Practice Profit and loss Questions and Answers

• A shopkeeper bought 30 articles at Rs. 12 each. He sold 10 at 40% profit, 15 at 10% loss, and the rest at 5% loss. Determine the overall profit or loss.
• Selling an item for 300 rupees is the loss of 40% of the profit received on selling the same item for 1000 rupees. Know the purchase price of that item? (I...
• If a shopkeeper hikes the purchasing value of an item by 56% and gives it a discount of 56% on the face value for selling it, then know the total percentag...
• A shopkeeper sells a product in Rs.2,160 and earns 12.5% profit. Tell the amount that is equal to half of the purchase price of the product (in Rs.)
• The marked price of a dishwasher is set 25% higher than its cost price. The seller then applies two successive discounts, first 15% and then an additional ...
• Amanda purchased a computer for Rs. 28,000 and sold it at a profit percentage equal to the profit percentage earned on selling 8 jackets for the cost price...
• A sells an article to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a profit of 20%. If C pays ₹504 for it, what was the cost price for A?
• A fruit seller buys oranges at the rate of 11 for ₹55. How many oranges should he sell for ₹54 to gain 20%?
• Aman bought two guitars, ‘P’ and ‘Q’, with cost prices in the ratio 7:9, and sold them at a loss of 10% and a profit of 30%, respectively. If the t...
• A bookstore owner earns 15% profit by selling a book for Rs. 230 and a 25% profit by selling a magazine for Rs. 250. If he sells the book for Rs. 200, what...
• A jeweler sells a necklace for Rs. 4000 with a 25% profit and a bracelet for Rs. 1200 with a 20% profit. If the necklace is sold for Rs. 3500, what is the ...
• After selling 15 chairs, a furniture shop earns a profit equivalent to the selling price of 3 tables. While selling 10 tables, the shop earns a profit equa...
• A shopkeeper bought two televisions at a certain amount. He sold the first television at a 30% profit and the second television at a 20% loss. If the selli...
• A trader bought two laptops at a certain amount. He sold the first laptop at a 50% profit and the second laptop at a 10% loss. If the selling price of each...
• A dealer bought two washing machines at a certain amount. He sold the first washing machine at a 35% profit and the second washing machine at a 15% loss. I...
• The ratio of marked price to cost price of a pair of shoes is 9:6, respectively. If the shopkeeper offers a discount of 15% on the marked price, then find ...
• The marked price of a blender is Rs. 800. The shopkeeper sold the blender at a 15% discount and earned a profit of Rs. 120. If the cost price of a juicer i...
• An item marked at Rs. 1,500 is sold for Rs. 1,020 after two successive discounts of 15% and Y%. If a gadget with a cost price of Rs. 6,000 is sold at a pro...
• Anil purchased a plot for Rs. 125,000 and spent Rs. 25,000 on legal fees. If he sold the plot for Rs. 180,000, find the profit percent earned by Anil.
• Nina bought a laptop for Rs. 35,000 and spent Rs. 5,000 on accessories. If she sold the laptop for Rs. 53,000, find the profit percent earned by Nina.
• Mira bought a painting for Rs. '5x'. She spent Rs. 'x + 800' on restoration and sold it to Neil for Rs. '9x - 400'. Calculate 'x' if Mira made a profit of ...
• A merchant bought two items: a mixer and a juicer for Rs. 9,500. He sold the mixer at a profit of 30% and the juicer at a loss of 20%. Determine the cost p...
• A retailer purchased five articles and incurred some expenses on their transportation. Each article was sold at a markup of 50% above the original cost pri...
• A shop owner buys six items and pays additional charges for delivery. He then sells each by marking up the price by 45% and applying a discount of 20%, wit...
• Anita sold an article at 50% profit. If the profit percentage had been numerically equal to CP, then the profit earned would have been 300% more. Find the ...
• Priya sold an article at 20% profit. If the profit percentage had been numerically equal to CP, then the profit earned would have been 100% more. Find the ...
• Eva sold a camera after giving a discount of 20% and made a profit of 55%. Had she given a discount of 10%, she would have earned Rs. 60 more. Find the sel...
• Rahul sold a computer after giving a discount of 10% and earned a profit of Rs. 1200. If he had sold it for Rs. 300 less, he would have earned a profit of ...
• Anita sold a necklace after giving a discount of 15% and earned a profit of Rs. 850. If she had sold it for Rs. 200 less, she would have earned a profit of...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 200 above the cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 12% and 18% respectively, and faces a loss...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 400 above the cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 20% and 15% respectively, and faces a loss...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 250 above the cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 5% and 25% respectively, and faces a loss ...
• The sum of the cost prices of two articles, 'A' and 'B', is Rs. 680. Both articles are marked up by 50%, whereas the marked price of article 'B' is Rs. 150...
• The sum of the cost prices of two articles, 'C' and 'D', is Rs. 480. Both articles are marked up by 60%, whereas the marked price of article 'D' is Rs. 120...
• The sum of the cost prices of two articles, 'G' and 'H', is Rs. 600. Both articles are marked up by 55%, whereas the marked price of article 'H' is Rs. 110...
• The sum of the cost prices of two articles, 'I' and 'J', is Rs. 750. Both articles are marked up by 40%, whereas the marked price of article 'J' is Rs. 140...
• A seller marked an item above its cost price and allows a discount of 25% on it. On the discounted price, the seller charges a packaging price which is equ...
• A seller marked an item above its cost price and allows a discount of 10% on it. On the discounted price, the seller charges a packaging price which is equ...
• A seller marked an item above its cost price and allows a discount of 35% on it. On the discounted price, the seller charges a packaging price which is equ...
• A shopkeeper sold an article at marked price and got a profit of 50%. If he had given a discount of 20%, then find his new profit percent.