1. If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, what is the profit percent ?

4%

4.75%

5%

5.26%

Answer: 5.26%

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2. If the cost price of 25 pens is equal to the selling price of 20 pens, then the profit per cent is ?

20%

25%

15%

5%

Answer: 25%

Explanation:


3. By selling 12 oranges for 60, a man loses 25%. The number of oranges he has to sell for 100, so as to gain 25% is ?

10

11

12

15

Answer: 12

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4. A vendor sells lemons at the rate of 5 for 14, gaining thereby 40%. For how much did he buy a dozen lemons ?

20

21

24

28

Answer: 24

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5. Arun buys one kilogram of apples for Rs. 120 and sells it to Swati gaining 25%. Swati sells it to Divya who again sells it for Rs. 198, making a profit of 10%. What is the profit percentage made by Swati ?

25%

20%

16.67%

15%

Answer: 20%

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6. The prices of a refrigerator and a television set are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the refrigerator costs 5500 more than the television set, then the price of the refrigerator is ?

27500

8250

13750

16500

Answer: 13750

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7. An article is sold at 5% profit. The ratio of selling price and cost price will be ?

1 : 5

20 : 21

21 : 20

5 : 1

Answer: 21 : 20

Explanation:


8. To gain 10% on selling sample milk at the cost price of pure milk, the quantity of water to be mixed with 50 kg. of pure milk is ?

2.5 Kg

5 Kg

7.5 Kg

10 Kg

Answer: 5 Kg

Explanation:


9. On selling an article for 170, a shopkeeper loses 15%. In order to gain 20%, he must sell that article at ?

215.50

212.50

240

210

Answer: 240

Explanation:


10. Arvind purchased a wrist watch with 30% discount on the labelled price. He sold it with 40% profit on the price he bought. What was his percent loss on the labelled price ?

2%

6%

4%

8%

Answer: 2%

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