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QUIZ_Percentage&ProfitLoss

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Raj intends to spend only an additional 15% on petrol, by how much % will he reduce the quantity of petrol purchased?

a)

10%

b)

12%

c)

8%

d)

7%

2.

A candidate who gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12 more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

3.

In an election contested by two parties, Party D secured 12% of the total votes more than Party R. If party R got 132,000 votes and there are no invalid votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?

a)

30000

b)

168000

c)

36000

d)

24000

4.

The price of a toy is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. What is the change in the price of the toy?

a)

₹4

b)

6%

c)

4%

d)

₹8

5.

If 40% of amount is paid and ₹120 is still to be paid, then the total amount to be paid is

a)

₹200

b)

₹300

c)

₹240

d)

₹320

6.

Person A's expense is 60% more than that of Person B. How much percent is B's expense less than that of A?

a)

60%

b)

40%

c)

37.5%

d)

62.5%

7.

In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If 60% of technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, find the percentage of temporary employees in the factory?

a)

52%

b)

48%

c)

40%

d)

60%

8.

A book was sold for Rs 27.50 with a profit of 10%. If it were sold for Rs. 25.75, then would have been percentage of profit and loss ?

a)

2% profit

b)

3% profit

c)

2% loss

d)

3% loss

9.

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, find out the value of x

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

10.
The number of kids in a playground grew by 10% in thirty minutes.  If there are 77 kids in the park now, how many were there before?
a)
70
b)
71
c)
72
11.

An increase of 25% in the price of Mangoes enables a man to buy 7 kg less for Rs. 336. Find the increased price per kg.

a)

Rs. 15 per kg

b)

Rs. 18 per kg

c)

Rs. 12 per kg

d)

Rs. 10 per kg

12.

A sells an article to B at a profit of 10%,B sells the article back to A at a loss of 10% .In this transaction:

a)

A. A neither losses nor gains

b)

B. A makes a profit of 11%

c)

C. A makes a profit of 20%

d)

D. B loses 20%

13.

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. the ratio of the cost price and printed price of the book is :

a)

A. 45:56

b)

B. 45:51

c)

C. 47:56

d)

D. 47:51

14.

Find a singie discount (as percent) equivalent to successive discounts of 10% and 20%.

a)

24%

b)

26%

c)

28%

d)

30%

15.

A fruit seller sells 4 oranges for Rs. 3 , gaining 50%. then C.P of one orange is

a)

Rs. 0.50

b)

Rs. 0.75

c)

Rs. 0.60

d)

Rs. 0.70

16.

The cost price of 20 articles is same as the selling price of 16 articles, then gain% is

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

30%

d)

35%

17.

The cost price of an article is 5/4 times its selling price . then loss% or profit%

a)

Profit% = 25%

b)

Loss% = 20%

c)

Profit% = 20%

d)

Loss%= 25%

18.

A dealer buys a T.V. set for Rs. 2500. He marks it at Rs.3000 and gives a discount of 10%on it, then profit% is

a)

6%

b)

8%

c)

10%

d)

7%

19.

dishonest seller uses a weight of 800g in place of 1 kg and adds 20% impurities in sugar. What would be his profit percentage if he claims to sell the goods at the cost price? (

a)

50%

b)

45%

c)

40%

d)

None of these

20.

If an article is sold at 8% profit instead of 8% loss, it would have brought Rs.12 more. Find the cost price of the article


a)

Rs.75

b)

Rs. 100

c)

Can not Determine

d)

None of these