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Type 1 - Basics
1. By selling an article for ₹600, a person made a profit of एक क क ₹ 9,400 औ क इस प
. What was the cost price of this article? क क क ए
एक क ₹ 600 क एक क (a) ₹9,024 (b) ₹9,124
क इस क क ? (c) ₹9,324 (d) ₹9,224
(a) ₹300 (b) ₹450 8. The marked price of a microwave oven is ₹15,990 and
(c) ₹400 (d) ₹350 it is sold for ₹12,792. What is the rate of discount
2. By selling an article for ₹1,200, a shopkeeper suffered a offered?
loss of . What was the cost price of that article एक इ ओ क क ₹15,990 औ इस ₹
एक क ₹ 1,200 प एक क क क 12,792 क ?
उस क ? (a) (b)
(a) ₹ 1,500 (b) ₹1,020 (c) (d) SSC CGL 2023
(c) ₹ 1,000 (d) ₹1,180 9. Three successive discounts of are available on the
3. Mihir buys a book for ₹625. However, because of sale of a washing machine with a marked price of
certain urgency, he sells it for ₹550. Find his loss ₹55,000. Find the final selling price (in) of the washing
percentage. machine.
एक क ₹ 625 क, क 55,000 प क एक क प
क क स उस ₹ 550 उसक क क उप क
कस क ए (इ ) क ए
(a) (b) (a) 40095 (b) 44000
(c) (d) (c) 40000 (d) 42095 SSC CGL 2023
4. A man bought an old printer for Rs. 2200 and spent Rs. 10. A shopkeeper gives a 12% additional discount on the
800 on its repair. He sold it for Rs.3600. Find his profit discounted price, after giving an initial discount of
percentage. on the labelled price of a radio. If the final selling
एक एक प 2200 प औ price of the radio is ₹792, then what is its labelled price
उसक प 800 प कए उस उस 3600 प (in ₹)?
उसक क ए एक क एक क प क क
(a) (b) क , प
(c) 15% (d) क ₹ 792 , इसक
5. The difference between cost price and selling price is (₹ ) ?
Rs. 143. If profit percentage is 26 percent, then what is (a) 1980 (b) 2330
the selling price? (c) 1320 (d) 1200 SSC CGL 2023
औ क क प 143. 11. At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives 45% discount.
26 , ? If a customer paid ₹330 during the sale, then what is
(a) Rs. 603 (b) Rs. 676 the marked price of the shirt?
(c) Rs. 693 (d) Rs. 713 SSC MTS 2023 स स एक क क
6. Samridhi sold a gold ring at a loss of 26%. If the cost क स क ₹ 330 क क , क
price of the gold ring is ₹38,500, what is the selling क ?
price of the gold ring? (a) ₹550 (b) ₹600
स क प एक स क स (c) ₹500 (d) ₹650
क क ₹ 38,500 , स क क 12. The ratio of cost price to selling price of an article is
? 186: 206. The profit per cent on it is : एक क
(a) ₹28,490 (b) ₹30,500 औ क प 186: 206 इस प
(c) ₹29,590 (d) ₹38,600 :
7. The marked price of a geyser is and the (a) (b)
shopkeeper allows a discount of on it. Find the (c) (d)
selling price of the geyser.
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Type 2A 26 क 1,350 प प , क
13. If the selling price of 9 boxes is equal to the cost price क कस एक क
of 15 boxes. The gain percent is (Selling price of all (a) 70 (b) 65
boxes is same. Cost price of all boxes is same): (c) 60 (d) 75
9 क 15 क क 21. Kamal purchases 80 articles for ₹11,180 and sells them
, (स क स at a loss equal to the selling price of 6 articles. What
स क स ): will be the selling price of 1 article?
(a) 50/3 % (b) 200/3 % क ₹ 11,180 80 ए औ उ 6 ओक
(c) 100/3 % (d) 140/3 % SSC MTS 2023 क प 1 क
14. If 2 times of selling price is equal of 3 times of cost ?
price, then what is the profit percentage? (a) 130 (b) 120
क 2 क3 क , (c) 135 (d) 125
? Type 3 - Profit/Loss on Selling Price
(a) (b) 22. Ramesh purchased a bag for ₹1,275 and sold it at a
(c) (d) SSC MTS 2023 gain of but calculated on the selling price. Find
15. The cost price of 240 articles is the same as the selling the selling price of the bag.
price of articles. If profit is , find the value of . एक ₹ 1,275 औ इस प ,
240 ओ क ओ क क स क इसक प क क
, क क ए क ए
(a) 200 (b) 21 (a) ₹1,325 (b) ₹1,400
(c) 180 (d) 240 (c) ₹1,475 (d) ₹1,500
16. 40 percent of selling price of a fan is equal to of 23. An article is sold at a loss of . The nominal amount
the cost price of the fan. What is the profit percent? of loss is approximately what percentage of the selling
एक प क क 40 प क क price of the article?
क ? एक क क प क
(a) (b) क क क ?
(c) (d) 120% SSC MTS 2023 (a) (b)
Type 2B (c) (d)
17. By selling 42 m of cloth, Vijay gains the selling price of Type 4
7 m of cloth. Find the profit percentage. 24. On selling an article for 800 , a person loses 20% of its
42 कप क क 7 कप क selling price. At what price should he sell it to gain
क क ए on its cost price ?
