a) 55% (b) 35% (a) 55% (b) 35%
(c) 30% (d) 45% (c) 30% (d) 45%

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43. The cost price of an article is 6/7 of its selling price. 43.
What will be the profit or loss percentage?
(a) 16.67% loss (b) 14.28% profit (a) 16.67% (b) 14.28%
(c) 16.67% profit (d) 14.28% loss
(c) 16.67% (d) 14.28%
44. The profit earned on an article is 25%. If profit is
44.
calculated on the selling price, then what will be the
profit percentage?
(a) 30 (b) 10 (a) 30 (b) 10
(c) 20 (d) 50 (c) 20 (d) 50
45. The ratio of the selling price to the cost price in a 45.
transaction is 4:5. If the selling price is Rs 80, then
how much is the loss? (a) Rs 16 (b) Rs 15
(a) Rs 16 (b) Rs 15 (c) Rs 20 (d) Rs 30
(c) Rs 20 (d) Rs 30 46.
46. A trader gains 25% after selling an article for Rs. 2400.
If he had sold the article for Rs. 2160, then What
would be his profit or loss percentage ?
1
(a) 12 % (b) 15%
1 2
(a) 12 % Loss (b) 15% Loss
2
1
(c) 12 % (d) 15%
1 2
(c) 12 % Profit (d) 15% Profit
2 47.
47. The cost price of an article is Rs. 480. If it is sold at
12.5% profit, then What will be its selling price ? (a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 560
(a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 560 (c) Rs 540 (d) Rs 492.5
(c) Rs 540 (d) Rs 492.5 48. A B
48. A buys a water cooler at some price and sells it to B B C
at 20% profit. B sells it to C at a 10% profit. If C bought C B
it at Rs. 6666, then Find the cost price for B.
(a) Rs 5400 (b) Rs 6060
(a) Rs 5400 (b) Rs 6060
(c) Rs 5600 (d) Rs 6400 (c) Rs 5600 (d) Rs 6400
49. If an article is sold at 23% profit instead of 14% profit,
49.
then the profit would be Rs 189 more. What is the
cost price?
(a) Rs 2100 (b) Rs 2105
(a) Rs 2100 (b) Rs 2105
(c) Rs 2340 (d) Rs 1800
(c) Rs 2340 (d) Rs 1800
50. c d
50. The ratio of cost price and selling price of an article is
c:d. If d is 150% of c then the percentage of profit on d c
cost price is:
(a) 150% (b) 50% (a) 150% (b) 50%
(c) 100% (d) 75% (c) 100% (d) 75%

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 11. (b) 21. (c) 31. (a) 41. (d)
2. (a) 12. (a) 22. (a) 32. (c) 42. (b)
3. (b) 13. (b) 23. (d) 33. (b) 43. (c)
4. (b) 14. (a) 24. (d) 34. (c) 44. (c)
5. (d) 15. (a) 25. (c) 35. (d) 45. (c)
6. (d) 16. (b) 26. (d) 36. (a) 46. (c)
7. (d) 17. (a) 27. (d) 37. (d) 47. (c)
8. (a) 18. (a) 28. (d) 38. (a) 48. (b)
9. (b) 19. (a) 29. (b) 39. (d) 49. (a)
10. (c) 20. (b) 30. (c) 40. (d) 50. (b)

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 SOLUTION
1. (d) Let the selling price of 36 kg sugar = 2000
36x 6. (d) Cost price of each oranges = =5
400
selling price of 10 kg sugar = 10x Profit of 30% = 5 × 130 =
ATQ,
1040 + 10x = 36x 260
No. of oranges sold for 260 = 13  40
26x = 1040
x = 40 2
Selling price of 5 kg sugar = 40 × 5 = 200 7. (d) 128% of CP = 5,00,000
2 500000
2. (a) 40 % = 132% of CP = × 132 = 515625
5
5 128
On the refrigerator which occur loss = CP : SP 85
= 5 : 3 or 35 : 21 8. (a) CP× = 8670
0
100
On the refrigerator which occur profit = CP : SP
CP of the article = 10200
= 5 : 7 or 15 : 21
SP of article in order to gain 15 % profit
Total CP : SP = 50 : 42
115
8 = 10200 × = 11730 Rs.
Loss = × 100 = 16% 100
50
Alternate Method: For this type of 120
9. (b) SP of LED TV = × (22500 + 800 + 1000)
100
n2 1600
question loss = = = 16% 6
100 100
= × 24300 = 29160
3. (b) First S.P = 8579 5
2nd S.P. = 6341 2424
Difference = 8579 - 6341 = 2238 10. (c) Loss % = = 5.76%
100
2238 11. (b) Number of Notebooks : Cost price
Profit = Loss = = 1119
2 12×5 = 60 : 222 ×5 = 1110
C.P = 8759 - 1119 = 7460 10 × 6 = 60 : 110 × 6 = 1350
Cp of first 60 notebooks = 1110
1119
Profit % = × 100 = 15% Cp of other 60 notebooks = 1350
7460
Total CP 120 notebooks = 1110 + 1350 = 2460
4. (b) According to question
92SP - 92CP = 12SP 120 15
SP of 15 notebook = 2460 × × = 369 Rs.
80SP = 92CP 100 120
CP : SP = 20 : 23 12. (a) Total SP = 1980+1980 = 3960
3 10
Profit = × 100 = 15% CP of first watch = × 1980 = 1800
20 11
5. (d) Total cost = 40 ×12×1.4 = 56×12= 672 10
Unbroken eggs = 40×12 -80 = 400 CP of second watch = × 1980 = 2200
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Total selling price = 400×1.6 = 640 Total CP = 1800 + 2200 = 4000
Loss = 672 - 640 = 32 Loss = 4000 - 3960 = 40 Rs.
32 100 16 13. (*) 30 × 12% + 28 × 25% + 42 × x% = 100 × 30%
Loss Percentage = × 100 = =4
672 21 21 42x + 1060 = 3000

