Maths · Chapter 8
Profit and Loss PYQs
Percentage with a shopkeeper's story. Learn to see CP as 100, and most questions shrink to two lines.
Profit, loss and their percentages 8 PYQs
- A shopkeeper bought 150 pencils at ₹10 each and sold them at ₹5 each. Calculate the total profit or loss.UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
- The selling price of an article is Rs. 1,500, and the loss incurred is Rs. 300. Find the cost price and the loss percentage.UP Police Constable 2026 · 09 Jun 2026
- A shopkeeper bought a television for ₹15,400 and sold it for ₹18,060. Calculate the profit and profit percentage.UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- A shopkeeper bought 20 kg of rice at ₹50 per kg and sold it at ₹45 per kg. What is his loss percentage?RRB Group D 2026 · 02 Feb 2026
- A shopkeeper purchased 19 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹390 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹78. What percentage profit did…RRB NTPC 2026 · 24 Mar 2026
- A shopkeeper purchased 32 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹102 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹68. What percentage profit did…RRB NTPC 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- A trader buys 20 kg of rice for ₹1,000. He sells the rice at the rate of ₹60 per kg. What is the percentage profit made by the trader?RRB NTPC 2026 · 16 Jun 2026
- A shopkeeper purchased 42 dozens of articles at the rate of ₹630 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹63. What percentage profit did…RRB NTPC 2026 · 17 Mar 2026
Finding SP from CP, and CP from SP 6 PYQs
- An article was sold for ₹1,404 at a loss of 10%. Find the cost price of the article.UP Police Constable 2026 · 10 Jun 2026
- A fruit seller sold 20 apples for Rs. 50 and made a profit of 25%. How much did he spend on buying 20 apples?UP Police Constable 2026 · 09 Jun 2026
- An article was bought for ₹ 18,560 and sold at a loss of 2.5%. What is the selling price?UP Police Constable 2026 · 09 Jun 2026
- A person bought a laptop for Rs. 40,000 and sold it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price of the laptop?UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- A merchant buys an article for ₹18,960 and sells it at a 15% loss. What is the selling price of the article?UP Police Constable 2026 · 08 Jun 2026
- If a trader purchases 50 notebooks for ₹1000 and sells all at a gain of 20%, what is the selling price of each notebook?RRB NTPC 2026 · 15 Jun 2026
Overheads, repairs and wastage: the real cost price 6 PYQs
- Ram buys an old scooter for ₹ 45,000 and spends ₹ 7,500 on repairs before selling it. If he sells the scooter for ₹ 58,000, what is his gain…UP Police SI 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- Amit purchases an old scooter for ₹5,600. He spends ₹1,400 on its repairs and sells it to Sumit for ₹7,700. Find the profit percentage of Amit.RRB Group D 2026 · 03 Feb 2026
- A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹500 and spends ₹50 on packaging. He then sells it to a customer at 10% profit. Find the selling price of the toy.RRB Group D 2026 · 10 Feb 2026
- Sunil purchased a microwave oven for ₹7,000. He spent ₹400 on its transportation and ₹600 on repairs. He sold the oven for ₹9,800. What is his…RRB NTPC 2026 · 07 May 2026
- A home décor exporter sent a fragile mirror set worth an unknown amount. During international transit, part of the packaging was damaged, requiring…SSC Selection Post 2026 · 25 Sep 2026
- A trader buys a mobile phone for ₹8000, spends ₹500 on repairs, and sells it at a profit of 20% on the total cost. Later, the buyer resells it at a…RRB NTPC 2026 · 19 Jun 2026