Ratio and Proportion Questions
QUESTION:
A bag contains an equal number of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins respectively. If the total value is Rs35, how many coins of each type are there?
QUESTION:
A bag contains rupee, 50-paise and 25-paise coins in the ratio 5:7:9. If the total amount in the bag is Rs430, find the number of coins of each kind.
QUESTION:
One man adds 5litres of water to 15litres of milk and another 6litres of water to 12litres of milk. What is the ratio of the strength of milk in the two mixtures?
QUESTION:
Two vessels contain equal quantity of mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 3:2 and 4:1 respectively. Both the mixtures are now mixed thoroughly. Find the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture so obtained.
QUESTION:
The contents of two vessels containing water and milk are in the ratio 1:2 and 2:5 are mixed in the ratio 1:4. The resulting mixture will have water and milk in the ratio-
QUESTION:
The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio between the first and second be 2:3 and that between the second and third be 5: 8, then find the second number.
QUESTION:
In 44litres of milk and water the ratio of milk and water is 6:5. How much water should be added to the mixture so that the ratio of milk to water becomes 2:3?
QUESTION:
A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 9:4. On adding 4litres of water, the ratio of milk to water becomes 3:2. Find the total quantity of the original mixture.
QUESTION:
The ratio between two numbers is 3:4. If each number be increased by 4, the ratio becomes 5:6. Find the numbers.
Instead of walking along two adjacent sides of a rectangular field, a boy took a short cut along the diagonal and saved a distance equal to half of the longer side. Then the ratio of the shorter side to the longer side is:
(a) ½
(b) 2/3
(c) ¼
(d) ¾
Ajay, Bijay, Chinmaya and Dhananjaya bought a motor bike for Rs60,000. Ajay paid half of the sum of the amounts paid by the other boys, Bijay paid one-third of the sum of the amount paid by the other boys; and Chinmaya paid one-fourth of the sum of the amounts paid by one the other boys. How much did Dhananjaya has to pay?
15000
13000
17000
None of these
A piece of string is 40 centimeters long. It is cut in to three pieces. The longest piece is 3 times as long as the middle sized and the shortest piece is 23 centimeters shorter than the longest piece. Find the length of the shortest piece.(in cm)
(a)27
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 9
Fresh grapes contain 90% water by weight while dried grapes contain 20% water by weight. What is the weight of the dry grapes available from 20kg of fresh grapes?
(a)2kg
(b) 2.4kg
(c) 2.5kg
(d) None of these
You can collect rubies & emeralds as many as you can. Each ruby is of Rs4 crore & each emerald is of Rs5crore. Each ruby weighs 0.3 kg and each emerald weighs 0.4kg. Your bag can carry at the most 12kg. What you should collect to get the maximum wealth?
(a) 20 rubies & 15 emeralds
(b) 40 rubies
(c) 28 rubies 9 emeralds
(d) None of these
A student gets an aggregate of 60% marks in five subjects in the ratio 10:9:8:7:6. If the passing marks are 50% of the maximum marks and each subject has the same maximum marks, in how many subjects did he pass the examination?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
A dealer buys dry fruits at Rs100, Rs80 & Rs60 per kilogram. He mixes them in the ratio 3:4:5 by weight, and sells at a profit of 50%. At what price per kilogram does he sell the dry fruit?
(a) Rs80
(b) Rs100
(c) Rs95
(d) None of these
The cost of diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. Once, this diamond broke in to four pieces with weights in the ratio 1:2:3:4. When the pieces were sold, the merchant got Rs70,000 less. Find the original price of the diamond.
(a)1.4lakh
(b) Rs2lakh
(c) Rs1lakh
(d) Rs2.1lakh
A man buys spirit at Rs60 per litre, adds water to it and then sells it at Rs75 per litre. What is the ratio of spirit to water if his profit in the deal is 37.5%?
(a) 9:1
(b) 10:1
(c) 11:1
(d) None of these
From each of two given numbers, half the smaller number is subtracted. Of the resulting numbers the larger one is three times as large as the smaller. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
(a)2:1
(b) 3:1
(c)3:2
(d) None of these
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Aptitude test on profit and loss-Written test questions
Profit and Loss Test
QUESTION:
A person bought an article for Rs250.For how much should he sell it so as to gain 10%?
(A) Rs275
(B) Rs280
(C) Rs300
(D) None of these
QUESTION:
If by selling an article for Rs390 a shopkeeper gains 20%, find his cost price.
(A) Rs325
(B) Rs350
(C) Rs400
(D) None of these
QUESTION:
A machine is sold for Rs5060 at a gain of 10%.What would have been the gain or loss percent if it had been sold for Rs4370?
(A)
QUESTION:
I sold a book at a profit of 12%. Had I sold it for Rs18 more,18% profit would have been gained. Find the cost price.
