Math MCQs Quiz 15

Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?

Ghafoor went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

Ramees buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:________?

A cycle is bought for Rs.900 and sold for Rs.1080, find the gain percent?

An article is bought for Rs.675 and sold for Rs.900, find the gain percent?

A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If the sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be:________?

If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent:

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 832 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 448. What should be the sale price for making 50% profit?

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent is:

If the selling price of 50 articles is equal to the cost price of 40 articles, then the loss or gain percent is:

On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of:________?

A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

By selling 12 toffees for a rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should be sell to get a gain of 20%?

Aleem buys 4 horses and 9 cows for Rs. 13,400. If he sells the horses at 10% profit and the cows at 20% profit, then he earns a total profit of Rs. 1880. The cost of a horse is:_________?

The price of a VCR is marked at Rs. 12,000. If successive discounts of 15%, 10% and 5% be allowed, then at what price does a customer buy it?

By selling an umbrella for Rs. 300, a shop keeper gains 20%. During a clearance sale, the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. His gain percent during the sale is:________?

The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. Calculate the gain percent after allowing a discount of 12%?