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 x = 46.19% or 46.2% selling price = 100 + (10.5% of 100) = 110.5
14. (a) Let CP of article = x and SP of article = y Difference = 110.5 - 88 = 22.5 unit
7 84 22.5 unit = 112.5
ATQ, y × =  1 unit = 5
12 100
100 unit = 500
 Cost price = 500
y
= 100 : 144
4
Original selling price = 500 - (12% of 500) = 440
New S.P of article = 90% of 144 = 129.6 3060
Profit % = 129.6 -100 20. (b) Overall gain or loss = -30 + 60 - =
100
= 29.6%
+ 12% gain
15. (a) 25% -10%
21. (c) Difference between loss of 24% and gain of 18% =
15%
42%
(15+10)% : (25-15)%
42% = 1596
5 : 2
100% = 3800
quantity of rice which was sold at a 10% loss
The cost price of the article = 3800
2
= × 840 = 240 kg. 100  k 100  k
5 2 22. (a) 2100 × = 3150 ×
100 100
16. (b) S.P = 1170
2100 + 21k = 3150 - 31.5k
Loss = 22%
52.5k = 1050
Let, C.P = 100%
k = 20
S.P = 78%
23. (d) Selling price = 557.75
1170 ------- 78%
Profit = 15%
781450 Let the cost price = 100
1450 ------- % = 96.66%
1170 115% = 557.75
Loss = 100% - 96.66% = 3.3% 120% = 582
24. (d) Let the cost price of the pen = 14k
17. (a) C.P. of 15 dozen pens = 1350 Selling price = 26, loss = k
S.P. of 5 dozen pens = 495 26 + x = 14k
S.P. of 15 dozen pens = 495 × 3 = 1485 k=2
Profit = 1485 - 1350 = 135 Cost price of the pen = 14k = 14 × 2 = 28
135 25. (c) Let the price for x = x
Profit % = 100 = 10%
1350 88 109
x× × = 21582
2
18. (a) Let C.P. = 100% 100 100
At 25% loss, S.P. = 75% x = 22,500
At 20% profit S.P. = 120% 26. (d) Total c.p. = 9000+4000 = 13000
75% ------- 405 Profit on the whole transaction = 10% of 13000 =
405 1300
120% ------ × 120 = 648 Profit on computer table = 8% of 9000 = 720
75
Required Profit on centre table = 1300 - 720 = 580
648 ------- 36 oranges
580
36 Profit percentage = × 100 = 14.5%
288 ------- × 288 = 18 orangess 4000
648
Alternatively, we can also use alligation.
19. (a) Let the cost price = 100
Selling price = 100-(12% of 100) = 88 3
27. (d) 15% =
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 23 unit = 2070  Profit = 1 unit
1 unit = 90 So, SP = 7+1 = 8 unit
CP (20 unit) = 20 × 90 = 1800  Desired ratio = 8 : 7 ans
Profit earned =1890-1800 = 90 30. (c) Let the CP = 100 unit
90 100  22.5 = 122.5
Desired gain % = × 100 = 5%  SP = 100
1800 100
Alternate : Desired Ratio = 100 : 122.5
115 % of CP = 2070 = 40 : 49
2070 Alternate :
 CP = × 100 = 1800
115 9
Profit earned = 1890 - 1800 = 90 22.5 % =
40
90 Let the CP = 40 unit
Desired gain % = 100 = 5%
1800  Profit = 9 unit
So, SP = 40+9 = 49 unit
1 1
28. (d) 10% = and 20% =  Desired ratio = 40 : 49 ans
10 5
SP1 : CP : SP2 1
31. (a) 20% =
9 : 10 5
5 : 4 CP : P/L : SP
Balancing the ratio for CP Article1 5 1 6
SP1 : CP : SP2 Article2 5 -1 4
9 : 10 : 8 For article 1
According to the question 6 unit = 180
9 unit = 810 1 unit = 30
1 unit = 90 5 unit = 5 × 30 = 150
8 unit = 8 × 90 = 720 For article 2
Alternate : 4 unit = 240
90 % of CP = 810 1 unit = 60
5 unit = 5 × 60 = 300
810
 CP = × 100 Total CP of two articles = 150 + 300 = 450
90
32. (c) According to the question
810 80 (18 + 20) % of CP = 570
Desired SP = 80% of CP = × 100 × = 720
20
90 100 570
29. (b) Let the CP = 100 unit CP = × 100 = 1500
38
 100  88
100 
 
