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(SSC CGL Mains Practice Sheet)
1. A shopkeeper losses 15% by selling article A
for Rs 212.50 and gains 35% by selling article
B for Rs 1012.50. What is his overall gain
percentage in the whole transaction?
,d nqdkunkj dks oLrqA dks 212.50 #i;s esa cspus ij
15% dk uqdlku gksrk gS vkSj oLrq
B dks 1012.50 #i;s
esa cspus ij
35% dk ykHk gksrk gSA iwjs ysu&nsu esa mldk dqy
ykHk çfr'kr D;k gS\
3. A shopkeeper purchased 120 items and sold 45
items at a profit of 12% and remaining items at
a profit of 25%. If he had sold all of them at a
uniform profit of 15%, he would have got `126.69
less. What is the cost price (in `) of each item?
,d nqdkunkj us 120 oLrq,¡ [kjhnh45
vkSj
oLrq,¡ 12» ds ykHk
ij csph vkSj 'ks"k oLrq,¡ 25» ykHk ij csphA ;fn mlus mu lHkh
dks 15» ds leku ykHk ij cspk gksrk] rks` mls126-69 de

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ICAR Mains, 07/07/2023 (Shift-1) feys gksrsA izR;sd oLrq dk ykxr `ewY;
esa) fdruk
( gksxk\

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(a) 20% (b) 12.5%
ICAR Mains, 08/07/2023 (Shift-1)
(c) 22.5% (d) 24%
Sol: (c) an by
212.5
(a) 24.8
(c) 16.7
(b) 20.6
(d) 18.4

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CP of A =  20 = 250
17 Sol: (b)
1012.5 ATQ
CP of B = ja
 20 = 750
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27 (I) Condition
Total CP = 1000
45 75
a th

and SP = 1225.0
225 +12% +25%
Profit% = ×100% = 22.5%
1000 36%  125%
2. The cost price of a table is ` 800 more than Profit% =
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that of a chair. If the table is sold at a loss
of 10% and the chair is sold at a gain of 40% 161
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then there is an overall profit of 10% in the = %

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whole transaction. What is the cost price (in
`) of the table? ATQ,
,d est dk Ø; ewY;] ,d dqlhZ ds Ø; ewY; ls ` 800 (II) Condition
vf/d gSA ;fn est dks10% dh gkfu ij cspk tk, vkSj dqlhZ P% = 15%
dks40% ds ykHk ij cspk tk,] rks iwjs lkSns
10% esadk dqy
161
ykHk gksxkA est dk ykxr ewY; ` esaa)
( fdruk gksxk\ % – 15%  126.69
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ICAR Mains, 07/07/2023 (Shift-3)
(a) 2,450 (b) 2,500 41
% = 126.69
(c) 2,500 (d) 2,400 8
Sol: (d)
A

100% = 2472
Table Chair
–10% +40%
2472
CP of each = = 20.6
120
+10%
4. Rani bought a refrigerator for ` 15,500 and
sold it to Sony at a loss of 12%. Sony spent
30% 20% ` 3,360 on its repairs and sold it to Roja at a
3 : 2 price which would have given a profit of 20%
1unit  800 to Rani. The percentage profit earned by Sony
(Table) 3unit  2400 is closest to:

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jkuh us ,d jsÚhtjsVj
` 15,500 esa [kjhnk vkSj12%
bls dh (a) 22 kg. (b) 20 kg.
gkfu ij lksuh dks csp fn;kA lksuh us bldh ejEer` ij (c) 19.2 kg. (d) 21.2 kg.
Sol: (c)
3,360 O;; fd, vkSj bls jkstk dks ml dher ij csp fn;k
x 24
ftl ij jkuh dks 20% dk ykHk izkIr gksrkA lksuh }kjk vftZr 60 42
ykHk dk izfr'kr yxHkx fdruk gS\
ICAR Mains, 08/07/2023 (Shift-2)
(a) 10.2% (b) 12.8% 50
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 25 = 50
(c) 9.4% (d) 11.6% 28
Sol: (c)
8 10
22 4 : 5
CP of Soni = 15500 × = 620 × 22 = 13640
25 24
x=  4  19.2
Total CP after repairing = 13640 + 3360 = 5
17000 7. A shopkeeper increases the selling price of an

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article by 15%. After increasing the selling
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SP of Soni = 15500 × = 18600 price, he noticed that the profit percentage
5 changed from 5% to 15%. The percentage

Profit% =
an by
1600
17000
×100% = 9.41%
increase in the cost price is:
,d nqdkunkj ,d oLrq ds foØ; ewY; esa 15» dh o`f¼
djrk gSA foØ; ewY; esa o`f¼ djus ds ckn] mlus ns[kk

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5. A man buys a machine for Rs. 5,000. After one fd ykHk izfr'kr 5» ls 15» esa cny x;kA Ø; ewY; esa
year, he sells it for Rs. 6000. After two years,
ja izfr'kr o`f¼-----------gSA
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again he buys the same machine at Rs. 8,000
and sells it for Rs.10,000. Find his overall SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Shift-02)
a th

profit percentage for both the transactions. (a) 20% (b) 10%
,d vkneh Rs.5]000 esa ,d e'khu •jhnrk gSA ,d (c) 15% (d) 5%
o"kZ ds ckn] og bls
Rs.6000 esa csprk gSA nks o"kZ ckn](d)
Sol:
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CP SP
og fiQj ls mlh e'khu dksRs.8]000 esa •jhnrk gS vkSj
Initial 20 21
Rs.10]000 esa csprk gSA nksuksa ysu&nsu ds fy, mldk
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lexz ykHk çfr'kr Kkr dhft,A 23 20

