Profit And Loss Exercise Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc cgl tier 1 2024

Question :1

On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720 there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is :

Answer: (c)

According to question,

Let CP – CP = Loss

17x – 720 = 5x

12x = 720, x = 60

Thus, CP of 1 ball is Rs. 60

Question :2

A person buys some pencils at 5 for a rupee and sells them at 3 for a rupee. His gain percent will be:

Answer: (b)

According to question,

ArticlesPrice 
Purchase5 × 3 = 15 Rs.1 × 3 = Rs. 3
Rs. 2 gain Sold3 × 5 = 15 Rs.1 × 5 = Rs. 5

Thus: To make no. of pencil same

Gain% = $2/3 × 100 = 66{2}/3$%

Question :3

An item when sold for Rs. 1,690 earned 30% profit on the cost price, Then the cost price is

Answer: (c)

Let CP of the article = 100

According to question,

$100 (CP) →↖ {30% Profit} 130 (SP)$

Given:

130 units = 1690

1 unit = $1690/130 = 13$

100 units = 13 × 100 = 1300

CP = Rs. 1300

Question :4

Some toffees were bought at the rate of 11 for Rs. 10 and the same number at the rate of 9 for Rs. 10. If the whole lot was sold at one rupee per toffee, then the whole transaction was

Answer: (b)

According to question,

ToffeesPrice
11 × 9 = 9910 × 9 = 90
9 × 11 = 9910 × 11 = 110

to make toffee same

Sold at one rupee per to toffee

Thus, SP of 198 toffee = Rs. 198

CP of 198 toffee = Rs. 200

Loss% = $2/200$ × 100 = 1%

Question :5

A dealer sold 3/ 4 of his articles at a gain of 20% and the remaining at cost price. The gain percent earned by him in the whole transaction is

Answer: (c)

Let total no. of articles is 40 unit

CP of 1 article is Rs. 1

According to question,

 40 (Article)  
$3/4$ part $1/4$ part 
CP → 30 + 10 = 40 
SP 36 +10 = 46 

Profit% = $6/40 × 100 = 15%$

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