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.

  1. 580
  2. 600
  3. 620
  4. 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.

  1. 350
  2. 355
  3. 360
  4. 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.

  1. 280
  2. 300
  3. 320
  4. 350
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Answer: B. Let CP = x. 0.85x + 60 = 1.05x, so 0.20x = 60, x = 300.

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