 Desired SP = 1500 × = 1320
0
 7  800 100
 SP = 100 
100 7 33. (b) CP of the article = 1800
8000 Profit % = 32
Desired Ratio = : 100
7 132
Desired SP = 1800 × = 2376
6
=8:7 100
Alternate : Alternate :
2 1 8
14 % = 32% =
7 7 25
Let the CP = 7 unit According to the question

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 25 unit = 1800 According to the question
1 unit = 72 5 unit = 120
SP (33 unit) = 33 × 72 = 2376 1 unit = 24
1  3 unit = 72
34. (c) 25% = 3
4
39. (d) 30% =
Let the CP = 4 unit and SP = 1 unit 10
 Loss = 4 - 1 = 3 unit Let the CP = 10 unit and Profit = 3 unit
3  SP = 13 unit
Loss % = × 100 = 75 % According to the question
4
10 unit = 24000
3 3 1 unit = 2400
35. (d) 15% = and 12% =
20 25 13 unit = 31200
CP P/L SP 40. (d) According to the question
20 3 23 (17+15)% of CP = 96
25 3 28
96
Balancing the ratio for CP CP = × 100
32
CP P/L SP
100 15 115 96 110
Desired SP = × 100 × = 330
100 12 112 32 100
According to the question 3 9
(115-112) unit = 18 41. (d) 30% = and 45% =
10 20
1 unit = 6
MP : CP : SP
CP (100 unit ) = 600
13 : 10
1 20 : 29
36. (a) 20% =
5 Balancing the ratio for CP
Let the CP = 5 unit and Profit = 1 unit MP : CP : SP
 SP = 5 + 1 = 6 unit 26 : 20 : 29
According to the question According to the question
(6-5) unit = 180 26 unit = 2600
SP (6 unit) = 6 × 180 = 1080 1 unit = 100
3 29 unit = 2900
37. (d) 30% = 10
10
42. (b) 10% of CP = 960 × = 96
Let the CP = 10 unit and loss = 3 unit 100
 SP = 10 - 3 = 7 unit New SP = 1392-96 = 1296
According to the question Profit earned = 1296-960 = 336
7 unit = 84 336
1 unit = 12 Desired %age of profit = 100 = 35%
960
CP (10 unit) = 10 × 12 = 120
Clearly if the article is sold at Rs. 120, 6
43. (c) CP = of Sale Price
there will be no profit and no loss. 7
38. (a) Given, Let the sale price = 7 unit and cost price
= 6 unit
3
Profit = of Sale Price  profit = 1 unit
5
Let the sale price = 5 unit 1
Profit % = × 100 = 16.67 %
 Profit = 3 unit 6

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 1 Let the CP = 8 unit and Profit = 1 unit
44. (c) 25% =  SP = 8+1 = 9 unit
4
According to the question
Let the CP = 4 unit and Profit = 1 unit
8 unit = 480
 SP = 4 + 1 = 5 unit
1 unit = 60
1 9 unit = 9 × 60 = 540
Desired %age = × 100 = 20%
5
1 1
45. (c) SP : CP 48. (b) 20% = and 10% =
5 10
4:5
B : C A :
Let the SP = 4 unit and CP = 5 unit
6 5 :
 Loss = 5-4 = 1 unit
10 : 11
According to the question
50 : 60 : 66
4 unit = 80
According to the question
1 unit = 20
66 unit = 6666
1 1 unit = 101
46. (c) 25% =
4 60 unit = 6060
Let the CP = 4 unit and Profit = 1 unit 49. (a) According to the question
SP = 4+1 = 5 unit (23-14) % of CP = 189
According to the question
189
5 unit = 2400  CP = × 100 = 2100
9
1 unit = 480
50. (b) According to the question
4 unit = 4 × 480 = 1920
c:d = 100:150
Profit earned = 2160 -1920 = 240
Let the CP (c) = 100 unit
240 1 And SP (d) = 150 unit
Desired profit % = 100 = 12 %
1920 2 Profit earned = 150-100 = 50 unit
1 50
47. (c) 12.5% = Desired Profit % = × 100 = 50%
8 100

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