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1. A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of ` 45 per 7. A man sells two watches for ` 99 each. On one he gained
kg. He sold forty per cent of the total quantity at the rate of 10% and on the other he lost 10%. His gain or loss per cent
` 50 per kg . Approximately, at what price per kg should he is ________ .
sell the remaining quantity to make 25 per cent overall profit? (a) 1% (b) 2% (c) 3%
(a) ` 54 (b) ` 52 (d) 4% (e) 7%
(c) ` 50 (d) ` 60 8. By selling goods for ` 153, a man loses 10%. For how much
(e) ` 56 should he sell them to gain 20%?
2. A man buys a single apple for ` 25. If he were to buy a dozen (a) 304 (b) 204 (c) 504
apples, he would have to pay a total amount of ` 250. What (d) 404 (e) 604
would be the approximate per cent discount he would get on 9. By selling goods for ` 240, a merchant gains 25%. How
buying a dozen apples ? much per cent would he gain by selling it for ` 216?
(a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 12 1 1
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(d) 8 (e) 17 (a) 12 % (b) 13 % (c) 6 %
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3. Manoj sold an article for ` 15000. Had he offered a discount
of 10% on the selling price, he would have earned a profit of 1 1
(d) 14 % (d) 17 %
8%. What is the cost price ? 2 2
(a) ` 12500 (b) ` 13500 (c) ` 12250 10. What profit per cent is made by selling an article at a certain
(d) ` 13250 (e) None of these price, if by selling at two-third of that price there would be a
4. Naresh purchased a TV set for ` 11250 after getting discount loss of 20%?
of 10% on the labelled price. He spent ` 150 on transport (a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 15%
and ` 800 on installation. At what price should it be sold so (d) 20% (e) None of these
that the profit earned would have been 15% if no discount 11. By selling oranges at 32 a rupee, a man loses 40%. How
was offered ? many a rupee must he sell to gain 20 p.c.?
(a) ` 12937.50 (b) ` 14030 (c) ` 13450 (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 20
(d) ` 15467.50 (e) None of these (d) 25 (e) None of these
5. The profit earned after selling a wrist watch for ` 4080 is the 12. The cost price of 16 articles is equal to the selling price of
same as loss incurred after selling the same wrist watch for 12 articles. The gain or loss per cent is ________ .
` 3650. What is the cost price of the wrist watch ?
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(a) ` 3785 (b) ` 3800 (c) ` 3775 (a) 13 % (b) 33 % (c) 15 %
(d) ` 3865 (e) None of these 3 3 2
6. The profit earned after selling an article for ` 996 is the same 1 1
(d) 11 % (e) 43 %
as loss incurred after selling the article for ` 894. What is the 2 2
cost price of the article ? 13. By selling 33 metres of cloth, I gain the selling price of 11
(a) ` 935 (b) ` 905 (c) ` 945 metres. The gain per cent is ________ .
(d) ` 975 (e) None of these (a) 20% (b) 22% (c) 48%
(d) 50% (e) 70%
1. a b c d e 2. a b c d e 3. a b c d e 4. a b c d e 5. a b c d e
RESPONSE 6. a b c d e 7. a b c d e 8. a b c d e 9. a b c d e 10. a b c d e
GRID 11. a b c d e 12. a b c d e 13. a b c d e 14. a b c d e 15. a b c d e
SOLUTIONS
1. (d) Cost price of 30 kg wheat = 30 × 45 = ` 1350
80 ´ 3
Cost price of 30 kg wheat + 25% profit = Selling Price \ Original SP = = ` 120
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= 1350 × 1.25 = ` 1687.50
40% of 30 kg wheat = 30 × 0.40 = 12 kg 120 - 100
Selling price of 12 kg wheat = 12 × 50 = ` 600 \ % profit = × 100 = 20%
100
Remaining 18 kg wheat’s selling price
11. () He must have purchased less number of oranges for a rupee,
= 1687.50 – 600 = ` 1087.50
as he bears a loss. Therefore, no. of oranges purchased for a
1087.50 æ 60 ö
\ Selling price of 1 kg wheat = = ` 60 rupee = 32 ç ÷ . Now, to gain 20%, he must sell less
18 è 100 ø
2. (e) Cost of one apple = ` 25 number of oranges for a rupee. And that number is
\ Cost of 12 apples = 25 × 12 = ` 300 æ 60 ö æ 100 ö
Amount paid = ` 250 32 ç ÷ç ÷ = 16
è 100 ø è 120 ø
Discount = 300 – 250 = ` 50
12. (b) Suppose he invested ` 16 × 12.
50 ´ 100
% Discount = = 17% (approx.) 16 ´ 12
300 Then, CP of 1 article = ` = ` 12
16
3. (a) Suppose cost price = ` x
90% of 15000 = 108% of x 16 ´ 12
and SP of 1 article = ` = ` 16
12
90 108
15000 × = x´
100 100 16 - 12 100 1
\ % profit = ´ 100 = = 33 %
12 3 3
108
150 × 90 = x ´ 13. (d) Suppose the S.P. per metre = ` 1
100
Then, S.P. of 33 metres = ` 33
150 ´ 90 ´ 100 Profit = ` 11
x= = ` 12500
108 \ C.P. of 33 metres = 33 – 11 = ` 22
4. (b) Total cost price = 11250 + 150 + 800 = ` 12200 11
\ % Profit = ´ 100 = 50%
115 22
Selling price = 12200 × = ` 14030
100 14. (b) Difference in 5% profit = Diff. in ` 10 profit
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4080 + 3650 7730 \ 100% = ´100 = ` 200
5. (d) Cost price of watch = = = 3865 5
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