(a) (b) एक क 800 प , एक क उसक
(c) (d) क क उस प
18. If by selling 12 textbooks, a seller earns profit equal to क क ए उस कस प ए?
the selling price of 4 textbooks, what is his percentage (a) 1,280 (b) 1,152
profit ? (c) 1,250 (d) 1,200
12 प प क क एक 4 प प क क 25. When an article is sold for 355 , there is a loss of .
क क , उसक To gain , it should be sold for : एक क 355
? , क
(a) (b) क क ए, इस क ए ए
(c) (d) (a) 629.20 (b) 580.80
19. By selling 55 meters of cloth, one gains the selling (c) 605 (d) 635
price of 11 meters. Find the gain percent. 26. By selling a table for ₹1,596, Aarav loses 24%. At what
55 कप प 11 कप क क price (in) should he sell it to gain 24%?
क ए एक क ₹ 1,596 क क क
(a) (b) क क ए उस इस कस क (इ )प
(c) (d) SSC CPO 2023 ए?
20. On selling 26 balls for Rs.1350, there is a loss equal to (a) 2604 (b) 1979
the cost price of eight balls. The cost price of a ball is: (c) 3196 (d) 3024

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27. A vegetable vendor sold 1 kg of potatoes for Rs. 25 33. Profit obtained on selling an article for Rs. 600 is equal
and earned 25% profit. In the evening, he started to the loss incurred on selling the same article for Rs.
selling potatoes at Rs.22. Find his profit or loss 400 . If selling price is Rs. 750 , then what is the profit
percentage. percentage? एक क Rs. 600 प
एक स 1 kg ₹ 25 औ उस क Rs. 400 प क
क क , उस 22 प क Rs. 750 , ?
क उसक क (a) 80 (b) 70
(a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 50 (d) 60 SSC MTS 2023
(c) 20 (d) 15 34. The profit on selling an article for Rs 1100 is equal to
Type 5 the three times the amount of loss on selling it for Rs
28. If the difference between the selling prices of an article 700 . To gain the article must be sold for:
at profits of and is ₹ 6 , then the cost price (in 1100 प एक क प 700 प
₹) of the article is: प कस क क क
औ क प कस क क स क क ए क क क प
क ₹6 , क (₹ ) : ए?
(a) 175 (b) 150 (a) Rs 956 (b) Rs 877.50
(c) 200 (d) 100 (c) Rs 787.50 (d) Rs 900 SSC CPO 2019
29. A shopkeeper gains 20% in place of 35. On selling an article for Rs.115, the gain is 20% more
loss if the
selling price of an article is increased by ₹324. The cost than the loss incurred on selling it for Rs 104. If the
price of the article is: article is sold for Rs. 130.80, then the profit percentage
एक क क एक क ₹ 324 क is?
प क क प क एक क 115 प प इस 104
क : प स क क
(a) ₹900 (b) ₹750 130.80 प , ?
(c) ₹ 1,350 (d) ₹60 (a) 25 (b) 18
30. A person sold an article at a loss of . Had he sold it (c) 30 (d) 20
at a gain of 1%, he would have received Rs. 42.5 more. 36. When an article is sold for Rs.720, there is a profit of
To gain , what must be his selling price? एक . When the same article is sold for Rs.750, profit is
एक क प उस इस क . What is the value of ?
प , उस 42.5 प क क Rs. 720 , क
क क ए, उसक ए? उस क Rs. 750 ,
(a) Rs. 756 (b) Rs. 900 क क
(c) Rs. 1003 (d) Rs. 850 SSC MTS 2023 (a) 20 (b) 18
31. A shopkeeper sells a book at a loss of 60 percent. Had (c) 25 (d) 1
he sold the book for Rs. 150 more, then he would have Type 6
suffered a loss of 30 percent. To earn a profit of 20 37. A man buys 21 mangoes for a rupee. How many
percent, what should be the selling price of the book? mangoes had he sold for a rupee so that there is a loss
एक क एक क 60 क प of 30 percent?
उस क 150 प क , उस 30 एक एक प 21 उस एक प
क 20 क क क ए, क क उस 30 क ?
क क ए? (a) 30 (b) 40
(a) Rs. 650 (b) Rs. 600 (c) 35 (d) 25
(c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 550 38. Divya bought six candies for a rupee. How many
32. A person earns a profit of 30 percent by selling an candies for a rupee must she sell to gain 50%?
article for Rs. 325. How much percent should he एक पए क क क
increase his selling price to earn a profit of 40 percent? ए उस एक पए क क ए?
एक एक क 325 प क 30 क (a) Four (b) Three
क 40 क क क ए उस प (c) One (d) Two
क क क ए? 39. A person loses 20 percent on selling 80 pens for Rs. 40
(a) (b) . What should be the selling price of 80 pens to earn a
(c) (d) profit of 10 percent?

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 एक क 80 प 40 प प 20 क What is the percentage profit, if the article is sold at
10 क क क ए 80 प क of its original selling price?
