Q. A product is sold at a loss of 25%. If the selling price is $75, what was the cost price?
A.
$100
B.
$90
C.
$80
D.
$70
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Solution
Let the cost price be x. Selling Price = x - (25% of x) = 0.75x. Therefore, 0.75x = $75, x = $75 / 0.75 = $100.
Correct Answer:
A
— $100
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Q. A product is sold at a profit of 25%. If the selling price is $250, what was the cost price?
A.
$200
B.
$180
C.
$220
D.
$240
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Solution
Let the cost price be x. Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit = x + 0.25x = 1.25x. Setting this equal to $250 gives 1.25x = $250, so x = $250 / 1.25 = $200.
Correct Answer:
A
— $200
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Q. A product is sold at a profit of 30%. If the selling price is $130, what was the cost price?
A.
$100
B.
$90
C.
$110
D.
$120
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Solution
Let the cost price be x. Selling Price = x + 30% of x = 1.3x. Thus, 1.3x = 130, so x = 100.
Correct Answer:
A
— $100
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Q. A product is sold for $240 after a discount of 20%. What was the original price?
A.
$300
B.
$280
C.
$250
D.
$260
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Solution
Let the original price be x. Selling Price = x - (20% of x) = 0.80x. Thus, 0.80x = $240, so x = $240 / 0.80 = $300.
Correct Answer:
A
— $300
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Q. A product is sold for $300 after a discount of 25%. What was the original price of the product? (2023)
A.
$350
B.
$375
C.
$400
D.
$450
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Solution
Let the original price be x. Then, Selling Price = x - (25% of x) = 300 => 0.75x = 300 => x = 400.
Correct Answer:
C
— $400
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Q. A product is sold for $300 after a discount of 30%. What was the original price?
A.
$400
B.
$350
C.
$450
D.
$500
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Solution
Let the original price be x. After a 30% discount, the selling price is 0.70x. Setting this equal to $300 gives 0.70x = $300, so x = $300 / 0.70 = $428.57, which rounds to $400.
Correct Answer:
A
— $400
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Q. A product's price increased from $150 to $180. What is the percentage increase in the price?
A.
15%
B.
20%
C.
25%
D.
30%
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Solution
The increase in price is $180 - $150 = $30. The percentage increase is ($30 / $150) * 100 = 20%.
Correct Answer:
B
— 20%
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Q. A product's price is increased by 15% and then decreased by 15%. What is the net effect on the price?
A.
0%
B.
2.25%
C.
3.25%
D.
4.5%
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Solution
Let the original price be $100. After a 15% increase, the price is $115. After a 15% decrease, the price is $115 - (15% of $115) = $115 - $17.25 = $97.75. The net change is ($97.75 - $100) / $100 * 100% = -2.25%.
Correct Answer:
B
— 2.25%
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Q. A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you have 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?
A.
4 cups
B.
3 cups
C.
2 cups
D.
5 cups
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Solution
The ratio of flour to sugar is 2:3. If you have 6 cups of sugar, then the amount of flour needed is (2/3) × 6 = 4 cups.
Correct Answer:
A
— 4 cups
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Q. A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you have 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar do you need?
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Solution
Using the ratio 3:2, if 3 cups of flour require 2 cups of sugar, then 12 cups of flour will require (2/3) × 12 = 8 cups of sugar.
Correct Answer:
A
— 6
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Q. A recipe requires 40% of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
A.
0.1 cup
B.
0.15 cup
C.
0.2 cup
D.
0.25 cup
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Solution
Half of 40% of a cup is 20% of a cup. Therefore, you need 0.2 cup of sugar.
Correct Answer:
C
— 0.2 cup
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Q. A recipe requires 40% of its ingredients to be flour. If the total weight of the ingredients is 2 kg, how much flour is needed? (2023)
A.
600g
B.
800g
C.
1kg
D.
1.2kg
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Solution
Flour needed = 40% of 2000g = 0.4 * 2000 = 800g.
Correct Answer:
B
— 800g
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Q. A recipe requires a ratio of flour to sugar of 4:1. If you have 8 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?
A.
1 cup
B.
2 cups
C.
3 cups
D.
4 cups
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Solution
The ratio of flour to sugar is 4:1. If you have 8 cups of flour, the amount of sugar needed is (8 cups flour * 1 sugar) / 4 flour = 2 cups of sugar.
Correct Answer:
B
— 2 cups
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Q. A recipe requires sugar and flour in the ratio of 1:4. If you have 200 grams of flour, how much sugar do you need?
A.
50 grams
B.
40 grams
C.
60 grams
D.
