# Aptitude  Profit and Loss  Practice Q&A - Easy

1. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:

 Rs. 45 Rs. 50 Rs. 55 Rs. 60

2. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

 3 4 5 6

3. When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?

 Rs. 21,000 Rs. 22,500 Rs. 25,300 Rs. 25,800

4. If a material is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 25%. Find out the cost price of the material?

 Rs.46.40 Rs.44 Rs.42 Rs.47.20

5. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

 Rs. 18.20 Rs. 70 Rs. 72 Rs. 88.25

6. alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:

 4$\dfrac{4}{7}$% 5$\dfrac{5}{11}$% 10% 12%

7. Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent is:

 30% 33$\dfrac{1}{3}$% 35% 44%

8. A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

 Rs. 1090 Rs. 1160 Rs. 1190 Rs. 1202

9. By selling an item for Rs.15, a trader loses one sixteenth of what it costs him. The cost price of the item is

 Rs.14 Rs.15 Rs.16 Rs.17

10. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent.

 66$\dfrac{2}{3}$ 100 105$\dfrac{1}{3}$ 120

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