[expand title=”Video Explanation”] [/expand] Q1. Reshu bought 4 dozen oranges at Rs 12 per dozen and 2 dozen oranges at Rs 16 per dozen. She soldthem all to earn 20% profit. At what price per dozen did he sell the oranges ?. 1.14.4 2.16.8 3.16 4.19.2 5.None of these [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 3 […]
[expand title=”Video Explanation”] [/expand] Q1. How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg? 1. 36 kg 2. 42 kg 3. 54 kg 4. 63
[expand title=”Video Explanation”] [/expand] Q1. A material is purchased for Rs. 600. If one-fourth of the material is sold at a loss of 20% and the remaining at a gain of 10%, Find out the overall gain or loss percentage? 1. 3.5% 2. 2.5% 3. 3% 4. 2% [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 2 Explanation:-
1. A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800 gm instead of kilogram weight. What is his profit percentage? 1. 18% 2. 40% 3. 25% 4. 20% [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 3 Explanation :- Profit% = [error/(true value – error)]×100 Error = True value – false value. Profit
1. If a material is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 25%. Find out the cost price of the material? 1. Rs.46.40 2. Rs.44 3. Rs.42 4. Rs.47.20 [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 1 Explanation :- SP=(100-25)=75% of CP 34.50=(75/100)*CP CP=(34.50*100)/75 CP=46.40 [/expand] 2. A fruit seller sells apples at the rate
1. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. What is the profit percent? 1. 100 2. 10513 3. 6623 4. 120 [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 1 Explanation :- Profit = (SP – CP) Now, the S.P. is doubled. So the new S.P. = 2SP The new profit = 2SP-CP when S.P. is doubled, profit
1. A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle? 1. Rs. 1090 2. Rs. 1160 3. Rs. 1190 4. Rs. 1202 [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 3 Explanation :- SP=(100-15)% of 1400 SP=(85/100)*1400 SP=Rs.1190 [/expand] 2. Sam purchased 20 dozens
1. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is: 1. 32/7% 2. 60/11% 3. 10% 4. 12% [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 2 Explanation :- C.P. = Rs. (4700 + 800) = Rs. 5500. S.P. =
1. In an examination it is required to get 36% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 198 marks and is declared failed by 36 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a student can get? (1) 550 (2) 650 (3) 480 (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these [expand title=”Answer &
1. On my sister’s 15th birthday, she was 159 cm in height, having grown 6% since the year before. How tall was she the previous year? 1. 150 cm 2. 140 cm 3. 142 cm 4. 154 c [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 1 Explanation :- let the age of my sister in previous year
1. How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution? 1. 2 litres 2. 1.4 litres 3. 1 litres 4. 1.6 litres [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 4 Explanation :- pure acid = 20% of 8 lts => ((20/100)*8) lts => 1.6 litres. [/expand] 2. The price of
1. In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school? 1. 100 2. 102 3. 110 4.
1. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit’s digit? 1. 2023% 2. 20% 3. 21% 4. 2223% [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 2 Explanation :- Such numbers from 1 to 70 are 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 29, 31, 39, 41, 49, 51, 59, 61, 69. Number
1. Rahul went to a shop and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 Paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items? 1. Rs. 15 2. Rs. 12.10 3. Rs. 19.70 4. Rs. 16.80 [expand title=”Answer &
11. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. What are the marks obtained by them? 1. 42, 33 2. 42, 36 3. 44, 33 4. 44, 36 [expand title=”Answer & Explanation”] Answer:- 1 Explanation Let