New CP = 21   = 21
20 23
SSC CGL TIER - II 02/03/2023
(a) 20.23% (b) 23.08% 1
% increase in CP = × 100 = 5%
(c) 18.75% (d) 15.23% 20
Sol: (b) 8. A shopkeeper is incurring a loss of cost price of
4 pens while selling 20 pens to Ajay. If the
5000 : 8000
shopkeeper had purchased 20 pens at 10% less
20% : 25% price and had sold 20 pens to Ajay at 25% more
100%  200% than the selling price, then how much
Profit% = = 23.08% percentage would he have gained (rounded off
13
to 1 decimal place)?
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6. How many kilogram of rice costing Rs. 60 per

kg. must be mixed with 24 kg. of rice costing
vt; dks 20 isu csprs le; ,d nqdkunkj dks 4 isu ds Ø;
Rs. 42 per kg. so that there may be a gain of ewY; ds cjkcj dh gkfu gks jgh;fngSA
nqdkunkj us 20 isu 10»
12% by selling the mixture at Rs. 56 per kg.? de dher ij •jhns gksrs vkSj 20 isu vt; dks foØ; ewY; ls
#i;s 60 çfr kg. dh ykxr okys fdrus kg. pkoy dks 25» vf/d ij csps gksrs] rks mls fdrus çfr'
kr dk ykHk gksrk
#i;s 42 çfr kg. dh ykxr okys 24 kg. pkoy ds lkFk (n'keyo ds 1 LFkku rd iw.kkZafdr) \
feyk;k tkuk pkfg,] rkfd ifj.kkeh feJ.k dks #i;s 56 SSC PHASE XI 28/06/2023 (Shift-03)
çfr kg. dh nj ls cspus ij 12» dk ykHk gks lds\ (a) 8.0 (b) 11.1
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Sol: (b) Sol: (a)

Total C.P. = 20 × 45 + 25 × 50 + 35 × 40 + 450
CP 20 5
  = 900 + 1250 + 1400 + 450
SP 16 4 = Rs.4000
Loss% = 20% Total S.P. = 52.50 × 80
If CP of 20 pens = 20 × 4.5 = 90 = Rs.4200
and SP " " = 20 × 5 = 100
200
Profit = ×100 = 5%
10 4000
P% = × 100% = 11.1%
90 11. The cost prices of two articles A and B are in
9. Sumit bought a book from flipkart at Rs. 500 the ratio 4 : 5. While selling these articles,
but flipkart also charged an additional, Rs. 25 the shopkeeper gains 10% on article A and
for packaging and Rs. 50 for delivering the 20% on article B and the difference in their
book. For what amount Sumit should sell his selling prices is Rs. 480. The difference in the
book to get a profit of 16%? cost price (in Rs.) of articles B and A is:
lqfer us fÝyIdkVZ ls ,d fdrkc 500 #i;s esa •jhnh nks oLrqvksa
A vkSjB ds Ø; ewY; dk vuqikr 4 % 5 gSA
bu oLrqvksa dks csprs le;] nqdkunkj dksAoLrq
ij 10»

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ysfdu fÝyIdkVZ us bl ij 25 #i;s iSfdax vkSj 50 #i;s
fMyhojh vf/Hkkj Hkh yxk;kA lqfer dks 16» dk ykHk vkSj oLrq
B ij 20» dk ykHk gksrk gS vkSj muds foØ;

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çkIr djus ds fy, viuh fdrkc dks fdl dher ij ewY; esa varj 480 #- gSA BoLrq vkSjA ds Ø; ewY;
an by
cspuk pkfg;s \ (#- esa) esa varj fdruk gS\
(a) Rs. 667 (b) Rs. 783 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift- 02)

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(c) Rs. 612 (d) Rs. 458 (a) 250 (b) 300
Sol: (a) (c) 400 (d) 350
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C.P. of Book = Rs.500 Sol: (b)
Packaging cost = Rs.25
a th

A B
Delivery cost = Rs.50
C.P.  4 : 5
Total C.P. = Rs.575
Sumit want to get 16% profit, so S.P.  4.4 : 6
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29 Difference between SP = 1.6  480

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S.P. = 575 × = Rs.667

25 1  300

10. A shopkeeper bought 20 kg of sugar at Rs. 45 Difference between C.P. = 1 = 300

per kg, 25 kg of sugar at Rs. 50 per kg and 12.
35 kg of sugar at Rs. 40 per kg. He spent a
sum of Rs. 450 on transportation and other
expenses. He mixed all the three types of sugar
and sold all the stock at Rs. 52.50 per kg. His
profit percent in the entire transaction is:
,d nqdkunkj us 45 :i;s izfr fdxzk dh nj ij 20 fdxzk
phuh] 50 :i;s izfr fdxzk dh nj ij 25 fdxzk phuh vkSj
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A shopkeeper bought 40 dozen eggs at Rs 1.40
each. 80 eggs were broken in transportation.
He sold the remaining eggs at Rs 1.60 each.
What is his profit or loss percent?
,d nqdkunkj us 1-40 #i;s izfr vaMs ds fglkc ls 40
ntZu vaMs [kjhnsA 80 vaMs ifjogu esa VwV x,A mlus
izR;sd vaMs dks 1-60 #i;s esa cspkA mldk ykHk ;k gk

40 :i;s izfr fdxzk dh nj ij 35 fdxzk phuh [kjhnhA izfr'kr D;k gksxk\

mlus ifjogu vkSj vU; O;;ksa ij 450 :i;s dh jkf'k [kpZ
SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Shift- 02)
dhA mlus phuh dh rhuksa fdLeksa dks feyk fn;k vkSj iwjs
LVkWd dks 52-50 : izfr fdxzk dh nj ls cspkA bl iwjs 16 19
ysunsu esa mldk izfr'kr ykHk Kkr djsaA (a) Profit, 4 (b) Loss, 3
21 27
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Shift- 02)
(a) 5% (b) 7.25% 19 16
(c) Profit, 3 (d) Loss, 4
27 21
(c) 4.25% (d) 6.5%

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Sol: (d) 14. A shopkeeper buys a dozen of bananas for Rs.

C.P : S.P 15 out of which 4 Bananas were found to be
rotten and could not be sold. He sold the
40×12×1.4 : 400×1.6 remaining bananas and earned an overall profit
of 20%. For how much did the shopkeeper sell
21 : 20
4 bananas which were not rotten?

