Model 7 Sold At Loss Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [SSC CHSL 2015]

A merchant has 1000 kg sugar, part of which sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gain 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 8% profit is :

a) 560 kg.

b) 400 kg.

c) 600 kg.

d) 640 kg.

Question : 2 [SSC CHSL 2012]

A book vendor sold a book at a loss of 20%. Had he sold it for Rs.108 more, he would have earned a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of the book ?

a) Rs.216

b) Rs.432

c) Rs.648

d) Rs.240

Question : 3 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2017]

The profit earned by a shopkeeper by selling a bucket at a gain of 8% is Rs.28 more than when he sells it at a loss of 8%. The cost price (in Rupees) of the bucket is

a) 170

b) 165

c) 190

d) 175

Question : 4 [SSC CGL Prelim 2007]

A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for Rs.6 more, he would have gained 18$3/4%$. The cost price of the book is

a) Rs.130

b) Rs.160

c) Rs.140

d) Rs.150

Question : 5 [SSC DEO 2009]

When an article is sold at a gain of 20%, it yields Rs.60 more than when it is sold at a loss of 20%. The cost price of the article is

a) Rs.200

b) Rs.120

c) Rs.150

d) Rs.140