model 3 gain/loss % with C.P/S.P Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2013]

On selling 17 balls at 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price (in ) of a ball is

a) 55

b) 50

c) 60

d) 45

Question : 7 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at half of the previous selling price, then there is a loss of 25$1/2$ % . The profit after selling the article at the previous selling price is:

a) 12$3/4$%

b) 49%

c) 24$1/2$%

d) 51%

Question : 8 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2011]

A clock was sold for 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was

a) 90

b) 80

c) 100

d) 72

Question : 9 [SSC DEO 2009]

By selling 1 dozen ball pens, a shopkeeper earned the profit equal to the selling price of 4 ball pens. His profit per cent is

a) 33$1/3$%

b) 40%

c) 31$1/4$%

d) 50%

Question : 10 [SSC MTS 2013]

The loss incurred on selling 21 articles equals the selling price of 3 articles. Then the loss per cent is

a) 12$1/2$%

b) 10%

c) 11$1/9$%

d) 9$1/11$%