Loss% =
1
×100 = 4
16
% ,d nqdkunkj 15 #i;s esa ,d ntZu dsys •jhnrk gS]
21 21
ftlesa ls 4 dsys •jkc fudyrs gSa] tks csps ugha tk ldrsA
13. Raghuvir purchased some perishable items for mUgksaus 'ks"k dsyksa dks cspk vkSj 20» dk lexz ykHk
sale but 36% of those items could not be sold fd;kA nqdkunkj us 4 dsyksa dks] tks •jkc ugha gq, Fk
and went bad. However, Raghuvir managed to
mUgsa fdrus #i;s esa cspk \
sell the rest of the items at a price that helped
(a) Rs. 9 (b) Rs. 5.5
him earn an overall profit of 28%. At what
(c) Rs. 2.25 (d) Rs. 7
percentage above the cost price of each item

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Sol: (a)
did Raghuvir sell each of the items that did
A.T.Q.

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not go bad?
15
C.P. =
an by
j?kqohj us dqN uk'koku oLrq,¡ fcØh ds fy, [kjhnh] ysfdu 8
muesa ls 36» oLrq,¡ csph ugha tk ldh vkSj [kjkc gks S.P. = 15 × 6 = 9

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8 5 4
xbZA oSls] j?kqohj 'ks"k oLrqvksa dks ml ewY; ij cspus esa
9
ja
liQy jgk] ftlls mls 28» dk dqy ykHk v£tr djus 4
means in Rs.9 he sell 4 bananas
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esa enn feyhA j?kqohj us izR;sd oLrq ds Ø; ewY; 15. lsA fruit seller bought 20 kg of oranges at Rs
a th

fdruh izfr'kr vf/d ij mu oLrqvksa dks cspk Fkk] tks 72 per kg. He sold 20% of it at the rate of Rs
[kjkc ugha gqbZ Fkh\ 85 per kg but due to some inadequate storage
conditions, 20% of the total oranges got
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Shift- 03)
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rotten, so at what approximate price should

(a) 100% (b) 92% he sell the remaining oranges in order to earn
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a overall profit of 12%

(c) 63% (d) 120%
,d iQy foØsrk us 20 fdyksxzke larjs 72 #i;s çfr
Sol: (a)
Let Raghuvir purchased 100 items
fdyksxzke ij •jhnsA mlus muesa ls 20» larjs 85 #i;s
C.P. of each item = Rs.1
çfr fdyksxzke dh nj ls csps] ysfdu vi;kZIr HkaMkj.k
36% of these items could not be sold and went dh fLFkfr ds dkj.k] dqy larjksa dk 20» Hkkx lM+ x;k]
bad. rks 12» dk dqy ykHk dekus ds fy, mls 'ks"k larjksa dks
Remaining = 64 fdl vuqekfur ewY; ij cspuk pkfg,\
A.T.Q. (a) Rs 92 per kg (b) Rs 106 per kg
Overall profit = 28% (c) Rs 98 per kg (d) Rs 112 per kg
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S.P. = 128 Sol: (b)

C.P. of the items that are sold = Rs.64 Let orange = 5 kg.

Profit = 128 – 64 1
Rotton = 5  =1
= Rs.64 5

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64 1 × 85 + 1 × 0 + 3 × x = 5 × 72 ×
= × 100 = 100% 25
64
He sell remaining items above 100% of cost 85 + 3x = 403.2
of each item. x  106 per kg.

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16. A merchant bought 60 sheep at Rs. 120 per Sol: (b)

sheep. He sold 40 of them at Rs. 150 each.
10 of them died. What should be the selling I 5 : 6
price of the remaining sheep, if he wants a 6 : 5.4
II
profit of Rs. 800? 11 11.4

,d O;kikjh us 120 #i;s çfr HksM+ dh nj ij 60 HksM+sa 0.4  100 40 7

P% = = =3 %
•jhnhaA mlus muesa ls 40 HksM+ksa esa ls çR;sd dks 150 11 11 11
#i;s esa cspkA muesa ls 10 dh e`R;q gks xbZ A18.;fn og
A person selling an article for Rs. 96 finds that
800 #i;s dk ykHk pkgrk gS] rks 'ks"k HksM+ksa dk foØ;
his loss percent is one-fourth of the amount
of rupees that he paid for the article. What
ewY; D;k gksuk pkfg,\
can be the cost price?
(a) Rs. 150 (b) Rs. 200 ,d O;fDr fdlh oLrq dks 96 #i;s eas csprk gS vkSj
(c) Rs. 250 (d) Rs. 180 ikrk gS fd mldk gkfu&izfr'kr mlds }kjk oLrq ds fy,
Sol: (b) pqdkbZ xbZ /ujkf'k dk ,d&pkSFkkbZ gSA ykxr ewY

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A.T.Q. gks ldrk gS\

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(a) Rs.160 only
Total C.P. = 60 × 120
(b) Rs.240 only
= Rs.7200
Profit = Rs.800
an by (c)
(d)
Rs. 160 or Rs.240
Neither Rs.160 nor Rs.240

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So, S.P. = Rs.8000 Sol: (d)
ja
He sold 40 at Rs.150 each. By option (d)
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160 × 60% = 96
= 40 × 150 = Rs.6000
a th

'OR'
10 Died
240 × 40% = 96 (verify)
Remaining amount = 8000 – 6000 = Rs.2000
19. Two wrist watches were sold for Rs. 1,980 each.
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Rate of which he sell remaining sheeps One wrist watch was sold at a profit of 10%
and the other one at a loss of 10%. The entire
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2000
= = Rs.200 each. transaction resulted in:
10
nks dykbZ ?kfM+;ksa esa ls izR;sd dks 1]980 #i;s esa
17. A shopkeeper sold two items. The selling price
of the first item equals the cost price of the
x;kA ,d dykbZ ?kM+h 10» ds ykHk ij csph xbZ vkS
second item. He sold the first item a profit nwljh 10» dh gkfu ij csph xbZA iwjs ysunsu ds
of 20% and the second item at a loss of 10%. ifj.kkeLo:i ----------------------A
What is his overall profit/loss percent?
SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Shift- 03)
dksbZ nqdkunkj] nks oLrq,a csprk gSA igyh oLrq dk foØ;
(a) no gain no loss
ewY; nwljh oLrq ds Ø; ewY; ds cjkcj gSA og igyh (b) a gain of Rs. 99
oLrq dks 20» ykHk ij csprk gS vkSj nwljh oLrq dks
(c) a loss of Rs. 99
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10» gkfu ij csprk gSA mldk dqy izfr'kr ykHk@gkfu