क ए? एक एक क प इस इस
(a) Rs. 80 (b) Rs. 60 क क प , 33(1/3)% क
(c) Rs. 55 (d) Rs. 65 SSC MTS 2023 कस क उसक क
40. Reena sold 48 articles for ₹2,160 and suffered a loss of प उसक क
10%. How many articles should she sell for ₹2,016 to (a) (b) 60%
earn a profit of 12%? (c) (d)
48 ओ क 2,160 प उस क 46. Upon selling an article at of the marked price, a
क क क ए उस 2016 प loss of is incurred. What is the ratio between the
क ओक ए? marked price and the cost price of the article?
(a) 36 (b) 40 एक क क क प प क
(c) 32 (d) 28 क क औ क क प
41. Sujata sold 25 articles for Rs. 1250 and she incurred a ?
loss of 10%. How many articles should she sell for Rs. (a) 48:60 (b) 49:30
2600 so that she can get a profit of ? (c) 25:37 (d) 50:80
स 1,250 25 ए औ उस क 47. If the selling price of an article is doubled, then the
उस 2600 क ए ए, क profit becomes four times. What was the original profit
क क सक? percentage?
(a) 26 (b) 40 कस क क ए
(c) 25 (d) 42 ?
Type 7 (a) (b) 100%
42. By selling a book at some price, Ankita gains 10%. If (c) (d) SSC CGL 2023
the book is sold at twice the price, then what will be Type 8 , Type 8-A
the gain percentage for Ankita? 48. If a man purchases kismis at 320 per kg and sells it at
एक क क कस प प क क क ₹6 per 25 grams, then his profit / loss percentage is:
क क प प , एक ₹320 क क स कस स
क क ए ? औ ₹ 6 25 क स , उसक
(a) (b) / क ?
(c) (d) (a) क (b) क
43. There is a profit of when an item is sold at of (c) क (d) क
its actual selling price. What will be the profit 49. A person buys some bananas at ₹Y per dozen and sells
percentage on the cost price when the item is sold at them at ₹ per banana. What is his gain
its actual selling price? percentage?
क क प कस क प एक क क ₹Y क स औ
क क उसक क उ ₹ Y/4 क क स उसक
प ए प ? ?
(a) (b) (a) (b) 50%
(c) (d) (c) (d) 100%
44. What will be the actual profit percentage (rounded off 50. A vendor bought 12 oranges for Rs. 50 and sold them
to nearest integer) after selling an article at a certain at 12 for Rs. 30 . Find the loss percentage.
price, while there occurs a loss of on selling the एक Rs. 50 12 स औ उस Rs. 30 12
article at of the selling price? स क सउ क ए
एक क एक क प क क (a) (b)
( क प क प क ) , क (c) (d)
क क प प क ? 51. If oranges are bought at 11 for ₹ 10 and sold at 10 for
(a) 17 Percent (b) 37 Percent ₹ 11 , what is the gain or loss percentage?
(c) 47 Percent (d) 27 Percent 11 स ₹ 10 औ ₹ 11 10 स क
45. An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at स , ?
of this price, there is a loss of . (a) = 11% (b)
(c) = (d) = 21%

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52. A shopkeeper bought toffees at a rate of 10 for ₹15 ₹ ₹ क क ए,
and sold them at a rate of 16 for ₹ 40 . Find his profit क ओ
percentage. (correct to two decimal place) (a) 24 (b) 26
एक क 10 क स ₹ 15 औ उ (c) 25 (d) 23
₹ 40 16 क स उसक 58. How many kg of salt costing Rs. 28 per kg must be
क ए ( कस ) mixed with 6.6 kg of salt costing Rs. 16 per kg , so that
(a) (b) selling the mixture at Rs. 29.90 , there is a gain of
(c) (d) 66.67% SSC CGL 2022 ?
53. Some oranges were bought at ₹150 per hundred and 28 प क क क क क 16
sold at ₹24 per dozen. This resulted in a profit of प क क 6.6 क क
₹1,000. How many oranges were bought? ए क क 29.90 प क क स
क स ₹150 सक प ए औ ₹ 24 प क ?
प ए इसस ₹1,000 क क स (a) 33 (b) 31
ए? (c) 35 (d) 32
(a) 3000 (b) 2500 59. A shopkeeper mixed two kinds of rice in the ratio 1:5.
(c) 1500 (d) 2000 Type 1 rice costs ₹65 per kg and type 2 rice costs ₹95
Type 8-B per kg. He sold the mixed rice at ₹99 per kg. Find his
54. Some fruits are bought at 15 for 140 rupee and an gain percentage. एक क क क क
equal number of fruits at 10 for 120 rupee. If all the क प इप 1 क क ₹ 65
fruits are sold at 132 rupee per dozen, then what is the क औ इप 2 क क ₹ 95 क
profit percent in the entire transaction? उस ₹ 99 क क स उसक
क 15 क स 140 प औ इ 10 क क ए
स 120 प स 132 प (a) (b)
क स , प - (c) (d)
क ? 60. A seller combines 26 kg of rice priced at ₹20 per kg
(a) 3 (1/8) (b) 4 (1/2) with 30 kg of rice priced at ₹36 per kg and sells the
(c) 3 (d) mixture for ₹30 per kg. What is the percentage of
55. Some fruits are bought at 11 for ₹100 and twice the profit he makes?
number at 8 for ₹100. If all the fruits are sold at 9 for ₹ एक ₹ 20 kg क 26 kg क ₹ 36
100 , then what is the profit or loss percentage? kg क 30 kg कस औ उस
क ₹100 11 क सऔ स क ₹100 क ₹ 30 kg क
8क स स ₹ 100 9 क क ?
