Question
Profit on selling 40 pens equals selling price of 12 books while loss on selling 40 books equals selling price of 16 pens. Also profit percentage equals to the loss percentage and cost of a pen is half of the cost of a book. What is the ratio of selling price of pen to the selling price of a book?
c=2a Profit = 40(b-a) = 12d Loss = 40(c-d) = 16d Profit% = 12d/40a × 100 Loss% = 16b/40c × 100 Since, the percentage values are equal Therefore, 12d/40a ×100 = 16b/40c ×100 3d/10a= 4b/10c 3d/a = 4b/2a b/d = 3/2 More Profit and loss Questions
- Abhijit buys an old scooter for Rs. 3700 and spends Rs. 300 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5500, his gain percent is
- On selling an item for Rs. 900, the profit earned by the seller is 20% more than the profit earned on selling the same item for Rs. 850. If the seller aims...
- Anita sold a gadget to Bhavesh making a profit of 15%. Bhavesh then sold it to Chetan at a gain of 25%. If Chetan purchased the gadget for Rs. 690, find th...
- A shopkeeper sold an article after offering two successive discounts of 15% and 10%, respectively. The marked price of the article is Rs. 2200. If the cost...
- A merchant bought 100 kg of rice at Rs. 60 per kg. He sold 40 kg of rice at a profit of 15% and another 40 kg at a profit of 10%. At what price per kg must...
- The cost price of 14 headphones equals the selling price of 10.5 headphones. The ratio of the cost price of a headphone to a phone case is 7:6. The total s...
- A shopkeeper gives 2 article free on the purchase of every 7 article he also allows a discount of 10% to customer and still earns 26% profit. Find the rati...
- A shopkeeper marks an item at Rs 1500. He gives a discount of 10% on the marked price and still makes a profit of 20% on his cost price. Find the cost pric...
- The combined cost price of two products, P and Q, is Rs. 5000. Product P is marked up by 25% on its cost and Product Q is marked up by 40%. After giving di...
- Mr. Kiran sold a bus for Rs. 18,700 at a loss of 15%. At what price should the bus be sold to get a profit of 15% ?
Hey! Ask a query
Please enter email id
The email must be a valid email address.
Please enter Mobile Number
Please enter valid Mobile Number
Please enter your Doubt
Think You're Ready for RBI Grade B?
RBI Grade B 2026 Phase 1 Memory Based Paper
- 200 Questions with Detailed Solutions
- Section-wise Coverage (GA, English, Quant & Reasoning)