(d) a loss of Rs. 40
Kkr djsaA
Sol: (d)
SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Shift- 02)
–10²
6 7 Loss% = = –1%
(a) Loss 4 % (b) Profit 3 % 100
11 11
3960
6 1 C.P.  × 100 = 4000
(c) Profit 4 % (d) Loss 8 % 99
11 3
Loss% = 4000 × 1% = 40

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20. A man bought two goats for 1008. He sold one Since, S.P. is same.
at a profit of 44% and the other at a loss of
C.P. S.P.
20%. If each goat is sold for the same price
Vishal  1010 : 909
then find the cost price of the goat which was
sold at loss was: Param  900 : 909
,d vkneh us 1008 #i;s esa nks cdfj;k¡ [kjhnhA mlus Ratio of C.P. of Vishal and Param.
,d cdjh dks 44» ds ykHk ij cspk vkSj nwljh cdjh = 1010 : 900
dks 20» dh gkfu ij cspkA ;fn izR;sd cdjh dks leku = 101 : 90

ewY; ij cspk tkrk rks gkfu ij csph x;h cdjh dk Ø; 22. A shopkeeper sells two watches for Rs. 308
each. On one he gets 12% profit and on the
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other 12% loss. His profit or loss in the entire
(a) 648 (b) 360
transaction was
(c) 568 (d) 440
Sol: (a) ,d nqdkunkj us nks ?kfM+;ksa esa ls çR;sd dks 308 #
A.T.Q. esa cspkA mls ,d ?kM+h ij 12» ykHk vkSj nwljh ?kM+

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12» dh gkfu gqbZ] rks laiw.kZ ysunsu esa mldk ykH
C.P. S.P.

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:
gkfu gS&
1st  25 36
2nd  5 an by
:

Since, S.P. is same.

4 ×9  11 
(a) Loss of 1 
  %
 25 

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C.P. S.P.  11 
1st  25 ja: 36 (b) Profit of 1 
  %
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 25 
2nd  45 : 36
a th

70  1008 (CP1 + CP2) 2 

(c) Loss of 3 
  %
 25 
1008
1
70
ty a

2 
(d) Profit of 3 
  %
CP of goat which is sold at loss = 45  25 
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1008 Sol: (a)

= 45 × = Rs.648
70 12² 11
21. Each of Vishal and Param sold their article Loss% = =1 %
100 25
at Rs. 1818 but Vishal incurred a loss of 10% 23. Some fruits are bought at 15 for Rs 140 and an
while Param gained by 1%. What is the ratio equal number of fruits at 10 for Rs 120. If all
of cost price of the articles of Vishal to that the fruits are sold at Rs 132 per dozen, then what
of Param?
is the profit percent in the entire transaction?
fo'kky vkSj ije esa ls izR;sd us viuh oLrq dks 1818
140 #i;s esa 15 dh nj ls dqN iQy [kjhns x, vkSj
:i;s esa cspk ysfdu fo'kky dks 10» dh gkfu gqbZ tcfd
mrus dh iQy 120 :i;s esa 10 dh nj ls [kjhns x,A
ije dks 1» dk ykHk izkIr gqvk] rks fo'kky vkSj ije
A

;fn lHkh iQyksa dks 132 izfr ntZu dh nj ls cspk tk,a]

ds oLrqvksa ds Ø; ewY; dk vuqikr fdruk gS\
(a) 101:90 (b) 85:90
rks iwjs ysunsu esa ykHk dk izfr'kr Kkr djsaA
(c) 81:75 (d) 3:4 SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Shift- 01)
Sol: (a)
1 1
A.T.Q. (a) 3 (b) 4
8 2
C.P. S.P.
Vishal  10 : 9 × 101 1
(c) 3 (d) 2
Param  100 : 101 × 9 4

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Sol: (a) 25. An article is sold at a profit of 32%. If the cost

Here, to calculate actual P/L% we have to price is increased by 20% and the selling price
equate no. of articles bought and sold. remains the same, then the profit percentage
becomes:
Rs. Article
140 15 ×2 ,d oLrq dks 32» ykHk ij cspk tkrk gSA ;fn ykxr
120 10 ×3 ewY; 20» c<+ tkrk gS vkSj foØ; ewY; ogh jgrk gS] rks
280 30 ykHk dh izfr'krrk fdruh gks tkrh gS\
360 30 (a) 10% (b) 12%
Rs. Article (c) 15% (d) 20%
C.P.  640  60 Sol: (a)
A.T.Q.
S.P.  132  12 × 5
660  60 C.P. : S.P.