स , ? (a) 8 (b) 5
(a) Gain, 3% (b) Loss, 3% (c) 7 (d) 3
(c) Gain, 4 (1/9) % (d) Loss, 2 (2/9) % Type 9-B
56. A Person bought some articles at the rate of 5 per 61. In what ratio should milk and water be mixed so that
rupee and the same number at the rate of 4 per rupee. after selling the mixture at CP profit is 20%?
He mixed both the type and sold at the rate 9 for 2 प क कस प ए क क
Rupee. In this business he suffered a loss of ₹ 3 , the प प क
total number of articles bought by him was? A.1:5 B 5:1
एक एक पए 5 क स क C 1:4 D 4:1
उ क एक पए 4 क स | 62. A milk vendor mixes water with milk and by selling the
ओक ,औ ₹2 9क स इस mixture at the cost price be gains, . Find the
प स उस ₹ 3 क उसक ratio of milk to water in the mixture.
क ए ? एक प औ क
(a) 1080 (b) 1090 प क 16 (1/4)% क क औ
(c) 545 (d) 540 प क प क ए
Type 9, Type 9-A (a) (b)
57. If sugar at ₹22/kg &₹28/kg are mixed in the ratio 1:2. (c) 13:80 (d)
Find price of mixture obtained. 63. A milkman adds water in milk such that, on selling the
mixture at 10% loss also, he gains 20%. Water is what

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 percent of milk in the mixture. 69. A dealer bought some toys for ₹1800. He sold 40% of
एक प इस क क, क these at a loss of 15% and 33(1/3) % of the remaining
प प उस क toys at 20% profit. At what percent profit should he
प , क क sell the remaining toys to earn an overall profit of
(a) (b) 10%?
(c) (d) 50% एक 1800 क उस इ स
क प औ स %
Type 9-C क प क क
64. Sujata sold of her goods at a profit of and क क ए, उस क प
the remaining at a loss of . What is her gain/loss ए?
percentage on the whole transaction? a) b)
स प स क प औ c) d)
स क प प - उसक /
70. Mangoes are bought at a rate of ₹10,000 per ton. If
क क ए one-third of the total mangoes are sold at a loss 4%
a) gain b) gain then at what price (per ton) should the remaining
c) loss d) loss mangoes be sold so as to gain 30% on the whole
65. A shopkeeper has 2220 kg of rice. A part of which he transaction?
sells at a profit and the rest at a 12% profit. He क ₹ 10,000 क स क
gains on the whole. The quantity (in kg ) sold at a क एक क प , प
12% profit is: क क क क ए क
एक क क प स 2220 kg क एक कस ( )प ए?
क प क प उस a) ₹14,700 b) ₹14,600
क क क प c) ₹ 13,500 d) ₹15,000
( kg ) ? Type 10
(a) 555 (b) 1210 71. A vender bought 40 dozen of fruits for Rs. 2400. Out of
(c) 1665 (d) 4250 these, 30 fruits were rotten and thrown away. At what
66. A land costs ₹18000, two third of it is sold at 6% profit rate per dozen should he sell the remaining fruits to
and rest is sold at 3% loss. Find overall profit or loss in make a profit of ?
rupees. एक 40 2400 प इ स 30
एक सक ₹ 18000 , क 6% क स क क क क क ए
क प क पए उस क कस प ए?
ओ| (a) ₹84 (b) ₹72
(a) 180 (b) 540 (c) ₹90 (d) ₹80
(c) 360 (d) 240 72. A shopkeeper bought 40 pieces of an article at a rate
67. of goods were sold at a profit of , while the of ₹50 per item. He sold 35 pieces with profit. The
remaining were sold at loss. If the overall loss is remaining 5 pieces were found to be damaged and he
, then what is the value of ? (correct to one sold them with loss. Find his overall profit
decimal place) ए प क percentage.
ए प क , एक क 40 ए ₹ 50 क स
क ( क एक कस ) क उस 35 ए क प 5 ए
(a) 51.8 (b) 50.6 प औ उस उ प उसक क
(c) 53.5 (d) 52.4 क ए
68. If 20% of the goods are sold at 50% profit, of the a) b)
goods at loss, of the goods at loss and c) d)
the remaining at no loss or no profit, then the overall 73. A fruit merchant bought some bananas. One fifth of
profit percentage is: them got rotten and were thrown away. He sold two
ए प , ए fifth of the bananas with him at profit and the
प , ए प remaining bananas at profit. Find his overall loss
ए प , क or profit percent?
