Number System Quiz
Peter buys a bag at the price of Rs 27.50. After some days, he sells it at the price of Rs 28.90. What is the percentage of his gain?
- 7.19%
- 5.09%
- 5.55%
- 6.09%
The correct answer is 5.09%.
Tarak Mehta sold a pair of T-shirt and jeans at 25% profit. The profit obtained on the T-shirt was 20%. Had he reduced both the cost price of the T-shirt and selling price of the T-shirt by Rs. 200, his profit on the pair would have risen to 30%. Earlier cost price of the jeans was Rs.80 less than half of the selling price of the T-shirt. What price should he mark on a pair of T-shirt and jeans to earn a profit of 50%?
- Rs. 1680
- Rs. 1800
- Rs. 2420
- Rs. 3400
The correct answer is Rs. 1800.
Sohan bought an old Honda Bike and spent Rs. 1500 on its repairs. Then Sohan sold it to Rakesh at a profit of 20%. Rakesh sold it to Raj at a loss of 10%. Raj finally sold it for Rs. 12100 at a profit of 10%. How much did Sohan pay for the old Honda Bike?
- Rs. 10185
- Rs. 10800
- Rs. 8685
- Rs. 8600
The correct answer is Rs. 8685.
Sourav Ganguly wants to buy a total of 100 sports equipment using exactly a sum of Rs.1000. He can buy a ball at Rs.20 per unit, a wicket at Rs.5 per unit, and a bat at Rs.1 per unit. If he has to buy at least one of each equipment and cannot buy any other type of equipment, then in how many distinct ways can he make his purchase?
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 1
The correct answer is 3.
In MG Road Delhi PVR has 300 seats. The price of each ticket, when the theatre is houseful, is Rs.60. For every Rs.1 increase in the price of the ticket, the number of tickets sold goes down by 2. What is the price of the ticket (in Rs.) for which the theatre owner would earn the maximum possible revenue?
- Rs. 90
- Rs. 105
- Rs. 120
- Rs. 150
- Rs. 175
The correct answer is Rs. 105.
Manu bought a Jacket from Sarojini market at Rs.1000 and marked up its price by P%. He then gave a discount of (0.4 × P)% and still got a profit percentage of (0.4 × P)%. What is the amount of discount?
- Rs. 100
- Rs. 200
- Rs. 250
- Rs. 300
- None of these
The correct answer is Rs. 300.
The cost prices of three sports items, Jacket, Socks, and Shoes, are in the ratio 2:3:4 respectively. If these three items are sold such that a profit of 20% is registered on Jacket, a profit of 25% is registered on Socks, and a loss of 10% is incurred on Shoes, then which of the following gives the overall percentage of profit/loss made in the three transactions put together?
- 8.33% Profit
- 10.33% loss
- 11.25% Profit
- 15.40% Profit
- None of these
The correct answer is 8.33% Profit.
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