QUESTION:
A person sells an article at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs3 more, he would have gained 25%.Find the cost price.
QUESTION:
A person purchased a certain number of articles at 11 for Rs10 and sold them at 10 for Rs11. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A person purchased a certain number of articles at 4 for a rupee and the same number of article for 5 for a rupee. He mixed them together and sold them at 4 for a rupee. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at the cost price, but uses a false weight of 800gms for a kg weight. Find his profit%.
QUESTION:
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at 10% less on cost price but uses a false weight of 800gms for a kg weight. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at 25% above on cost price but uses a false weight of 1200gms for a kg weight. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A person sold an article for Rs144 and got a profit percentage equal to the cost price. Find the cost price.
QUESTION:
A dealer sold an article at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs100 more, he would have gained 7.5%? For what value should he sell it in order to gain 12.5%?
QUESTION:
The cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles. Find the profit or loss percent.
QUESTION:
By selling 80metres of cloth a merchant gets the profit of the selling price of 20metres of cloth. Find his profit%.
QUESTION:
A whole seller sells 30 pens for the price of 27 pens to a retailer. The retailer sells the pens at the marked price. Find the percent of profit of the retailer.
QUESTION:
If goods are purchased for Rs840 and one-fourth is sold at a loss of 20%, at what gain percent should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction?
QUESTION:
2/3 of a consignment was sold at 6% profit and the rest at a loss of 3%. If there was an overall profit of Rs540, find the value of the consignment.
QUESTION:
A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a person to obtain 25kg more for Rs5000. What is the reduction price per kg? Find also the original price per kg.
QUESTION:
A tradesman marks his goods at 25% above his cost price and allows purchasers a discount of 12.5% for cash payment. What profit % does he make?
QUESTION:
A trader allows a discount of 5% for cash payment. How much % above the cost price must he marks his goods to make a profit of 10%?
QUESTION:
A man buys two horses for Rs1350. He sells one so as to lose 6% and the other so as to gain 7.5%. On the whole he neither gains nor loses. What does each horse cost?
QUESTION:
If a person sells two watches for Rs1000 each, gaining 15% on one and losing 15% on the other, find his total gain or loss.
QUESTION:
A hawker sells oranges at a profit of 25 per cent. If he increases the selling price of each orange by 30 paisa, he earns a profit of 40%. Find the cost price and the initial selling price of each orange.
A.Rs2.00, Rs3.00
B.Rs2.00, Rs2.50
C.Rs2.00, Rs4.00
D.Rs2.50, Rs3.00
Solution
Let cost price = 100/-
Profit of 25% = Rs.125
After increasing the S.P of each orange, he earns a profit of 40%
So, profit = 140 /-
Initially profit is Rs.125/-
Different between the profits = 15
For 15 = 30 times
For 1 = 2 times
So initial S.P = Rs.125 * 2 = Rs.250
And C.P = Rs.100 * 2 = Rs.200
QUESTION:
A person bought two watches for Rs.480. He sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19% and he found that each watch was sold at the same price. Find the cost price of the two watches.
Rs400, Rs280
Rs420, Rs200
Rs280, Rs200
None of the above
Solution
Let the 2 watches are A and B.
So, 85% of A = 119% of B
Ratio between A and B is = 7:5
The whole parts is 12 parts
For 12 parts = Rs.480
Or, 1 part = Rs.40
Or, 7 parts = Rs.280 and 5 parts = Rs.200.
QUESTION:
A sells a horse to B at a loss of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 25%. If C pays Rs.900 for it, at what price did A buy?
1000/-
1200/-
7000/-
1500/-
Solution
Let A buy it at Rs.100/-
A sells a horse to B at a loss of 20%
So, B buy at Rs.80/-
B sells to C at a loss of 25%
So, C buy at Rs.60
And, C pays Rs.900 for it
For 60 parts it is 900/-
For 100 parts it is 1500/-
So, A buy it for Rs.1500.
What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at 2/3 of that price there would be a loss of 20%?
Two persons calculate their profit percent in two different ways. One of them calculates a profit of 25% on the cost price and another a profit of 25% on the selling price. If the selling price of both of them are the same, find their cost price and selling price.
If a discount of 10% is given on the marked price of an article, the shopkeeper gets a profit of 20%. Find his profit % if he offers a discount of 20% on the same article.
I bought two watches for Rs480. I sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19% and then I found that each watch is sold at the same price. Find the cost price of two watches.
QUESTION:
A person bought an article for Rs250.For how much should he sell it so as to gain 10%?
(A) Rs275
(B) Rs280
(C) Rs300
(D) None of these
QUESTION:
If by selling an article for Rs390 a shopkeeper gains 20%, find his cost price.