क क क क प ,क क उ स क
(a) (b) स क ए औ इस ए उस इ क उस प
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 पस क क स क प औ क एक क प औ
क क क प उसक स इस क प इसक ए
क क क , इस कस क प
a) Profit / ?
b) Loss / 10.4% (a) ₹2,50,00,000
c) Loss / 9.6% (b) ₹1,75,00,000
d) Profit / 10.4% (c) ₹2,30,00,000
T p - Solv qu tions (d) ₹2,00,00,000 SSC CPO 2023
79. Raju sold an article to Ravi at 10% gain. Ravi sold the
A article to Ramu at a loss of 10%. If Ramu paid ₹1,485
74. The total cost of 8 buckets and 5 mugs is ₹ 92 and the to Ravi, find the selling price of Raju to Ravi.
total cost of 5 buckets and 8 mugs is 77 . Find the cost क एक प
of 2 mugs and 3 buckets. क प क ₹ 1,485 क
8 औ 5 क क क ₹ 92 औ 5 क , क क ए
8 क क क ₹ 77 , 2 औ 3 क क (a) ₹1,200 (b) ₹1,500
क ए| (c) ₹1,650 (d) ₹1,600 SSC MTS 2023
A. 35 B. 30 80. A piece of land was sold to a person through two
C. 70 D. 38 middlemen, each gaining 25%. If the person purchased
75. A horse and a cow were sold for Rs 540, making a the land for ₹6,25,000, the original cost (in ₹) of the
profit of on the horse and 20% on the cow. By land was:
selling for , the profit wouid be on the horse एक क क स एक क क
and on the cow. Find the cost of horse , स स कक क
एक ए एक , प क ए ₹6,25,000 , क क (₹ )
क क , 540 . ए क 538 :
. प क ए प क (a) 4,25,000 (b) 4,00,000
क क क | (c) 3,50,000 (d) 3,75,000
A 240 A B. 200 81. The price of a land passing through three hands rises
C. 220 D. 250 on the whole by 65%. The first and second sellers
earned 20% and 25% profit, respectively. Find the
B. Random Equations profit percentage earned by the third seller.
76. The cost of 4 chairs and 3 tables is 2,100 and the cost स एक क क क क
of 5 chairs and 2 tables is . Find the cost (in Rs.) प औ स औ
of a chair. क स
4कस औ 3 क ₹ 2,100 औ 5 क स औ 2 क ए
क ₹ 1,750 एक कस (₹ ) क ए (a) 15% (b)
(a) 150 (b) 130 (c) (d)
(c) 140 (d) 125 SSC CHSL Tier II 2023 Type 13 - SP and CP inc/dec
77. The cost of 4 pens, 6 notebook and 9 files is ₹305. Cost 82. The cost price of milk has increased to ₹62 from ₹60.
of 3 pens, 4 notebook and 2 files is ₹145. What is the The milkman sold milk at 10% profit earlier. What is his
cost of 5 pens, 8 notebooks and 16 files? profit% now, if he sells milk at the same rate?
4प ,6कप औ 9 इ क क क ₹ 305 3प ,4 क ₹ 60 स क ₹ 62
कप औ 2 इ क क क ₹ 145 5प ,8क प प उस प
औ 16 इ क क क ? उसक ?
(a) 465 (b) 400 (a) (b)
(c) 350 (d) 300 (c) (d) 5.64%
Type 12 - A to B, B to C 83. Vijay sells bananas at the rate of Rs. 14 per dozen and
78. Avi sold a house to Bhargav at a gain of 10% and earns a profit of 40 percent. The cost price of bananas
Bhargav sold it to Chetan at a gain of 20%. If Chetan increases by 30 percent. If the selling price remains the
paid 2,64,00,000 for it, then at what price must Avi same, then what is his new profit percent?
have purchased it? 14 प क स क औ 40
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 , उसक कस क ₹ 21 स एक क स क
? पस क क ए
(a) (b) A. 30 B. 50
(c) (d) C. 70 D. 30 or 70
84. By selling a TV set for ₹16,800, a salesman gains a 90. On selling an object for ₹24.75, a men's loss
profit of 20%. If the production cost is increased by percentage is equivalent to its C.P numerically. C.P of
20%, find the new selling price of the set so as to gain the object is
. कस क ₹ 24.75 स एक क
एक स क ₹ 16,800 क एक क क स क प स क क
उ क क , ए
स क क ए क क A. 60 B. 45
C. 40 D. 35 SSC CGL 2020 PRE
(a) ₹18,160 (b) ₹18,480 Type 15 - No Profit No Loss (NPNL)
(c) ₹20,160 (d) ₹20,480 91. Anu sells articles A and B for ₹4,000 each, with no loss
85. A person sells wheat at a profit of 25 percent. If he or profit in the entire transaction. If A is sold at a
reduces its selling price by Rs. 40, then he suffers a loss profit, then is sold at a loss of:
of 25 percent. What was the initial selling price of the , औ स क क ₹ 4,000 , इस प
wheat? - उस क
एक 25 प इसक क क प , क प
40 प क क , उस 25 क
क क ?) a) b)
(a) Rs. 80 (b) Rs. 120 c) d)
(c) Rs. 60 (d) Rs. 100 92. A man sells two objects for ₹7840 each he sells the
86. Arun sold his goods at a loss of 10%. If the selling first object at loss, if on the whole he makes
price of the goods had been increased by ₹270, there neither profit nor loss. Find percentage profit on the
would have been a gain of . What was the cost second object.
price (in) of the goods for Arun? एक ए ₹ 7840 कक स ,प
प क प क क क उस औ प
₹ 270 , क प उस क , ए स प उस
क ए क (इ ) ? क क
(a) 1,800 (b) 1,150 a) b)
(c) 1,650 (d) 1,500 c) d)
87. An article is sold at profit of 25%. If its cost price and 93. Ram purchases two watches for Rs.3,500. By selling
selling price are increased by ₹20 & ₹4 respectively, one watch at a profit of 25 percent and the other at a
the profit percentage decreases by 15%. Find the cost loss of 10 percent he neither earns profit nor suffers
price एक क प , loss in the whole transaction. What is the cost price of
ए ₹ 20 ₹4 ए ए, each watch?
