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This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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(a) What is the total bill amount?(b) Which item is the costliest one?(c) Write the name of the shop? |
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Answer» (a) ₹ 4,050 (b) Tables (c) ABC Furnitures, Madurai |
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______ is the difference between S.P and C.P., when S.P > C.P. |
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Answer» Profit Profit is the difference between S.P and C.P., when S.P > C.P. |
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Complete the following table: |
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Answer» (i) Profit = S.P – C.P = 60 – 50 where CP < SP = ₹ 10 (ii) S.P = C.P – loss = 80 – 15 = ₹ 65 |
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A vegetable vendor bought a dozen drum sticks for ₹ 42. Two of them become dry. If he has to get a profit of ₹ 8. Find the S.P of each drumstick. |
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Answer» 12 drumsticks cost price = ₹ 42 Profit = ₹ 8 Profit = S.P – C.P ⇒ 8 = S.P – 42 ⇒ S.P = 8 + 42 = ₹ 50 S.P of 10 drumsticks = ₹ 50 S.P of each drumstick = 5010 = ₹ 5 |
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A School purchases some furniture and gets the following bill.(i) What is the name of the store?(ii) What is the serial number of the bill?(iii) What is the cost of a blackboard?(iv) How many sets of benches and desks does the school buy?(v) Verify whether the total bill amount is correct. |
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Answer» (i) Mullai Furniture Mart, Thanjavur (ii) Serial No. 728 (iii) Cost of a blackboard is ₹ 3000 (iv) 50 sets (v) Yes, the total bill amount is correct. |
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Rice is being sold at ₹ 1800 per bag of 25 kg at profit of ₹ 250. Find the Cost price of the rice bag. |
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Answer» S.P = ₹ 1800 Profit = ₹ 250 Profit = S.P – C.P ⇒ 250 = 1800 – C.P ⇒ C.P = 1800 – 250 = ₹ 1550 |
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Somu bought a second hand bike for Rs 28,000 and spent Rs 2,000 on its repair. He sold it for Rs 30,000. Find his profit or loss. |
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Answer» CP = Rs 28,000 + Rs 2,000 CP = Rs 30,000 SP = Rs 30,000 CP = SP No profit / Loss |
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Sugan bought a Jeans pant for ₹ 750. It did not fit him. He sold it to his friend for ₹ 710. Find the profit or loss to sugan. |
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Answer» C.P of the Jeans pant = ₹ 750 S.P of the Jeans pant = ₹ 710 Here S.P < C.P Loss = C.P – S.P = 750 – 710 = ₹ 40 Loss = ₹ 40 |
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If Guna marks his product to be sold for ₹ 325 and gives a discount of ₹ 30, then find the S.P. |
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Answer» Marked Price of the Product = ₹ 325 Discount = ₹ 30 Selling Price = M.P – Discount = 325 – 30 = ₹ 295 S.P. = ₹ 295 |
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Mangai bought a cell phone for ₹ 12,585. It fell down. She spent ₹ 500 on it repair. She sold it for ₹ 7,500. Find her profit or loss. |
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Answer» Cost of the cell phone = ₹ 12,585 Spent on repairs = ₹ 500 Cost price = Cost of cell phone + repair charge = 12,585 + 500 = ₹ 13,085 S.P. = 7,500 Here C.P > S.P ∴ It is loss Loss = C.P – S.P = 13,085 – 7500 = ₹ 5,585 Loss = ₹ 5,585 |
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Amutha marked her home product of pickle as ₹ 300 per pack. But she sold it for only ₹ 275 per pack. What was the discount offered by her per pack? |
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Answer» M.P of the pickle = ₹ 300 S.P = ₹ 275 S.P = M.P – Discount ⇒ 275 = 300 – Discount ⇒ Discount = 300 – 275 = ₹ 25 Discount per pack = ₹ 25 |
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A man buys a chair for 1,500. He wants to sell it at a profit of Rs 250 after making a discount of Rs 100. What is the M.P. of the chair? |
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Answer» CP = Rs 1,500 Profit = Rs 250 SP = CP + Profit = Rs 1,500 + Rs 250 = Rs 1,750 Discount = Rs 100 SP = MP – Discount MP = SP + Discount = Rs 1,750 + Rs 100 = Rs 1,850 |
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Valavan bought 24 eggs for Rs 96. Four of them were broken and also he had a loss of Rs 36 on selling them. What is the selling price of one egg? |
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Answer» Cost of 24 eggs = Rs 96 Since 4 of the eggs were broken, the number of remaining eggs = 24 – 4 = 20 Since the loss is Rs 36 Selling price of 20 eggs SP = CP – Loss = Rs 96 – Rs 36 = Rs 60 ∴ Cost of 1 egg = Rs 60 / 20 = Rs 3 |
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