CAT Questions – Percentages [VIDEO Solutions]

QUESTION 1
A shopkeeper gives a discount of 20% on an article and still manages to get 20% profit. What could be the maximum discount (in %) he can afford to give so that he does not incur any loss.

1. 40%
2. 33.33%
3. 27%
4. 25%

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QUESTION 2
If the price of sugar is increased by 20%, Nishant can buy 25 kg of sugar. If the price of sugar is decreased by 20%, how much amount (in kg) of sugar Nishant can now buy with the same amount as earlier.

1. 35
2. \(37.5\)
3. \(32.5\)
4. None of these

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QUESTION 3
In a class the number of girls is 40% of the class. If two girls leave and two boys arrive, then 30% of the class are girls. How many girls were initially in the group?
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QUESTION 4
A fruit-seller bought a certain number of apples at Rs.1 for 6 apples and same number of another type of apples at Rs.1 for 8 apples.He sold all the apples at Rs.3 for 10 apples.What was his profit/loss percentage?

1. loss of 105.71%
2. profit of 110%
3. profit of 105.71%
4. loss of 110%

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QUESTION 5
Brijesh sold his goods to Rakesh at a profit of 10%. Rakesh sold the goods to Harish at a profit of 20%. Brijesh then bought the goods from Harish where Harish made a profit of 30%. What is the percentage loss Brijesh incurred on the cost price of the goods?

1. 71.6%
2. 61.6%
3. 51.6%
4. 50%

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CAT Arithmetic Questions with Video Solutions

• Ratio and Proportion
• Percentages
• Profit Loss and Discount
• Averages
• Mixtures and Allligation
• Time and Work
• Time speed and Distance