क | क 3,500 प एक क 25
A 120 B 80 प औ स क 10 प क उस
C 160 D 150 औ प स उस क
Type 14 - Numerical Value is Same क ?
88. A watch is sold for ₹144. If numerical value of profit (a) Rs. 1500 and Rs. 2000
percent and C.P is same, then find the C.P of watch. (b) Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1720
एक ₹ 144 | क स क (c) Rs. 1000 and Rs. 2500
प स उसक क , क (d) Rs. 1250 and Rs. 2250
ए 94. A man purchased two cows for ₹ 500 . He sells the first
A. 65 B. 60 at loss and the second at gain. In this bargain
C. 70 D. 80 he neither gains nor loses. Find the S.P of cow sold at
89. On selling an object for ₹21, a men's loss percentage is profit
equivalent to its C.P numerically. C.P of the object is कस 500 . 2 उस प क
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 उस क प एक स इ क क क प , उस
क ओ| स सइक क क प ए, क
A. 300 B. 200 उस क क क ?
C. 176 D. 324 (a) 15 Percent (b) 25 Percent
95. A dealer sells a table for ₹400, making a profit of . (c) 30 Percent (d) 10 Percent
He sells another table at a loss of , and on the 100. A sold an article on profit for Rs. 1495. He
whole he makes neither profit nor loss. What did the purchased another article having cost price equal to
second table cost him? the first article. He sold this new article at 10% profit.
एक क 400 . एक क क क What is the total profit of A?
क एक स क प औ एक क प . 1495 .उस एक
क क उस औ स औ सक प क
क क उस इस क प A क क
A. 600 B. 288 क ?
C. 500 D. 800 (a) ₹325 (b) ₹450
96. A person sells his table at a profit of and the (c) ₹375 (d) ₹425
chair at a loss of , but on the whole he gain Type 17 - Same SP , Type 17 A - Find CP
₹25. On the other hand, if he sells the table at a loss of 101. A person bought two watches for ₹480. He sold
and the chair at a profit of then he one at a loss of and the other at a gain of
neither gains nor loses. Find the cost price of the table. and he found that each watch was sold at the same
एक प क क प ए price, find the cost price of the watch sold on profit.
कस क क प , प क क एक ₹ 480 , एक क
उस ₹ 25 क स ओ क क औ स क प औ प
क प ए कस क क क क प | प
प , उस | क क ओ|
क क A. 200 B. 280
A. 360 B. 240 C. 160 D. 240
C. 200 D. 300 102. A man purchases a television and a washing
Type 16 - Same CP machine for ₹78750. The television was sold at a profit
97. A man bought 2 articles for ₹3050 each. He sold one of and the washing machine at a loss of . If
article at 10% loss and another at 20% profit. The total the selling price of both the items was same, then the
profit / loss percentage he earned is: cost price of the cheaper item was?
एक 2 ए , स क क क ₹ एक एक औ एक ₹ 78750 क
3050 उस एक प औ स | 37% 27% प
प उस क क क ओ क स ,
? स क ए|
a) loss b) profit A. 51375 B. 29375
c) profit d) loss C. 30750 D. 27375
98. A Man bought three articles for ₹3,000 each. He sold Type 17 B - Loss = (x²/100) %
the articles respectively at 10% profit. 5% profit and 103. A person sold two cars for ₹60,000 each. On one,
15% loss. The total percentage profit loss he earned is: he gained while on the other he lost . Find
कस ए , स क क क the percentage of his gain or loss.
₹3,000 उस उ ओक , एक ₹ 60,000 क क एक प उस
औ प उसक क / क , क स प उस क
: उसक क क ए
a) loss b) loss (a) Loss 4% (b) Loss 2%
c) profit d) No profit no loss (c) Gain 4% (d) No profit and no loss
99. A man bought two bicycles for ₹3,000 each. If he sells 104. Aditya sold two bags for ₹ 630 each. On one bag
one bicycle at a profit of , then for how much he gains and on the other he losses . Find his
percentage profit should he sell the other bicycle so gain or loss per cent on the whole transaction.
that he makes a profit of 20% on the whole? ₹ 630 क स एक प
एक ₹ 3,000 कक स स सइक उस क औ स प उस क

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 प प उसक स प क क क क
क ए क पए क ?
