Percentage & Profit and Loss
1. If the price of sugar increases by 25%, by what percent should consumption be reduced to keep expenditure unchanged?
2. A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹800 and sells it for ₹1000. Find the profit percentage.
3. A population first increases by 10% and then decreases by 20%. What is the net percentage change?
4. A trader marks his goods 25% above cost price and gives a discount of 20%. Find his profit percentage.
5. What is 40% of 250 plus 60% of 150?
6. An article is sold for ₹900 at a loss of 20%. At what price should it be sold to gain 25%?
7. A person's salary is increased by 15% and then decreased by 10%. What is the net percentage change?
8. A dishonest dealer uses a weight of 900g instead of 1kg. What is his profit percentage?
9. If A is 25% more than B, then B is what percent less than A?
10. A family spends 30% on food, 25% on rent, and 20% on other expenses from their monthly income of ₹50,000. How much do they save?
11. What is the equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 10% and 20%?
12. A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above cost price and gives a discount of 15%. Find his profit percentage.
13. A person's income increases by 20% and expenditure increases by 10%. If his original savings were 20% of income, find the percentage increase in savings.
14. A number increased by 25% becomes 150. What is the original number?
15. An article sold for ₹1200 gives a profit of 20%. At what price should it be sold to incur a loss of 10%?
16. What is 75% of 480?
17. A trader uses a weight of 800g instead of 1kg. What is his profit percentage?
18. If the price of an item increases by 30%, by what percent should it be decreased to bring it back to the original price?
19. Find the equivalent single discount for three successive discounts of 5%, 10%, and 15%.
20. A shopkeeper wants to make a profit of 25%. He marks the goods at what percent above cost price if he gives no discount?
21. A town's population increases by 20% in the first year and decreases by 25% in the second year. What is the net percentage change?
22. A number decreased by 30% becomes 140. What is the original number?
23. If B is 40% less than A, then A is what percent more than B?
24. A trader marks his goods 25% above cost price and gives a discount of 25%. Find his profit or loss percentage.
25. What is 35% of 720?
26. If the price of petrol decreases by 20%, by what percent can consumption be increased to keep expenditure unchanged?
27. An article sold for ₹750 results in a loss of 25%. At what price should it be sold to gain 20%?
28. A person earns ₹80,000 per month and spends 25% on food, 15% on transport, and 10% on entertainment. How much does he save?
29. What is the equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 15% and 25%?
30. A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above cost price and gives a discount of 20%. Find his profit percentage.
31. A value first increases by 40% and then decreases by 30%. What is the net percentage change?
32. 120 is what percent more than 80?
33. A dishonest trader uses a weight of 750g instead of 1kg. What is his profit percentage?
34. If the price of an item increases by 50%, by what percent should it be decreased to bring it back to the original price?
35. A person's income increases by 25% and his savings increase by 50%. If his original savings were 20% of income, find the percentage increase in expenditure.
36. What is 45% of 360?
37. An article sold for ₹2400 gives a profit of 20%. At what price should it be sold to incur a loss of 15%?
38. A city's population decreases by 15% in the first year and increases by 20% in the second year. What is the net percentage change?
39. Find the equivalent single discount for three successive discounts of 10%, 15%, and 20%.
40. A shopkeeper marks his goods 60% above cost price and gives a discount of 30%. Find his profit percentage.
41. A number increased by 40% becomes 210. What is the original number?
42. What is 85% of 640?
43. If C is 60% more than D, then D is what percent less than C?
44. If the price of rice increases by 60%, by what percent should consumption be reduced to keep expenditure unchanged?
45. An article sold for ₹1800 results in a loss of 12.5%. At what price should it be sold to gain 25%?
46. A value first decreases by 25% and then increases by 40%. What is the net percentage change?
47. A family has a monthly income of ₹1,20,000. They spend 30% on rent, 25% on food, 15% on transport, and 10% on other expenses. How much do they save?
48. What is the equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 20% and 30%?
49. A number decreased by 45% becomes 220. What is the original number?
50. A shopkeeper marks his goods 80% above cost price and gives a discount of 35%. Find his profit percentage.