model 9 selling an article & interchanging its values Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

A loss of 20% is incurred when 6 articles are sold for a rupee. To gain 20% how many articles should be sold for a rupee ?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 4

d) 2

Question : 2

By selling an article for Rs.240, a man incurs a loss of 10%. At what price should he sell it, so that he makes a profit of 20% ?

a) Rs.264

b) Rs.300

c) Rs.320

d) Rs.288

Question : 3

The selling price of an article is $8/5$th of its cost price. Then the gain percentage is

a) 20%

b) 60%

c) 68%

d) 28%

Question : 4

By selling an article for Rs.665, there is a loss of 5%. In order to make a profit of 12%, the selling price of the article must be

a) Rs.812

b) Rs.790

c) Rs.784

d) Rs.800

Question : 5

By selling 80 ball pens for Rs.140 a retailer loses 30%. How many ball pens should he sell for Rs.104 so as to make a profit of 30%?

a) 32

b) 48

c) 42

d) 52

Question : 6

An article was sold at a profit of 12%. If the cost price would be 10% less and selling price would be Rs.5.75 more, there would be profit of 30%. Then at what price it should be sold to make a profit of 20% ?

a) Rs.115

b) Rs.138

c) Rs.215

d) Rs.120