Mathematics - MOST IMPORTANT SSC Selection Phase Previous Year Questions

The cost price of articles X and Y is the same. Article X is sold at 20% profit and article Y is sold for ₹126 less than the selling price of X. If the net profit by selling both the articles is 14%, then what is the cost price (in ₹) of each article?

The cost price of articles X and Y is the same. Article X is sold at 20% profit and article Y is sold for ₹126 less than the selling price of X. If the net profit by selling both the articles is 14%, then what is the cost price (in ₹) of each article?

The cost price of two articles A and B is the same. Article A is sold at a loss of 24% and article B is sold for ₹270 more than the selling price of A. If the net profit by selling both the articles is 12%, then what is the selling price (in ₹) of article B?

A wrist watch was purchased for ₹3,000 and sold for ₹3,500. Find the profit percentage.

An old HP Deskjet printer was bought for ₹4,800 and ₹500 was spent on its repair. If it was sold for ₹6,360, then its profit percentage is:

By selling a hair oil product for ₹336, the gain is 12%. If the gain is reduced to 9%, find the resultant selling price (in ₹).

A man sells a cow for ₹22,000 and gains 10%. At what price should he sell the same cow, in order to gain 14%?

A vendor buys 20 laptop bags for ₹13,000 and sells them at 15 for ₹10,125. How many laptop bags should be bought and sold to earn a profit of ₹3,225?

The selling price of 84 items is equal to the cost price of 105 items. What is the percentage of profit gained in the transaction?

The selling price of 80 items is equal to the cost price of 72 items. What is the percentage of loss incurred in the transaction?

A shopkeeper bought 30 books and sold 25 books for same price. What percentage had he gained or lost?

The selling price of y items is equal to the cost price of 540 items. If the profit made is 44%, then find the value of y.

By selling 5 chairs for ₹1200, a carpenter gains the cost price of 2 chairs. The profit percent is:

The profit made on an item sold for 2200 is equal to the loss incurred when it is sold for 1800. What will be the profit or loss percentage if the item is sold for Rs. 2050?

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for ₹2,100 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for ₹1,460. At what price should the article be sold to make 20% profit?

A vendor buys $\displaystyle 20$ pens for ₹$\displaystyle 15$ and sells them at $\displaystyle 15$ for ₹$\displaystyle 20$. How many pens should be bought and sold to earn a profit of ₹$\displaystyle 245$?

Mukesh sells $\displaystyle 80\%$ part of a commodity at a profit of $\displaystyle 20\%$ and rest of the part at a loss of $\displaystyle 5\%$ and in this way earns a profit of ₹$\displaystyle 9,300$. What was the cost price of the commodity for Mukesh?

On two items of equal prices, T gets $\displaystyle 12\%$ profit on one item and incurs $\displaystyle 8\%$ loss on other. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

Two articles were sold for ₹3,000 each, with no loss and profit in the entire transaction. If one was sold at a profit of $\displaystyle 25\%$, then the loss incurred on the second article is ______.

Reyan purchased a laptop for ₹56,000 and a scanner-cum-printer for ₹22,000. He sold the laptop at 20% profit and the scanner-cum-printer at 15% profit. What is his profit percentage?