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Question : 21 [SSC CAPFs (CPO) SI 2016]

A shopkeeper purchases two items for Rs.520. One of them is sold gaining 16% and the other at a loss of 10%, thus making no profit or loss. What is the selling price of the item sold at loss?

a) Rs.288

b) Rs.200

c) Rs.232

d) Rs.320

Question : 22 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

There would be a 10% loss, if rice is sold at Rs.54 per kg. To earn a profit of 20%, the price of rice per kg will be

a) Rs.65

b) Rs.72

c) Rs.70

d) Rs.63

Question : 23 [SSC MTS 2013]

A businessman bought an article and sold it at a loss of 5%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for Rs.33 more, he would have had a profit of 30%. The cost price of the article is

a) Rs.330

b) Rs.300

c) Rs.155

d) Rs.150

Question : 24 [SSC CHSL 2015]

By selling 12 kg of potatoes for Rs.63, a shopkeeper gains 5%. What does he gain or lose percent by selling 50 kg of the same potatoes for Rs.247.50?

a) 1% loss

b) 1% profit

c) No profit, no loss

d) 2.5% loss

Question : 25 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

A sells a cycle to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 25%. If C bought the cycle for Rs.P, then the cost price of it for A was

a) Rs.$1/20$P

b) Rs.$10/9$P

c) Rs.$9/10$P

d) Rs.$9/20$P