model 10 reduced/increased price of an article Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [SSC CPO S.I.2006]

A reduction of 15% in the price of apples would enable a purchaser to get 2 kg more apples for Rs.240. The new price (per kg) of apples is

a) Rs.20

b) Rs.36

c) Rs.15

d) Rs.18

Question : 2 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]

A reduction of 20% in the price of salt enabled a purchaser to obtain 4 kg. more for Rs.100. The reduced price of salt per kg is :

a) Rs.6.25

b) Rs.6.50

c) Rs.4

d) Rs.5

Question : 3 [SSC CGL Prelim 2004]

A tradesman sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs.100, there would have been a gain of 5%. The cost price of the article was :

a) Rs.400

b) Rs.250

c) Rs.200

d) Rs.25

Question : 4 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

A reduction of 20% in the price of rice enables a buyer to buy 5 kg more for rupees 1200. The reduced price per kg of rice will be:

a) 48

b) 60

c) 36

d) 45

Question : 5 [SSC MTS 2013]

The reduction of 12 in the selling price of an article will change 5% gain into 2$1/2%$ loss. The cost price of the article is

a) Rs.80

b) Rs.100

c) Rs.140

d) Rs.160