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Practice (% & PL)

The document presents a series of mathematical problems related to percentages, discounts, profit and loss calculations, and comparisons. Each problem includes multiple-choice answers, covering various scenarios such as sales tax, price adjustments, and income differences. The problems are designed to test understanding of basic arithmetic and percentage calculations.

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Practice (% & PL)

The document presents a series of mathematical problems related to percentages, discounts, profit and loss calculations, and comparisons. Each problem includes multiple-choice answers, covering various scenarios such as sales tax, price adjustments, and income differences. The problems are designed to test understanding of basic arithmetic and percentage calculations.

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1. Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6875. He gets a rebate of 8% on it.

A er ge ng the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the


amount he will have to pay for the goods.
(a) Rs. 6876.10 (b) Rs. 6957.50
(c) Rs. 6654 (d) Rs. 7000
2. When a plot is sold for Rs. 16,660, the owner loses 15%. At
what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?
(a) Rs. 21,000 (b) Rs. 22,540
(c) Rs. 25,300 (d) Rs. 25,800
3. In a gaming event, 70% of the registered par cipants actually
turned up. Out of those, 4% were declared unfit for
par cipa on. The winner defeated 9324 par cipants which are
75% of the total valid par cipa on. Find the number of
registered par cipants.
(a) 16800 (b) 18500 (c) 21600 (d) 22000
4. A shopkeeper marks an ar cle at 30% above its cost price and
offers a discount of 35% on the marked price. Find his profit or
loss percentage.
(a) 15.5% profit (b) 15.5% loss (c) 20% profit (d) 20% loss
5. David and his wife each receives an 8 percent annual rise. If
David receives a raise of Rs.800 and his wife receives a raise of
Rs.840 what is the difference between their annual incomes
a er their raises
(a)40 (b)460 (c)500 (d)540
6. In a shop 80% of the ar cles are sold at a profit of 10% and the
remaining at a loss of 40%. What is the overall profit/loss
(a)10% profit (b)10%loss (c)5%loss (d)No profit No loss
7. A dealer buys an ar cle marked at Rs. 6000 with two successive
discounts of 20% and 5%. He spends Rs. 200 on repairs and
sells it for Rs. 6000, what is his profit/loss percent?
(a) 25% profit (b) 20% loss (c) 25% loss (d) 20% profit
8. Some toffees are bought at the rate of 11 for Rs 10 and the
same number at the rate of 9 for Rs 10. If the whole lot is sold
at one rupee per toffee, find the gain or loss percent on the
whole transac on.
(a) 1% (b) 4% (c) 3% (d) 9%
9. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost
increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant,
approximately what percentage of the selling price is the
profit?
(a) 30% (b) 70% (c) 100% (d) 250%
10. If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is
true?
(a) A is smaller than B.
(b) A is greater than B
(c) Rela onship between A and B cannot be determined.
(d) If x is smaller than y, then A is greater than B.
(e) None of these
11. A shopkeeper marks an item 50% above the cost price. He
offers a discount of 20% on the marked price to customers.
A er this, he gives an addi onal 10% discount on the already
discounted price for bulk buyers. If a bulk buyer purchases the
item and the shopkeeper s ll makes a profit of ₹96, what is the
cost price of the item?
12. A student scored 62% marks in an exam. If she had scored 20
marks more, her percentage would have been 70%. What were
the maximum marks for the exam?
13. 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:
(a) 4 % (b) 5 % (c) 10% (d) 12%
14. If A's height is 40% less than that of B, how much percent B’s
height is more than that of A?
(a) 66.66% (b) 76.66% (c) 96.66% (d) 86.66%

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