(a) gain (b) gain a) ₹175 loss / b) ₹168 loss /
(c) loss (d) loss c) ₹178 gain / d) ₹168 gain /
105. A man sells a land and a shop at ₹1 lakh each. If he Type 19 - Conditional Sentence
loses 20% on the land and gains 20% on the shop, find 110. A person sells an article at a profit of . If he
his total loss. had bought it at less and sold it for ₹3 more, he
एक एक एक क क क एक would have gained find the cost price.
पए प उस क प 20% क क क एक उस
क प क , उसक क इस क क प ए 3 क
(a) No profit and no loss क , उस | ए|
B. 1/24 lakh A. 150 B. 140
C. 1/6 lakh C. 120 D. 180
D. 1/12 lakh 111. A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of
Type 18 - Net Profit or Loss 10%. If he had bought it for less and sold it for ₹
106. Each of the two cars is sold at the same price. A 90 more he would have had a profit of . Find the
profit of is made on the first and a loss of is cost price of the article. कस एक स
made on the second. What is the combined loss or क उस स क | इस उस क
gain क प ए ₹ 90 क क , उस
क स कक प ,प प उस क ए|
क ए स प क प A. 2400 B. 2000
क क ओ| C. 2100 D. 2200 SSC MTS 2023
A. B. 112. A dealer sold a radio at a loss of 2.5%, had he sold
C. D. it for ₹100 more, he would have gained . For what
value should he sell it, in order to gain ?
107. A person sold two items selling each for ₹42,600. एक क एक क स क
On the first item, he made a loss of 25%, while on the
उस ₹ 100 क , उस क ,
second, he gained 20%. Find his overall percentage
क क ए उस क क
gain or loss, giving your answer correct to one place of
ए
decimal.
A. 1125 B. 1000
एक क ₹ 42,600 क स ए प
C. 1500 D. 1200
प उस क , क स प उस
Type 20 - A to B and B to A
क प उ क क एक क
स ए उसक क क ए
113. A horse worth ₹ 9000 is sold by A to B at loss.
B sells the horse back to A at gain. Find profit or
(a) (b)
loss of A.
(c) (d) SSC CHSL 2023
'A' 9000 . क एक Bक स क
108. The first shirt is sold at twice the selling price of
B उस प क प : क I'A'
the second shirt. The first shirt is sold at profit and
क ओ
the second shirt is sold at a loss. What is the
A. 810 Profit B. 900 Loss
overall percentage profit on the shirts (Rounded off to
C. 900 Profit D. 810 loss
two decimal places)?
प स क स क प
114. A horse worth ₹ 9000 is sold by A to B at 10% gain.
B sells the horse back to A at 10% loss. Find profit or
प प औ स
loss % of A .
प प क (
'A' 9000 . क एक Bक क
क प क )?
B उस प स क प : क
(a) (b)
क ओ
(c) (d)
A. 11% profit B. 10% Profit
109. Two articles are sold for ₹10384 each. On one, the
C. 10% Loss D. 11% Loss
seller gains 18% and on the other, he losses .
115. A horse worth ₹ 4000 is sold by A to B at 10% gain.
What is his overall gain or loss?
B sells the horse back to A at 20% gain. Find profit or
ओ स क क ₹ 10384 क क प
loss % of A.
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 A 4000 . क एक Bक क ₹) of each packet to get a profit of 25%?
B उस प क प : क Rक 400 gm क क
क ओ| 350 gm क ₹ 880 kg औ
A. loss B. Profit स 200 gm क पक ए क
C. 20% profit D. 20% Loss क क ए क पक क (₹ )
Type 21 - Dishonest Shopkeeper ए?
116. A dishonest shopkeeper sells millet at ₹20 per kg (a) 197.50 (b) 175.50
which he has bought at ₹16 per kg and he is giving (c) 182.50 (d) 192.50
800 gm instead of 1000 gm . Find his actual profit 122. The cost price and selling price of rice are the
percentage. same. Due to a faulty weighing machine, the seller
एक क क ₹ 20 kg क प earns a profit. If Rs. x is the cost price of 1000 gm
, स उस ₹ 16 kg क स औ 1000 rice and the machine is changed which shows 1000 gm
gm क 800 gm उसक क instead of 950 gm , what should be the selling price (in
क ए ₹) now to get the same percentage of profit?
(a) (b) क औ स क
(c) (d) SSC CGL 2023 क क क क
117. Muskan buys two kg of pulses for ₹400 and sells it 1000 gm क प औ क
for ₹440. She also uses the weight of 850 gm instead 950 gm क 1000 gm ,
of 1 kg . What is Muskan's actual profit percentage? स क क ए (₹ )
₹ 400 kg औ इस ₹ 440 ए?
1 kg क 850 gm क उप (a) 1.0295 x (b) 1.0259 x
क क क क ? (c) 1.0925 x (d) 1.0950 x SSC CGL 2023
(a) (b) 123. A dealer sells rice at a profit of and uses a
(c) (d) 29(7/17)% weight that is less than the actual weight. Find his
118. A dealer sells his goods at loss on the cost percentage gain.
price but uses less weight. What is his profit एक क क प औ क
percentage ? स क क उप क उसक
एक प प क स प , क ए
क क क ( ) क उप क (a) 26% (b)
उसक क ? (c) (d)
(a) (b) 124. A shopkeeper cheats while buying and
(c) (d) while selling. Find his profit or loss percent.
