Profit and Loss (Railway Maths) (Part – VI)

Total Questions: 50

21. A retailer buys a bag containing 54 kg oranges at Rs. 25 per kg. Later upon sorting he finds that 4 kg oranges are rotten, he throws them and sells the remaining ones at Rs. 36 per kg. Find his profit percent. [RRB NTPC 15/03/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (c)
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22. An article when sold at a profit of 10% gains Rs. 150 more than when it is sold at a loss of 10%. Its cost price is: [RRB NTPC 19/03/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) Rs. 750
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23. A woman sells 78 pencils and gets a profit equal to the selling price of 13 pencils. Her profit percentage is: [RRB NTPC 19/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 20
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24. Find the answer of given question? [RRB NTPC 21/03/2021 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (d) 75%
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25. A reduction of 10% in the price of mangoes enables a person to buy 10 mangoes more for Rs. 2250. What is the price per dozen after reduction? [RRB NTPC 27/03/2021 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs. 270
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26. Find the answer of given question? [RRB NTPC 27/03/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs. 1,695
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27. 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 Rs. 360 for it, what was the cost price for A? [RRB NTPC 01/04/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs. 250
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28. Two articles are sold by a trader. One of them is sold for 20% profit. Its selling price equals the cost price of the other article which is sold for 20% loss. Find the effective profit/loss percentage approximately. [RRB NTPC 03/04/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1.8% loss
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29. A person sold his watch for Rs.144 and got a percentage of profit equal to the cost price. Find the cost of the watch. [RRB NTPC 03/04/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs.80
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30. By selling 32 oranges for Rs. 1, a man incurs the loss of 40%. How many oranges must be sell for Rs.1 to gain 20%? [RRB NTPC 03/04/2021 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 16
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