20 100 : 132
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Profit = × 100 = 3 % 20%
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24. A shopkeeper buys some notebooks at the rate 120 132
of 12 for Rs. 222, and an equal number of
an by
notebooks at 10 for Rs. 225. If he sells all the
notebooks at a profit of 20%, then the selling
+12
12

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Profit percentage becomes = ×100
price of 15 notebooks is: 120
dksbZ nqdkunkj] 222 :i;s esa 12 ds ewY; ij dqN uksVcqd= 10%
ja
R s
26. Aman bought an article and sold it at a gain
[kjhnrk gS vkSj mruh gh la[;k esa uksVcqd 225 :i;s esa
of 10%. If he had bought the article at 20%
a th

10 ds ewY; ij [kjhnrk gSA ;fn og lHkh uksVcqd 20» less and sold it for Rs.1,000 more, he would
ds ykHk ij csprk gS] rks 15 uksVcqd dk foØ; ewY; have made a profit of 40%. The earlier selling
Kkr djsaA price of the article (in Rs.) is:
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SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Shift- 02) fdlh O;fDr us ,d oLrq [kjhnh vkSj mls 10» ds ykHk
ij csp fn;kA ;fn mlus oLrq dks 20» de ewY; ij
di M

(a) Rs. 369 (b) Rs. 376.5

(c) Rs. 360 (d) Rs. 302.40 [kjhnk gksrk vkSj mls #i;s 1]000 vkSj vf/d eas cspk
Sol: (a) gksrk] rks mls 40» dk ykHk feyrkA oLrq dk iwoZ ok
Here, to calculate actual P/L% we have to foØ; ewY; (#i;s esa) Kkr djsaA
equate no. of articles bought and sold. SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Shift- 01)
(a) 40,000 (b) 50,000
Rs. : Article (c) 60,000 (d) 55,000
222 : 12 ×5 27: (d)
225 : 10 ×6 Let C.P. of article be 100x
1110 : 60 A.T.Q.
A

1350 60 C.P. S.P.

C.P. Rs.2460 120 Article 100x : 110x

20% (–) 2x
6 80x : 112x
S.P. = 2460 ×
5 2x = 1000
= 2952 x = 500
2952 Earlier S.P. of article
S.P. of 15 notebooks = ×15 = Rs.369
120 = 110x = 110x × 500 = Rs.55000

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28. On selling an article for Rs. 246.80, the gain Sol: (a)
is 20% more than the amount of loss incurred
on selling it for Rs. 216. If the article is sold –1 +4
for Rs.220.75, then what is the gain/loss
percent (correct to nearest integer)?
C.P.
fdlh oLrq dks 246-80 :i;s esa cspus ij izkIr ykHk]
455 490
oLrq dks :i;s 216 esa cspus ij gksus okyh gkfu dh jkf'k
ls 20» vf/d gSA ;fn oLrq dks 220-75 :i;s esa cspk
5  35
tkrk gS] rks izfr'kr ykHk@gkfu (fudVre iw.kkZad rd) 1  7
Kkr djsaA C.P. = 455 + 7
SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Shift- 01) = 462

(a) Loss 5% (b) Loss 4% 5

S.P. = 462 × = 577.50
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(c) Profit 7% (d) Profit 3%
30. Joseph bought two woollen jackets for Rs 2,100

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Sol: (b) and Rs 3,150, respectively. By selling the first
at a gain of k% and the second at a loss of k%,
–5 an by +6 he found that the selling price of both is the
same. What is the value of k?

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C.P. tkslsiQ us nks mQuh tSdsV Øe'k% :i;s2]100
vkSj 3]150
ja :i;s esa [kjhnsA igys tSdsVk%dksykHk ij vkSj nwljs
R s
216 246.80
tSdsV dksk% dh gkfu ij cspdj] mls Kkr gqvk fd
a th

11  30.8 nksuksa dk foØ; ewY; lekuk gSA

dk eku Kkr djsaA
1  2.8 SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Shift- 01)
C.P. = 216 + 14 (a) 22.64 (b) 15
ty a

(c) 25 (d) 20
= Rs.230
Sol: (d)
di M

S.P. = 220.75
eku ysrs gS fd ,d gh tSdsV dks 2100 #i;s esa cspus
Loss =
9.25
× 100 ij K% dh gkfu vkSj 3150 #i;s esa cspus K%
ij dk
230
ykHk gksrk gSA
= 4% (approx)
29. A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs 455 at a –K +K
loss (in Rs). If he sells it for Rs 490, then he
would gain an amount four times the loss. At
C.P.
what price (in Rs) should he sell the article
to gain 25%? 2100 3150
dksbZ nqdkunkj (:i;s esa) gkfu ij :i;s 455 esa dksbZ
A

2K = 1050
oLrq csprk gSA ;fn og bl oLrq dks 490 #i;s esa csprk
K = 525
gS] rks mls gqbZ gkfu dh pkj xquk /ujkf'k ds cjkcj ykHkC.P. = 2100 + 525
gksrk gSA 25» ykHk izkIr ds fy, mls oLrq dks fdl dher = 2625
ij (:i;s esa) cspuk pkfg,\ 525
Profit = K% = ×100
SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Shift- 03) 2625
(a) 577.50 (b) 575 K% = 20%
K = 20
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31. shopkeeper bought 40 pieces of an article 33. Anup bought some pens for Rs.9,500. He sold
at a rate of Rs. 50 per item. He sold 35 pieces 40% pens at a loss of 12% and one-third of
with 20% profit. The remaining 5 pieces were the remaining pens at a profit of 25%. At what
found to be damaged and he sold them with percent profit should he sell the remaining
10% loss. Find his overall profit percentage. pens, so as to earn a profit of 10% in the
,d nqdkunkj us 40 oLrq 50 :i;s dh nj ls [kjhnsA entire transaction?
mlus 35 oLrq, 20» ds ykHk ij csphA 'ks"k 5 oLrq,savuwi us dqN isu :i;s 9]500 esa •jhnsA mlus 40» isu
{kfrxzLr ikbZ xbZ vkSj mlus mUgsa 10» gkfu ds lkFkdks
csp12» dh gkfu ij vkSj 'ks"k isu ds ,d frgkbZ dks
fn;kA mldk dqy ykHk izfr'kr Kkr dhft,A 25» ds ykHk ij cspkA iwjs ysu&nsu esa 10» dk ykH
SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift- 03) vftZr djus ds fy, mls 'ks"k isu dks fdrus çfr'kr ykHk
(a) 30% (b) 10% ij cspuk pkfg,\
(c) 32.5% (d) 16.25% SSC Phase IX 2022
Sol: (d)
(a) 20% (b) 24.5%
Article  35 : 5
(c) 25.80% (d) 24%

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P/L  20% –10%
Sol: (b)

