Practice Quiz on Profit and Loss: Target 45+ in Maths of SSC CGL Exam

Ram offers to sell his article at a discount of 16.667%. However, he marks his article by increasing the price of by 26%. What percentage his gain would be?

A shopkeeper bought an article at 40% discount on its marked price from a wholesaler and sold it for ₹930. If the shopkeeper earned a profit of 25%, then find the marked price of the article.

On selling an article for Rs.123.40, the gain is 20% more than the amount of loss incurred on selling it for Rs.108 . If the article is sold for Rs.120.75, then what is the gain/loss per cent?

A dealer marks his goods at 40% above the cost price. He sells 60% of the goods at the marked price giving 10% discount and the rest by giving 50% discount on the marked price. What is his overall profit loss per cent?

A man sells two articles at Rs. 9,975 each. He gains 5% on one article and loses 5% on the other. Find his overall gain or loss.

When Rahul sold a T-shirt at of its selling price, he suffers a loss of 20%. What will be the profit percentage, when same T-shirt is sold at  of its selling price?

There was 33.33%off on a Phone. Rajeev bought a phone and got an additional 20% discount for paying in cash and a further 10% discount for being a loyal customer. He paid Rs. 1224. What was the price tag (in rupees) on that phone?

A sold a mobile to B at 16.66% profit, B sold it to C at 14.28% profit and C sold it at 15% loss. If the cost price of A is Rs. 18000, then how much did C receive?

The MRP of an article is 3/2 of its manufacturing cost. What percent of discount allowed by manufacturer to earn 20% profit.

Mr. X marked a sofa set at Rs. 58000 . At the time of sale, he offered a discount of 9% on first 30000 and 8% on remaining amount. Mr. Z also marked same type of sofa set at Rs. 60000 and at the time of sale offered a single discount of 10.5%. What is the difference between amounts received by Mr. X and Mr. Z?

On selling 38 balls at ₹2,240, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 6 balls. The cost price of a ball is equal to:

An umbrella is marked for Rs.150 and sold for Rs.138. The rate of discount is:

A woman buys a purse for 10% less than its marked price and sells it for 10% more than its marked price. Her gain or loss percent is

A man wanted to sell his bat at a discount of 8%. His brother who was a cricketer wanted to buy the bat, so the man sells it at a discount of 10%. In this deal, the man reduces his profit to Rs. 70 . What was the market value of the bat?

A man buys two watches ‘A’ and ‘B’ at a total cost of Rs. 800. He sells both watches at the same selling price, and earns a profit of 18% on watch ‘A’ and incurs a loss of 22% on watch ‘B’. What are the cost prices of the two watches? (two place after decimal).

An article was sold at a gain of 18%. If it had been sold for Rs. 49 more, then the gain would have been 25%. The cost price of the article is:

A trader marks his goods at 60% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. What is his gain percent?

A person buys 5 tables and 9 chairs for Rs. 15,400. He sells the tables at 10% profit and chairs at 20% profit. If his total profit on selling all the tables and chairs is Rs. 2,080, what is the cost price of 3 chairs?

A furniture shopkeeper allows a discount of 16% on the marked price on the goods to his customers and still gains 20%. What is the marked price of a dining table, which costs the shopkeeper Rs 11,900?

Sudhir purchased a laptop for Rs 42,000 and a scanner –cum-printer for Rs 8,000. He sold the laptop for a 10% profit and the scanner-cum-printer for a 5% profit. What is his profit percentage?