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Percentage, Profit and Loss

SSC CGL Tier II Quant. Try each one first, then open its answer.

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  1. Question 1

    This type asked 5 times: 29 Jan 2022 Tier II, 8 Aug 2022 Tier II, 3 Mar 2023 Tier II, 6 Mar 2023 Tier II, 26 Oct 2023 Tier II. This one: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II See all 5 of this type

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    What is the single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of 20%, 35%, and 10%?

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 4 times: 15 Nov 2020 Tier II, 29 Jan 2022 Tier II, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II, 26 Oct 2023 Tier II. This one: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II See all 4 of this type

    3
    A merchant fixes the sale price of his goods at 42% above the cost price. He sells his goods at a 15% discount marked price. His percentage of profit (rounded off to the nearest integer) is:

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  3. Question 3

    This type asked 4 times: 15 Nov 2020 Tier II, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II, 8 Aug 2022 Tier II, 2 Mar 2023 Tier II. This one: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II See all 4 of this type

    2
    Two numbers are, respectively, 10% and 25% more than the third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

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  4. Question 4

    This type asked 3 times: 15 Nov 2020 Tier II, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II, 20 Jan 2025 Tier II. This one: 20 Jan 2025 Tier II See all 3 of this type

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    A man sells a mobile phone for ₹680 and loses something. If he had sold it for ₹1070, his gain would have been double the former loss. The cost price (in ₹) of the mobile phone is:

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  5. Question 5

    This type asked 3 times: 8 Aug 2022 Tier II, 18 Jan 2025 Tier II, 20 Jan 2025 Tier II. This one: 20 Jan 2025 Tier II See all 3 of this type

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    Two years ago, the population of a town was 9487500. Due to migration to big cities, it decreases every year at the rate of 8%. The present population of the town is:

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  6. Question 6

    This type asked 3 times: 3 Feb 2022 Tier II, 2 Mar 2023 Tier II, 18 Jan 2025 Tier II. This one: 18 Jan 2025 Tier II See all 3 of this type

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    On the occasion of Republic Day, a retail store offers a scheme where customers can avail a discount of 26% on their total purchase. If Manish buys items worth ₹2,050, how much money (in ₹) will he save through the scheme discount?

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  7. Question 7

    This type asked 3 times: 29 Jan 2022 Tier II, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II, 18 Jan 2025 Tier II. This one: 18 Jan 2025 Tier II See all 3 of this type

    3
    A man buys 10 identical articles for a total of ₹15. If he sells each of them for ₹1.7, then his profit percentage will be ______%'(rounded off to two decimal place).

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  8. Question 8

    This type asked 3 times: 8 Aug 2022 Tier II, 2 Mar 2023 Tier II, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II. This one: 7 Mar 2023 Tier II See all 3 of this type

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    At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives 45% discount. If a customer paid ₹330 during the sale, then what is the marked price of that shirt ?

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  9. Question 9

    This type asked 3 times: 15 Nov 2020 Tier II, 29 Jan 2022 Tier II, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II. This one: 3 Feb 2022 Tier II See all 3 of this type

    1
    A person saves 3313%33\frac{1}{3}\% of his income. If the saving increases by 22% and the expenditure increases by 10%, then the percentage increase in his income is:

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  10. Question 10

    Asked 2 times: 29 Jan 2022 Tier II*, 3 Feb 2022 Tier II (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked

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    A dealer gains 20% by selling an article at 25% discount on its marked price. If the cost price of the article is decreased by 15%, how much discount percentage should he now give on the same marked price so as to earn the same percentage of profit as before?

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