Maths Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

A dealer purchases 15 articles for Rs. 25 and sells 12 articles for Rs. 30. Find the profit percentage?

Accepted Answer

B. 50%

Question 2

If the cost price of 50 articles is equal to the selling price of 40 articles, then the gain or loss percent is?

Accepted Answer

E. None of these

Question 3

If a trader sold two cars each at Rs. 325475 and gains 12% on the first and loses 12% on the second, then his profit or loss percent on the whole is_______?

Accepted Answer

A. 1.44% loss

Question 4

Rehman mixed 24 kg of butter at Rs. 150 per kg with 36 kg butter at the rate of Rs. 125 per kg. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture to make a profit of 40% in the transaction?

Accepted Answer

C. Rs. 189

Question 5

If an article is sold at 19% profit instead of 12% profit, then the profit would be Rs. 105 more. What is the cost price?

Accepted Answer

C. Rs. 1500

Question 6

A shopkeeper loses 15%, if an article is sold for Rs. 102. What should be the selling price of the article to gain 20%?

Accepted Answer

B. Rs. 144

Question 7

A trader sells 85 meters of cloth for Rs. 8925 at the profit of Rs. 15 per metre of cloth. What is the cost price of one metre of cloth?

Accepted Answer

C. Rs. 90

Question 8

Raheem bought an old car for Rs. 42000. He spent Rs. 13000 on repairs and sold it for Rs. 64900. What is his profit percent?

Accepted Answer

C. 18%

Question 9

A person purchased a TV set for Rs. 16000 and a DVD player for Rs. 6250. He sold both the items together for Rs. 31150. What percentage of profit did he make?

Accepted Answer

C. 40%

Question 10

The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 24% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 8339 for a computer table, then what was the cost price of the computer table?

Accepted Answer

D. Rs. 6725

Question 11

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at Cost Price but still gets 20% profit by using a false weight. What weight does he substitute for a kilogram?

Accepted Answer

B. 833 1/3 grams

Question 12

A shopkeeper buys mangoes at the rate of 4 a rupee and sells them at 3 a rupee. Find his net profit or loss percent?

Accepted Answer

C. 33 1/3 %

Question 13

A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 20% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes?

Accepted Answer

D. 4%

Question 14

A shopkeeper buys two articles for Rs.1000 each and then sells them, making 20% profit on the first article and 20% loss on second article. Find the net profit or loss percent?

Accepted Answer

A. neither profit nor loss

Question 15

By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?

Accepted Answer

B. Rs.480

Question 16

By selling an article at Rs.600, a profit of 25% is made. Find its cost price?

Accepted Answer

D. Rs.480

Question 17

A person buys an article at Rs.500. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a profit of 20%?

Accepted Answer

A. Rs.600

Question 18

A man buys milk at a certain rate per liter and after adding water to it sells the mixture at the same rate. Find in what ration he much mix water to milk so as to gain 20% on his outlay?

Accepted Answer

A. 1:5

Question 19

A trader marked the price of the T.V. 30% above the cost price of the T.V. and gave the purchaser 10% discount on the marked price, thereby gaining Rs.340. Find the cost price of the T.V?

Accepted Answer

B. Rs.2000

Question 20

A trader marked the price of a car 20% above the cost price and allowed the purchaser 5% discount on the marked price there by gained Rs.8400. Find the cost price of the car?

Accepted Answer

A. Rs.60000