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Exercises in Chapter 10 profit and loss Grade 8
Profit and Loss Exercise 10A
Profit and Loss Exercise 10B
Profit and Loss Exercise 10C
Profit and Loss Exercise 10D
Questions in Profit and Loss Exercise 10A

Find the gain or loss percent when:

CP = ₹620 and SP = ₹713

Find the gain or loss percent when:

CP = ₹675 and SP = ₹630

Find the rate of discount is given on a shirt whose selling price is ₹1092 after deducting a discount of ₹208 on its marked price. Hint. MP = (SP) + (discount).

Find the gain or loss percent when:

CP = ₹345 and SP = ₹372.60

After allowing a discount of 8% on a toy, it is sold for ₹216.20. Find the marked price of the toy.

Find the gain or loss percent when: CP = ₹80 and SP = ₹76.80

A tea set was bought for ₹528 after getting a discount of 12% on its marked price. Find the marked price of the tea set.

Find the selling price when:

CP = ₹1650 and Gain = 4%

Find the selling price when:

CP = ₹915 and Gain = 6 2/3%

Find the selling price when:

CP = ₹875 and Loss = 12%

Find the selling price when: CP = ₹645 and Loss = 13 1/3%

Find the cost price when:

SP = ₹1596 and Gain = 12%

Find the cost price when:

SP = ₹2431 and Loss = 6 ½ %

Find the cost price when:

SP = ₹657.60 and Loss = 4%

Find the cost price when:

SP = ₹34.40 and Gain = 7 ½ %

Manjit bought an iron safe for ₹12160 and paid ₹340 for its transportation. Then, he sold it for ₹12875. Find his gain percent.

Robin purchased an old car for ₹73500. He spent ₹10300 on repairs and paid ₹2600 for its insurance. Then he sold it to a mechanic for ₹84240. What was his percentage gain or loss? Hint: overheads =₹10300+₹2600= ₹12900

Hari bought 20kg of rice at ₹36 per kg and 25kg of rice at ₹32 per kg. He mixed the two varieties and sold the mixture at ₹38 per kg. Find his gain percent in the whole transaction

Coffee costing ₹250 per kg was mixed with chicory costing ₹75 per kg in the ratio 5:2 for a certain blend. If the mixture was sold at ₹230 per kg, find the gain or loss percent. Hint: let 5kg of coffee be mixed with 2kg of chicory

If the selling price of 16 water bottles is equal to the cost price of 17 water bottles, find the gain percent earned by the dealer.

The cost price of 12 candles is equal to the selling price of 15 candles. Find the loss percent.

By selling 130 cassettes, a man gains an amount equal to the selling price of 5 cassettes. Find the gain percent.

By selling 45 lemons, a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price of 3 lemons. Find the loss percent.

Oranges are bought at 6 for ₹20 and sold at 4 for ₹18. Find the gain or loss percent.

A vendor purchased bananas at ₹40 per dozen and sold them at 10 for ₹36. Find the gain or loss percent. Hint: let the number of bananas bought be LCM (12, 10) = 60

A man bought apples at 10 for ₹75 and sold them at ₹75 per dozen. Find his loss percent.

A man purchased some eggs at 3 for ₹16 and sold them at 5 for ₹36. Thus he gained ₹168 in all. How many eggs did he purchase? Hint: let the number of eggs bought be x. then, CP = ₹ ((16/3) × x) = ₹ (16x/3) and SP = ₹ ((36/5) × x) = ₹ (36x/5).

A dealer sold a camera for ₹1080 gaining 1/8 of its cost price. Find (i) the cost price of the camera, and (ii) the gain percent earned by the dealer.

Meenakshi sells a pen for ₹54 and loss 1/10 of her outlay. Find (i) the cost cost price of the pen, and (ii) the loss percent

Questions in Profit and Loss Exercise 10D

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

Rajan buys a toy for ₹75 and sells it for ₹100. His gain percent is

a) 25%

b) 20%

c) 33 1/3%

d) 37 ½%

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

A bat is bought for ₹120 and sold for ₹105. The loss percent is

a) 15%

b) 12 ½%

c) 16 2/3%

d) 14 1/5%

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

A bookseller sells a book for ₹100, gaining ₹20. His gain percent is

a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 22%

d) None of these

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

On selling an article for ₹48, a shopkeeper loses 20%. In order to gain 20%,

what would be the selling price?

a) ₹52

b) ₹56

c) ₹68

d) ₹72

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

On selling an article at a certain price a man gains 10%. On selling the same

article at double the price, the gain percent is

a) 20%

b) 100%

c) 120%

d) 140%

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

Bananas are bought at 3 for ₹2 and sold at 2 for ₹3. The gain percent is

a) 25%

b) 50%

c) 75%

d) 125%

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

If the selling price of 10 pens is the same as the cost price of 12 pens then gain

percent is

a) 2%

b) 12%

c) 20%

d) 25%

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

On selling 100 pencils a man gains the selling price of 20 pencils. His gain

percent is

a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 22 ½ %

d) 16 2/3 %

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

Ravi buys some toffees at 5 for a rupee and sells them at 2 for a rupee. His

gain percent is

a) 30%

b) 40%

c) 50%

d) 150%

Select the correct answer in each of the following:

Oranges are bought at 5 for ₹10 and sold at 6 for ₹15. His gain percent is

a) 50%

b) 40%

c) 30%

d) 25%

Chapters in this book
Rational Numbers
Exponents
Squares and Square Roots
Cubes and Cube Roots
Playing with Numbers
Operations on Algebraic Expressions
Factorisation
Linear Equations
Percentage
Profit and Loss
Compound Interest
Direct and Inverse Proportions
Time and Work
Polygons
Parallelograms
Construction of Quadrilaterals
Area of a Trapezium and a Polygon
Three-Dimensional Figures
Volume and Surface Area of Solids
Data Handling
Introduction to Coordinate Geometry
Line Graphs and Linear Graphs
Pie Charts
Probability
lido-difference