SSC CGL · Quantitative Aptitude

Profit and loss

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An article bought for ₹400 is sold at a profit of $25%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
An article bought for ₹200 is sold at a profit of $20%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
An article bought for ₹1200 is sold at a profit of $30%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
An article bought for ₹800 is sold at a profit of $30%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
An article bought for ₹2500 is sold at a profit of $25%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
The marked price of a shirt is ₹1200. After a discount of $25%$ , what is its selling price (in ₹)?
The marked price of a shirt is ₹2400. After a discount of $15%$ , what is its selling price (in ₹)?
The marked price of a shirt is ₹1200. After a discount of $40%$ , what is its selling price (in ₹)?
The marked price of a shirt is ₹500. After a discount of $5%$ , what is its selling price (in ₹)?
The marked price of a shirt is ₹1000. After a discount of $20%$ , what is its selling price (in ₹)?
The marked price of a shirt is ₹800. After a discount of $10%$ , what is its selling price (in ₹)?
A merchant marks up his goods by $40%$ above cost price and allows a discount of $10%$ . While purchasing from a wholesaler, he takes $1, 100 g$ instead of $1 kg$ , and while selling, h…
An article bought for ₹800 is sold at a profit of $25%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
An article bought for ₹400 is sold at a profit of $12%$ . What is the selling price (in ₹)?
A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses a false weight of 920 grams instead of 1 kilogram. What is his percentage profit?
A merchant marks up his goods by 40% above the cost price and allows two successive discounts of 15% and 10% on the marked price. What is his net profit or loss percentage?
By selling an article for Rs. 1170, a trader loses 10%. At what selling price should he sell it to gain 20%?
A vendor buys lemons at 5 for Rs. 14 and sells them at 4 for Rs. 15. What is the vendor's profit percentage?
The marked price of an item is Rs. 800. A customer buys it for Rs. 612 after two successive discounts, the first being 15%. What is the rate of the second discount?

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