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700 – 50 650 Let total pens are (15).
= = = 16.25% profit
40 40 A.T.Q.
32. an by
The cost price of two articles A and B is the
same. Article A is sold at a loss of 24% and
Pens  6
P/L%  –12%
: 3
25%
: 6
x%

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article B is sold for Rs.270 more than the 10%
selling price of A. If the net profit by selling  –72% + 75% + 6x = 150% (10% × 15)
ja
both the articles is 12%, then what is the 6x = 147%
R s
selling price (in Rs.) of article B? x = 24.5%.
a th

34. A man buys some goods for Rs. 8,000. He sells

nks oLrqvksa
A vkSjB dk Ø; ewY; leku gSA oLrq A dks
30% of those goods at a profit of 12% and
24» dh gkfu ij cspk tkrk gS vkSj oLrq B dks A ds 40% of the remaining goods at a profit of
foØ; ewY; ls 270 #i;s vf/d esa cspk tkrk gSA ;fn 25%. At what profit percentage should he sell
ty a

nksuksa oLrqvksa dks cspus ls 'kq¼ ykHk 12»BgS] rks the

oLrqremaining goods to gain 30% in the entire
dk foØ; ewY; (#i;s esa) D;k gS\ transaction (correct to one decimal place)?
di M

SSC Phase IX 2022 dksbZ vkneh 8]000 :i;s esa dqN lkeku [kjhnrk gSA og
(a) 645 (b) 555 ml lkeku dk 30» Hkkx] 12» ykHk ij csprk gS vkSj
(c) 575 (d) 610 'ks"k lkeku ds 40» Hkkx dks 25» ds ykHk ij csprk gSA
Sol: (b)
iwjs ysunsu esa 30» ykHk izkIr djus ds fy,] mls 'ks"
A.T.Q.
lkeku dks fdrus ykHk izfr'kr (n'keyo ds ,d LFkku
A B
C.P.  1 : 1 rd lgh) ij cspuk gksxk\
P/L  –24% : x% SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Shift- 01)
12% (a) 42.6% (b) 46.2%
(12% × 2) (c) 48.4% (d) 31.6%
Sol: (b)
A

–24% + x = 24%
x = 48% Let total goods be 50
C.P. : S.P. Goods  15 : 14 : 21
A  100 : 76 P/L  12% : 25% : x%
B  100 : 148
30%
(148 – 76)  270
72  270  180 + 350% + 21x = 1500%
21x = 1500 – 530%
270 21x = 970%
 SP of article B = × 148 = Rs.555
72
x = 46.2% (approx)

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35. A trader purchased 500 kg of sugar at Rs 40

per kg. He sold 200 kg of it at a profit of 10%
and 120 kg at a loss of 5%. At what rate per
kg (in Rs, correct to 2 decimal places) should
he sell the remaining sugar to gain 12% on
his initial investment?
dksbZ O;kikjh 40 :i;s izfr fdxzk dh nj ls 500 fdxzk37.
phuh [kjhnrk gSA og 200 fdxzk phuh 10» ds ykHk ij
vkSj 120 fdxzk phuh 5» dh gkfu ij csprk gSA vius
izkjafHkd fuos'k ij 12» ykHk ds fy,] mls izfr fdxzk
fdl nj (:i;s esa] n'keyo ds ckn nks LFkkuksa rd) ls
'ks"k phuh dks cspuk pkfg,\
SSC MTS (Shift- II) 18/10/2021
(a) 44.80 (b) 48.67
80
Overall profit% = = 20%
4
20% = Rs.90
C.P. = 100% = 90 × 5
= Rs.450
A bought a bag and a bottle for a total of
Rs.900. He sold the bottle at a profit of 12%
and the bag at a profit of 20%. If he eared a
total profit of Rs.160.80, then calculate the
cost price of the bottle.
A us dqy :i;s 900 esa ,d cSax vkSj ,d cksry [kjhnhA
mlus cksry dks 12» ds ykHk ij vkSj cSx dks 20» ds
ykHk ij cspkA ;fn mlus dqy :i;s 160-80 dk ykHk
vftZr fd;k] rks cksry dk Ø; ewY; Kkr dhft,A

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(c) 50.22 (d) 53.33

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Sol: (c) SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Shift- 01)
Sugar  10 : 6 : 9 (a) Rs. 320 (b) Rs. 300
P/L  10% an by –5%
12%
x% (c) Rs. 200
Sol: (d)
(d) Rs. 240

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100% – 30% + 9x = 300%
9x = 230% Given, total C.P. of bag and Bottle = Rs.900
230
x= % ja A.T.Q.
R s
9
1130 452 Bottle Bag
a th

S.P. = 40 × = = Rs.50.22
900 9 P/L%  12% 20%
36. If half of the quantity of sugar in a bag was
If there is 12% profit in both bottle and Bag
sold at a profit of 20%, a quarter of the quantity
of sugar in the bag was sold at a profit of 16%,
ty a

12
and the remaining sugar in the bag was sold = × 900 = Rs.108
100
at a profit af 24%, and the total profit obtained
di M

by selling all the sugar in the bag was Rs. 90, Given, total profit = 160.80
what was the cost price of the entire quantity Remaining = 160.80 – 108
of sugar in the bag?
= 52.80
1 1
;fn fdlh lkexzh dk Hkkx 20» ykHk ij] Hkkx 8% of Bag = 52.8
2 4
16» ykHk ij vkSj 'ks"k Hkkx 24» ykHk ij cspk tkrk gS 1% of Bag = 6.6
vkSj varr% #i;s 90 dk ykHk gqvk] rks ml lkexzh dk C.P. of Bag = Rs.660
Ø; ewY; Kkr djsaA C.P. of Bottle = 900 – 660 = Rs.240
SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Shift- 03) 38. Ram buys 4 chairs and 9 stools for Rs.1,340.
(a) Rs. 450 (b) Rs. 750 If he sells chairs at 10% profit and stools at 20%
A