119. Sohan sells sugar at the cost price but uses false एक क स स क
weights thus gaining profit. How many grams of क उसक |
sugar is he giving for 3.2 kg sugar? (a) (b)
स प क क (c) (d)
क औ इस क क क 125. In a grocery shop, Samarth sold 950 g of sugar to
3.2 kg क क g( ) ? a customer in place of 1 kg for ₹ 54 . The cost price of
(a) 1500 (b) 1900 1 kg sugar was ₹36. How much profit (in ₹) did he earn
(c) 2200 (d) 2500 on selling the sugar?
120. A seller professes to sell his fruits at cost price but एक क क क स एक क क 1 kg क
still gains 5(5/19)%. How much does he give for 1 kg ? प 950 g ₹ 54 1 kg क ₹
एक प क प क क 36 उस क प क (₹ ) क ?
क , .क क 1 kg (a) 16.2 (b) 18.7
क क ? (c) 20.2 (d) 19.8
(a) 905 gm (b) 5 gm 126. Mukesh sells almonds at the cost price but uses a
(c) 900 gm (d) 950 gm false weight and thus gains a 23% profit. How many
121. R's weighing machine shows 400 gm when the grams of almonds is he giving for 3.075 kg ?
actual weight is 350 gm . The cost price of almonds is क क प , क क
₹ 880 per kg and packets of 200 gm are made using उप क क क 3.075 kg
the faulty machine. What should be the selling price (in क ?

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 (a) 2500 (b) 2700 131. Ashish loses on selling an object and mahesh
(c) 2400 (d) 2600 gains on selling another object. If ashish
calculates his loss on selling price and selling price of
Type 22 both of them same. Then find the selling price of
127. A man purchases 5 horses and 10 cows for Mahesh's object, if difference in cost price of both the
₹10000. He sells the horses at profit and the cows objects is ₹320. एक क प क क
at loss. Thus, he gets₹ 375 as profit. Find the cost कस क प क
price of one horse. क प क
एक 5 ए 10 ₹ 10000 प क क स | क
क प क प इस क ए, क क ₹
क उस ₹ 375 क एक क क 320 क |
क A. 1000 B. 1500
A. 5500 B. 450 C. 1320 D. 1200
C. 1100 D. 4500 Type 23 - CP of One = SP of One
128. A man buys 5 horses and 7 oxen for ₹5850, he 132. A shopkeeper sells two objects for ₹14,000. Cost
sells the horses at a profit of and oxen at a profit price of first object is equal to selling price of other
of and his total gain is₹711. What price does he object. First object is sold at loss and other at
pay for a horse? profit; find his profit or loss in rupees.
क ₹ 5850 5 ए 7 | एक क ओ क ₹ 14000 प
क क ए क क स क क
क इस क उस क ₹. 711 क प क प स क प
एक क ए उस क पए क प | , उस क क पए क |
A. 750 B. 600 A. 400 Profit B. 420 Profit
C. 800 D. 550 C. 400 Loss D. 420 Loss
Type 23 - One Calculates on CP and One on SP 133. A shopkeeper sells two objects for ₹1710. Cost
129. Rakesh calculates his profit percentage on the price of first object is equal to selling price of other
selling price, whereas Ramesh calculates his on the object. First object is sold at loss and other at
cost price. They find that the difference of their profits profit; find his profit or loss in rupees.
is ₹ 100 . If the selling price of both of them are the एक क ओ क ₹ 1710 प
same and both of them get 25% profit, find their क स क क
selling price. प क प स क प
क प क प क , , उस क क पए क |
क प क प क A. 90 Profit B. 95 Profit
| प कउ क क 100 . क C. 90 Loss D. 95 Loss
ए क ,
उ क क | Answer Key :-
A. 1600 B. 2000
C. 1500 D. 1800
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.A
130. A calculates his protfit percentage on the selling
8.B 9.A 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.D
price, whereas B calculates his on the cost price. They
15.A 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.D 21.A
find that the difference of their profits is ₹135. If the
22.D 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.C
selling price of both of them is the same and their
29.A 30.C 31.B 32.C 33.D 34.D 35.D
profits are respectively, find their selling
36.A 37.A 38.A 39.C 40.A 41.B 42.C
price. प क प क ,
क प क प क | 43.B 44.C 45.B 46.B 47.C 48.B 49.A
प क उ क क . 135 क 50.C 51.D 52.D 53.D 54.A 55.D 56.A
ए क ए 57.B 58.A 59.C 60.B 61.B 62.B 63.C
, उ क क | 64.A 65.A 66.B 67.C 68.D 69.A 70.A
A. 1350 B. 1000 71.D 72.C 73.B 74.A 75.A 76.A 77.A
C. 1500 D. 1200 78.D 79.C 80.B 81.C 82.C 83.A 84.C
85.D 86.D 87.A 88.D 89.D 90.B 91.D
92.C 93.C 94.D 95.D 96.A 97.C 98.D

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106.C 107.C 108.B 109.D 110.C 111.B 112.A
113.D 114.A 115.A 116.D 117.D 118.A 119.D
120.D 121.D 122.C 123.C 124.B 125.D 126.A
127.C 128.A 129.B 130.A 131.D 132.C 133.A

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