(A) Rs325
(B) Rs350
(C) Rs400
(D) None of these
QUESTION:
A machine is sold for Rs5060 at a gain of 10%.What would have been the gain or loss percent if it had been sold for Rs4370?
(A)
QUESTION:
I sold a book at a profit of 12%. Had I sold it for Rs18 more,18% profit would have been gained. Find the cost price.
QUESTION:
A person sells an article at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs3 more, he would have gained 25%.Find the cost price.
QUESTION:
A person purchased a certain number of articles at 11 for Rs10 and sold them at 10 for Rs11. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A person purchased a certain number of articles at 4 for a rupee and the same number of article for 5 for a rupee. He mixed them together and sold them at 4 for a rupee. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at the cost price, but uses a false weight of 800gms for a kg weight. Find his profit%.
QUESTION:
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at 10% less on cost price but uses a false weight of 800gms for a kg weight. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at 25% above on cost price but uses a false weight of 1200gms for a kg weight. Find his profit or loss%.
QUESTION:
A person sold an article for Rs144 and got a profit percentage equal to the cost price. Find the cost price.
QUESTION:
A dealer sold an article at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs100 more, he would have gained 7.5%? For what value should he sell it in order to gain 12.5%?
QUESTION:
The cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles. Find the profit or loss percent.
QUESTION:
By selling 80metres of cloth a merchant gets the profit of the selling price of 20metres of cloth. Find his profit%.
QUESTION:
A whole seller sells 30 pens for the price of 27 pens to a retailer. The retailer sells the pens at the marked price. Find the percent of profit of the retailer.
QUESTION:
If goods are purchased for Rs840 and one-fourth is sold at a loss of 20%, at what gain percent should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction?
QUESTION:
2/3 of a consignment was sold at 6% profit and the rest at a loss of 3%. If there was an overall profit of Rs540, find the value of the consignment.
QUESTION:
A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a person to obtain 25kg more for Rs5000. What is the reduction price per kg? Find also the original price per kg.
QUESTION:
A tradesman marks his goods at 25% above his cost price and allows purchasers a discount of 12.5% for cash payment. What profit % does he make?
QUESTION:
A trader allows a discount of 5% for cash payment. How much % above the cost price must he marks his goods to make a profit of 10%?
QUESTION:
A man buys two horses for Rs1350. He sells one so as to lose 6% and the other so as to gain 7.5%. On the whole he neither gains nor loses. What does each horse cost?
QUESTION:
If a person sells two watches for Rs1000 each, gaining 15% on one and losing 15% on the other, find his total gain or loss.
QUESTION:
A hawker sells oranges at a profit of 25 per cent. If he increases the selling price of each orange by 30 paisa, he earns a profit of 40%. Find the cost price and the initial selling price of each orange.
A.Rs2.00, Rs3.00
B.Rs2.00, Rs2.50
C.Rs2.00, Rs4.00
D.Rs2.50, Rs3.00
Solution
Let cost price = 100/-
Profit of 25% = Rs.125
After increasing the S.P of each orange, he earns a profit of 40%
So, profit = 140 /-
Initially profit is Rs.125/-
Different between the profits = 15
For 15 = 30 times
For 1 = 2 times
So initial S.P = Rs.125 * 2 = Rs.250
And C.P = Rs.100 * 2 = Rs.200
QUESTION:
A person bought two watches for Rs.480. He sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19% and he found that each watch was sold at the same price. Find the cost price of the two watches.
Rs400, Rs280
Rs420, Rs200
Rs280, Rs200
None of the above
Solution
Let the 2 watches are A and B.
So, 85% of A = 119% of B
Ratio between A and B is = 7:5
The whole parts is 12 parts
For 12 parts = Rs.480
Or, 1 part = Rs.40
Or, 7 parts = Rs.280 and 5 parts = Rs.200.
QUESTION:
A sells a horse to B at a loss of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 25%. If C pays Rs.900 for it, at what price did A buy?
1000/-
1200/-
7000/-
1500/-
Solution
Let A buy it at Rs.100/-
A sells a horse to B at a loss of 20%
So, B buy at Rs.80/-
B sells to C at a loss of 25%
So, C buy at Rs.60
And, C pays Rs.900 for it
For 60 parts it is 900/-
For 100 parts it is 1500/-
So, A buy it for Rs.1500.
What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at 2/3 of that price there would be a loss of 20%?
Two persons calculate their profit percent in two different ways. One of them calculates a profit of 25% on the cost price and another a profit of 25% on the selling price. If the selling price of both of them are the same, find their cost price and selling price.
If a discount of 10% is given on the marked price of an article, the shopkeeper gets a profit of 20%. Find his profit % if he offers a discount of 20% on the same article.
I bought two watches for Rs480. I sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19% and then I found that each watch is sold at the same price. Find the cost price of two watches.
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