Quiz Discussion

Successive discount of 10%,12% and 15% amount to a single discount of:

• 1]

  32.68%

• 2]

  35.28%

• 3]

  36.68%

• 4]

  None Of These

A businessman sold two cars for Rs. 9900 each, making 10% profit on one and losing 10% on the other. His gain or loss per cent on the two cars is:

• 1]

  No gain, No Loss

• 2]

  Loss of 1%

• 3]

  Gain of 1.5%

• 4]

  Gain of 2%

 On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of :

• 1]

  15%

• 2]

  16*1/16 %

• 3]

  16*2/3 %

• 4]

  20%

A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be

• 1]

  130%

• 2]

  140%

• 3]

  150%

• 4]

  160%

100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs.350 and sold at the rate of Rs.48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is:

• 1]

  14 * 2/7 % gain

• 2]

  15% gain

• 3]

  14 * 2/7 % loss

• 4]

  15% loss

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:

• 1]

  Rs. 45

• 2]

  Rs. 50

• 3]

  Rs. 55

• 4]

  Rs. 60

A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying and selling, by using false weights. His total gain is.

• 1]

  20%

• 2]

  21%

• 3]

  22%

• 4]

  23%

If the cost of 5 kg of apples is Rs 600, then what will be the cost of 27 kg of apples?

• 1]

  2240

• 2]

  3240

• 3]

  4240

• 4]

  5240

A fair price shopkeeper takes 10% profit on his goods. He lost 20% goods during theft. His loss percent is

• 1]

  12

• 2]

  15

• 3]

  20

• 4]

  25

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

• 1]

  3

• 2]

  4

• 3]

  5

• 4]

  6