(c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs. 400 profit, he earns a total profit of Rs.188. How much
Sol: (a) money did he have to pay for the chairs?
Let total quantity be 4 units
jke 1]340 #i;s eas 4 dq£l;k¡ vkSj 9 LVwy [kjhnrk gS
A.T.Q.
1st 2nd 3rd ;fn og dq£l;k¡ dks 10» ykHk ij vkSj LVwyksa dks 20»
Quantity  2 : 1 : 1
ykHk ij csprk gS] rks ls 188 #i;s dk dqy YkkHk gksrk
P/L%  20%
gSA dq£l;ksa ds fy, mls fdruh jde nsuh iM+h Fkh\
16% 24%
40% + 16% + 24% (a) Rs.200 (b) Rs.400
4 (c) Rs.800 (d) Rs.1,600

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Sol: (c) (a) 37.8% (b) 39.7%

Let, C.P. of 1 Chair be 10x (c) 39.8% (d) 38.9%
C.P. of 1 Stool be 10y Sol: (d)
A.T.Q. A.T.Q.
40x + 90y = 1340 ...(i)
C.P. S.P.
4x + 18y = 188 × 10 ...(ii)
By (ii) × 10 – (i) 32 40
 90y = 540 900 : 1000
y = 6 , x = 20 18 : 25
C.P. of 1 Chair = 10x = 10 × 20 = 200
7
C.P. of 4 Chair = 200 × 4 = Rs.800 Profit =  100 = 38.9%
18
39. A shopkeeper has 500 kg of wheat. He sold the
whole wheat in two parts, one part of x kg at 41. A dishonest dealer is selling sugar at Rs.40 per
8% profit and the rest of y kg at 18% profit. kg and pretending that he is selling it at a loss

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He gains 14% on the whole deal. Y is greater of Rs.5 per kg but he actually gives 800 g
than x by what percent? instead of 1 kg, using a faulty weight.

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,d nqdkunkj ds ikl 500 fdyks xsgwa gSaA mlus iwjs xsgwa dksis his actual profit or loss percent?
What
an by
nks fgLlksa esa xcspkA
fdyks dk ,d fgLlk 8» ykHk ij ,d csbZeku O;kikjh phuh dks 40 #i;s çfr fdyks ij
vkSjy fdyks dk 'ks"k 18» ykHk ij cspkA mls iwjs lkSns ijcsp jgk gS vkSj ;g fn•kok dj jgk gS fd og bls 5

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14» ykHk feyrk gS] rks
y, x ls fdrus çfr'kr vf/d gS\
#i;s çfr fdyks ds uqdlku ij csp jgk gS] ysfdu og
(a) 25% ja (b) 50%
okLro esa ,d xyr otu dk mi;ksx djds 1 fdyks ds
R s
(c) 33.33% (d) 66.66%
ctk; 800 xzke nsrk gSA
a th

Sol: (b)
Using Alligation, mldk okLrfod ykHk ;k gkfu çfr'kr D;k gS\
x y
SSC CHSL 06/06/2022 (Shift- 02)
8% 18%
ty a

1
14% (a) Gain, 11% (b) Gain, 11 %
9
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4% 6%
1 1
(c) Loss, 10 % (d) Loss, 9 %
x:y2 : 3 9 9
Sol: (b)
+1
1 C.P. S.P.
= × 100 = 50%
2 45 : 40
y is 50% greater than x
800 : 1000
40. An authorised rice dealer purchases rice at Rs.
9 : 10
32 per kg and sells it at Rs. 40 per kg. But while
selling, he is giving only 900 grams instead 1 1
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of 1 kg. Find the actual profit percentage of Profit = ×100% = 11 %

the dealer (Correct to one decimal place)
,d vf/Ñr pkoy O;kikjh #i;s 32 izfr kg pkoy 42.
[kjhnrk gS vkSj bls #i;s 40 izfr
kg ij csprk gSA ijUrq
csprs le; og 1 kg dh txg 900 xzke dh nsrk gSA
O;kikjh dk okLrfod ykHk izfr'kr Kkr dhft,A (n'keyo
ds ,d LFkku rd lgh eku Kkr djsaA)
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Shift- 03)
9 9
A manufacturer sells an item to a wholesale
dealer at a profit of 11%. The wholesaler sells
the same to a retailer at a profit of 15%. The
retailer in turn sells it to a customer for Rs.
17,045, thereby earning a profit of 19%. The
cost price of the manufacturer is (consider
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dksbZ fuekZrk ,d oLrq dks 11» ds ykHk ij Fkksd O;kikjh

nks ?kksM+s 1600 #i;s ds [kjhns x;sA igys ?kksM+s
dks csprk gSA Fkksd O;kikjh ml oLrq dks 15» ds ykHk ykHk ij csp fn;k rFkk nwljs dks 20» ykHk ij csp
ij [kqnjk foØsrk dks csprk gSA [kqnjk foØsrk ml ij fn;kA ;fn mlus igys dks 20» ykHk vkSj nwljs dks 10»
19» dk ykHk vftZr djrs gq, xzkgd dks 17]045 :i;s ykHk ij cspk gksrk rks mls 5 #i;s T;knk feyrsA nksuk
esa csprk gSA fuekZrk ds fy, ml oLrq dk ykxr ewY;?kksM+ks ds Ø; ewY; dk vUrj Kkr djsaA
------------------ gSA (fudVre iw.kk±d esa) (a) 50 (b) 500
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Shift- 03) (c) 100 (d) 1000
(a) Rs. 13,520 (b) 15,020 Sol: (a)
A.T.Q.
(c) Rs. 10,200 (d) Rs. 11,220
10% A + 20% B = K
Sol: (d)
20% A + 10% B = K + 5
Let C.P. of Manufacturar is x
10% A – 10% B = 5
A.T.Q.
(A – B) = 50
111 115 119 Difference between C.P. of both = Rs.50

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x× × × = 17045
100 100 100 45. Virat bought two books for an unknown amount

