Percentages and Fractions - Previous Year Questions 21-30

Percentages and Fractions - Previous Year Questions

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21. A fruit seller has a stock of mangoes, bananas and apples with at least one fruit of each type. At the beginning of a day, the number of mangoes make up 40% of his stock. That day, he sells half of the mangoes, 96 bananas and 40% of the apples. At the end of the day, he ends up selling 50% of the fruits. The smallest possible total number of fruits in the stock at the beginning of the day is [2023 Set-3]	Watch Video
22. If a seller gives a discount of 15% on retail price, she still makes a profit of 2%. Which of the following ensures that she makes a profit of 20%? (a) Give a discount of 5% on retail price. (b) Give a discount of 2% on retail price. (c) Increase the retail price by 2%. (d) Sell at retail price. [2017 Set-1]	Watch Video
23. In a market, the price of medium quality mangoes is half that of good mangoes. A shopkeeper buys 80 kg good mangoes and 40 kg medium quality mangoes from the market and then sells all these at a common price which is 10% less than the price at which he bought the good ones. His overall profit is (a) 6% (c) 10% (b) 8% (d) 12% [2017 Set-1]	Watch Video
24. If Fatima sells 60 identical toys at a 40% discount on the printed price, then she makes 20% profit. Ten of these toys are destroyed in fire. While selling the rest, how much discount should be given on the printed price so that she can make the same amount of profit? (a) 30% (c) 24% (b) 25% (d) 28% [2017 Set-1]	Watch Video
25. The manufacturer of a table sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells the table to a retailer at a profit of 30%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 50%. If the customer pays Rs.4290 for the table, then its manufacturing cost (in Rs) is (a) 1500 (c) 2500 (b) 2000 (d) 3000 [2017 Set-2]	Watch Video
26. Mayank buys some candies for Rs. 15 a dozen and an equal number of different candies for Rs.12 a dozen. He sells all for Rs. 16.50 a dozen and makes a profit of Rs. 150. How many dozens of candies did he buy altogether? (a) 50 (c) 25 (b) 30 (d) 45 [2017 Set-2]	Watch Video
27. A wholesaler bought walnuts and peanuts, the price of walnut per kg being thrice that of peanut per kg. He then sold 8 kg of peanuts at a profit of 10% and 16 kg of walnuts at a profit of 20% to a shopkeeper. However, the shopkeeper lost 5 kg of walnuts and 3 kg of peanuts in transit. He then mixed the remaining nuts and sold the mixture at Rs. 166 per kg, thus making an overall profit of 25%. At what price, in Rs. per kg, did the wholesaler buy the walnuts? (a) 98 (c) 84 (b) 86 (d) 96 [2018 Slot-1]	Watch Video
28. On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains Rs. 7. If he sells the pen at 5% gain and the book at 10% gain, he gains Rs. 13. What is the cost price of the book in Rupees? (a) 80 (c) 95 (b) 85 (d) 100 [2019 Slot-1]	Watch Video
29. A shopkeeper sells two tables, each procured at cost price p, to Amal and Asim at a profit of 20% and at a loss of 20%, respectively. Amal sells his table to Bimal at a profit of 30%, while Asim sells his table to Barun at a loss of 30%. If the amounts paid by Bimal and Barun are x and y, respectively, then (x - y) equals P (a) 0.7 (c) 1.2 (b) 1 (d) 0.50 [2019 Slot-2]	Watch Video
30. Mukesh purchased 10 bicycles in 2017, all at the same price. He sold six of these at a profit of 25% and the remaining four at a loss of 25%. If he made a total profit of Rs. 2000, then his purchase price of a bicycle, in Rupees, was (a) 8000 (c) 6000 (b) 2000 (d) 4000 [2019 Slot-2]	Watch Video