Profit/Loss & Discount
JKSSB Junior Assistant · Numerical Ability · 37 practice questions with answers and explanations: 13 Easy, 12 Medium, 12 Hard.
Sample questions
Sample Easy question 1
A shirt marked at Rs. 800 is sold at a 25% discount. Find the selling price.
- 580
- 600
- 620
- 650
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Answer: B. Selling price = 800 × 0.75 = Rs. 600.
Sample Medium question 2
A marked price of Rs. 500 is given two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. Find the final selling price.
- 350
- 355
- 360
- 365
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Answer: C. After 20% discount: 500 × 0.80 = 400. After 10% more: 400 × 0.90 = 360.
Sample Hard question 3
An article is sold at a loss of 15%. Had it been sold for Rs. 60 more, there would have been a profit of 5%. Find the cost price.
- 280
- 300
- 320
- 350
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Answer: B. Let CP = x. 0.85x + 60 = 1.05x, so 0.20x = 60, x = 300.