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s. He sold book A at 30% profit and book B at
17045 ×100 ×100 ×100 30% loss. In the whole deal, he lost Rs. 30.
x=
an by
111 ×115 ×119 What is the original cost of book B so that
when he sells book B for a 20% loss, he

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2435 × 20 ×100 ×100 experiences no profit and no loss in the whole
=
111 × 23 ×17 deal?
= 11220 (Approx) ja fojkV us ,d vKkr /ujkf'k ij nks fdrkcsa •jhnhA mlus
R s
43. By selling 90 ball pens for Rs.160 a person fdrkc A dks 30» ykHk vkSj fdrkc B dks 30» gkfu
a th

losses 20%. The number of ball pens, which
should be sold for Rs.96 so as to have a profit
of 20% is:
90 ckWy isu dks 160 #i;s eas cspdj ,d O;fDr 20»
ty a
ij cspkA bl iwjs ysu&nsu esa mls 30 #i;s dk ?kkVk gqv
;fn og fdrkc B dks 20» gkfu ij csps rks mls bl iwjs
ysu&nsu esa dksbZ ykHk&gkfu ugha gksrh B dh
gSA fdrk
okLrfod dher fdruh gS \

gkfu gksrh gSA ckWy isu dh la[;k] ftls 96 #i;s esa cspk(a) Rs. 280 (b) Rs. 300
tkuk pkfg, rkfd 20» dk ykHk gks%
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(c) Rs. 290 (d) Rs. 320

(a) 36 (b) 37 Sol: (b)
(c) 46 (d) 47 10% of B = Rs.30
Sol: (a) 100% of B = Rs.300
A.T.Q. 46. Shyamji sold a commodity at a loss of 2%. If
We know that he has been able to sell it at a profit of 10%
he would have fetched Rs. 12000 more than
S.P1 S.P2 what he did. What was the cost price of the
=
Quantity1 × C.P1 Quantity 2 × C.P2 commodity?
';keth us 2» dh gkfu ij ,d oLrq csp nhA ;fn og
A

160 96
= bls 10» ds ykHk ij cspus esa l{ke gks x;s gksrs] rks mU
90 × 80 x ×120
vHkh feys #i;ksa ls 12000 #i;s vf/d feyrsA oLrq dk
 x = 36
Ø; ewY; D;k Fkk\
Number of ball pens; he sold for Rs.96 = 36.
(a) Rs. 2.5 lakh (b) Rs. 1 lakh
44. Two horses were bought at Rs. 1600. First was
sold at 10% profit and second at 20% profit. If (c) Rs. 0.5 lakh (d) Rs. 1.5 lakh
first were sold at 20% profit and second at 10% Sol: (b)
profit he would get Rs. 5 more. Find the difference 12% = 12000
between the cost price of both the horses. 100% = 1 Lakh

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47. A seller sells his goods at 20% profit. Had he eSaus eqacbZ esa dqy 7 djksM+ :i, esa nks ?kj •jhnsA
bought it at 10% more and sold it for Rs. 140 pydj eSaus igys ?kj dks 15» ykHk rFkk nwljs ?kj dk
more, he would have earned a profit of 25%. 5» gkfu ij csp fn;kA bl çdkj dqy ykHk 12» çkIr
Find the cost price of the goods. gqvkA igys ?kj dk foØ; ewY; Kkr djsa \
,d foØsrk 20» ykHk ij viuk lkeku csprk gSA ;fn (a) Rs.6,78,67,000 (b) Rs. 5,50,00,000
mlus bls 10» vf/d ij •jhnk gksrk vkSj mls 140 (c) Rs.6,84,25,000 (d) Rs.5,74,50,000
Sol: (c)
#i;s vf/d esa cspk gksrk] rks mlus 25» ykHk çkIr fd;k A.T.Q.
gksrkA oLrq dk Ø; ewY; Kkr djsaA Using Alligation
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 1000 1st 2nd
15% –5%
(c) Rs. 900 (d) Rs. 800
12%
Sol: (d)
17% 3%
C.P S.P C.P.  17 : 3
20  7 crores
40 48

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44 55 7
1 crores

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20
(55 – 48) unit = 140
an by
40 unit = 800 70000000
C.P. of 1st house = ×17
48. A dealer bought some toys for Rs.1800. He sold 20

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= 3500000 × 17
1
40% of these at a loss of 15% and 33 % of the
3 23
ja S.P. of 1st house = 3500000 × 17 ×
R s
remaining toys at 20% profit. At what percent 20
profit should he sell the remaining toys to earn
1368500000
a th

an overall profit of 10%? =

20
,d foØsrk us 1800 #i;s esa dqN f[kykSus [kjhnsA mlus
= Rs.68425000
blesa ls 40» f[kykSuksa dks 15» gkfu ij cspk vkSj50.'ks"k
The price of some wooden furniture increases
ty a

1 by 65% when it passes through three hands.

esa ls33 » f[kykSuksa dks 20» ykHk ij cspkA dqy feykdjIf the first and second sellers made a profit of
3
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20% and 25%, respectively, then find the profit

10» ykHk izkIr djus ds fy, mls 'ks"k f[kykSuksa fdrus percentage of the third seller.
ykHk izfr'kr ij cspuk pkfg,\ dqN ydM+h ds iQuhZpj dh dher rhu gkFkksa ls xqtjus
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Sol: (a) SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (Shift- 03)
Let total toys are (15) (a) 10% (b) 12.5%
(c) 16% (d) 8%
Toys  6 : 3 : 6 Sol: (a)
P/L  –15% 20% x%
I II
A

20% 25%
10% Successive profit
–90% + 60% + 6x% = 150% 25 × 20
= 20 + 25 + = 50%
6x% = 150% + 30 100
rd
Let III profit be x%
x = 30%
50 x
49. I bought two houses in Mumbai, the total cost  50 + x + = 65
100
was Rs. 7 crore. Later on, I sold the first house
at a profit of 15% and the second house at a 3x
 = 15
loss of 5 %. Thus the total gain was 12 %. The 2
selling price of the first house is:  x = 10%

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