Model 4 Sold & Brought Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [SSC CGL Prelim 1999]

Oranges are bought at rate of 7 for Rs.3. At what rate per hundred must they be sold to gain 33%?

a) Rs.60

b) Rs.58

c) Rs.56

d) Rs.57

Question : 2 [SSC CGL Prelim 1999]

A man buys 12 articles for Rs.12 and sells them at the rate of Rs.1.25 per article. His gain percentage is :

a) 25%

b) 15%

c) 20%

d) 18%

Question : 3 [SSC CGL Prelim 2000]

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

a) Rs.150/-

b) Rs.1200/-

c) Rs.120/-

d) Rs.1500/-

Question : 4 [SSC CGL Prelim 2002]

If I would have purchased 11 articles for Rs.10 and sold all the articles at the rate of 10 for Rs.11, the profit per cent would have been :

a) 11%

b) 21%

c) 10%

d) 100%

Question : 5 [SSC CGL Prelim 2002]

A person buys some pencils at 5 for a rupee and sells them at 3 for a rupee. His gain per cent wll be :

a) 76$2/3$%

b) 56$2/3$%

c) 66$2/3$%

d) 46$2/3$%