Quantitative Aptitude | Profit and Loss

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Questions

A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is :

If cost price of an article is 75% of its selling price, then what will be the profit percentage?

The marked price of an article is 10/7 of the cost price and the selling price of that article is 4/5 of the marked price. What is the profit percentage?

If the ratio of marked price and selling price is 11 : 10, then what is the discount percentage?

For an article the profit is 170% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 20% but the selling price remains same, then what is the new profit percentage?

I gain 19% if I sell an article for Rs. 595. What would be my gain or loss percentage if I sell it for Rs. 475?

By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?

For an article the profit is 190% of the cost price. If the cost price increase by 10% but the selling price remains same, then profit is what percentage of selling price (approximately)?

If two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given, then what is the net discount (in %)?

In what ratio sugar at Rs 30/kg should be mixed with sugar at Rs 45/kg so that on selling the mixture at Rs 42/kg there is a profit of 20%?

After two successive discounts of 20% and 12% an article is sold for Rs 16896. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

70% of the cost price of a article is equal to the 40% of its selling price. What is the profit or loss percentage?

The marked price of an article is 20% more than its cost price. If 5% discount is given on the marked price, then what is the profit percentage?

A person bought pens at 25 for a rupee and sold at 15 for a rupee. What is his profit percentage?

If the profit is 20%, then what will be the ratio of cost price to selling price respectively?