model 9 selling an article & interchanging its values Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16 [SSC FCI 2013]

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 : 17 [SSC DEO 2008]

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 : 18 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

12 copies of a book were sold for Rs. 1800 thereby gaining cost price of 3 copies. The cost price of a copy of the book is :

a) Rs. 120

b) Rs. 1200

c) Rs. 1500

d) Rs. 150

Question : 19 [SSC SO 2005]

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 : 20 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]

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