Q1. A man bought an article and sold at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.10 more he would have made a profit of 40% .Find the cost price (CP)

Q2. What price should a trader mark on an article that costs him Rs 918 to gain 20 % after allowing a discount of 15%?

Q3. A shopkeeper purchases a packet of 50 pens at Rs 10 per pen. He sells a part of the packet at a profit of 30%. On the remaining part, he incurs a loss of 10%. If his overall profit on the whole packet is 10%, the number of pens he sold at profit is
a. 25
b. 30
c. 20
d. 15

Q4. For a certain article if discount is 25% the profit is 25%, if the discount is 10% then the profit is
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 150%
d. 75%

Q5.  Fresh grapes contain 90% water while dry grapes contain 20% water. What is the weight of dry grapes obtained from 20 kg fresh grapes?
a. 2 kg
b. 2.4 kg
c. 2.5 kg
d. None of these

Q6. A sells an article B at a profit of 10%. B then sells it to C at a loss of 10%, who again sells it to D at profit of 10%, and D and E at a loss of 10%. If the price at which E bought the article was Rs. 199 less than A’s cost price, then find the cost price A?
a. Rs. 1,00,000
b. Rs. 2,000
c. Rs. 20,000
d. None of these

Q7. If 7 kg of tea of a price Rs. 72 per kilogram is blended with 33 kg of tea of Rs. 87 per kilogram, and 35 kg of Rs. 85 per kilogram and the mixture is sold at a 15% profit, then what is the selling price?
a. Rs. 80.66 per kilogram
b. Rs. 102.33 per kilogram
c. Rs. 91.22 per kilogram
d. Rs. 97.37 per kilogram

Q8. A tradesmen by means of his false balance defrauds to the extent of 20% in buying potatoes as well as by selling potatoes. What percentage does he gain on his outlay?
a. 22%
b. 20%
c. 44%
d. 50%

Q9. A man makes profit of 25% by selling sugar at Rs. 4.25/kg. He lowers the price so as to gain only 17 paise/kg. In what ratio must his sales be increased, so that his total profit may be same as before?
a. 1 : 6
b. 1 : 5
c. 1 : 4
d. 1 : 3

Q10. A music system was sold at a loss of 10%. If it were sold for Rs. 700 more, there would have been a gain of 4%. Find the cost price of the music system?
a. Rs. 8,500
b. Rs. 6,500
c. Rs. 7,000
d. Rs. 5,000