80 grams
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Solution
The ratio of sugar to flour is 1:4. If you have 200 grams of flour, then the amount of sugar needed is (1/4) * 200 = 50 grams.
Correct Answer:
A
— 50 grams
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Q. A rectangle has a length that is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 48 cm, what is the width?
A.
8 cm
B.
12 cm
C.
10 cm
D.
6 cm
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Solution
Let the width be w. Then the length is 2w. The perimeter P = 2(length + width) = 2(2w + w) = 6w. Setting this equal to 48 gives 6w = 48, so w = 8 cm.
Correct Answer:
B
— 12 cm
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Q. A retailer bought a bicycle for $300 and sold it for $360. What is the profit percentage?
A.
15%
B.
20%
C.
25%
D.
30%
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Solution
Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price = $360 - $300 = $60. Profit Percentage = (Profit / Cost Price) * 100 = ($60 / $300) * 100 = 20%.
Correct Answer:
B
— 20%
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Q. A retailer bought a watch for $120 and sold it for $150. What is the profit percentage?
A.
20%
B.
25%
C.
30%
D.
15%
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Solution
Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price = $150 - $120 = $30. Profit Percentage = (Profit/Cost Price) * 100 = ($30/$120) * 100 = 25%.
Correct Answer:
B
— 25%
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Q. A retailer buys a bicycle for $300 and sells it for $360. What is the profit percentage? (2023)
A.
15%
B.
20%
C.
25%
D.
30%
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Solution
Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price = 360 - 300 = 60. Profit Percentage = (Profit/Cost Price) * 100 = (60/300) * 100 = 20%.
Correct Answer:
B
— 20%
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Q. A retailer buys a watch for $120 and sells it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price?
A.
$138
B.
$140
C.
$144
D.
$150
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Solution
The selling price is calculated as $120 + (15% of $120) = $120 + $18 = $138.
Correct Answer:
C
— $144
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Q. A retailer buys a watch for $150 and sells it at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price? (2023)
A.
$175
B.
$180
C.
$187.5
D.
$200
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Solution
Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit = 150 + (25% of 150) = 150 + 37.5 = $187.5.
Correct Answer:
C
— $187.5
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Q. A retailer buys a watch for $150 and sells it for $180. What is the profit percentage?
A.
15%
B.
20%
C.
25%
D.
30%
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Solution
Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price = 180 - 150 = 30. Profit Percentage = (30/150) * 100 = 20%.
Correct Answer:
B
— 20%
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Q. A retailer buys a watch for $300 and sells it at a profit of 15%. What is the selling price?
A.
$345
B.
$350
C.
$360
D.
$375
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Solution
Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit = $300 + ($300 * 0.15) = $300 + $45 = $345.
Correct Answer:
A
— $345
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Q. A retailer sells a bicycle for $300 after applying a discount of 10%. What was the original price of the bicycle?
A.
$270
B.
$330
C.
$300
D.
$350
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Solution
Let the original price be x. After a 10% discount, the selling price is x - (0.10 * x) = 0.90x. Setting this equal to $300 gives 0.90x = $300, so x = $300 / 0.90 = $333.33.
Correct Answer:
B
— $330
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Q. A seller bought a laptop for $800 and sold it at a loss of 10%. What was the selling price?
A.
$720
B.
$740
C.
$760
D.
$780
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Solution
Selling Price = Cost Price - Loss = 800 - (10% of 800) = 800 - 80 = $720.
Correct Answer:
A
— $720
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Q. A shopkeeper marks a price of $200 on a shirt. If he offers a discount of 15%, what is the selling price of the shirt? (2023)
A.
$170
B.
$180
C.
$190
D.
$200
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Solution
Selling Price = Marked Price - Discount = 200 - (15% of 200) = 200 - 30 = $170.
Correct Answer:
B
— $180
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Q. A shopkeeper marks a price of $200 on a shirt. If he offers a discount of 20%, what is the selling price of the shirt?
A.
$160
B.
$180
C.
$200
D.
$140
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Solution
The selling price after a 20% discount on $200 is $200 - ($200 * 0.20) = $200 - $40 = $160.
Correct Answer:
A
— $160
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Q. A shopkeeper marks a price of $500 on an item and offers a discount of 10%. What is the selling price after the discount? (2023)
A.
$450
B.
$475
C.
$500
D.
$525
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Solution
Discount = 10% of 500 = 50. Selling Price = Marked Price - Discount = 500 - 50 = $450.
Correct Answer:
B
— $475
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Q. A shopkeeper sells a product for $300 after applying a discount of 25%. What was the marked price?
A.
$350
B.
$375
C.
$400
D.
$450
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Solution
Let the marked price be x. Then, 300 = x - 25% of x => 300 = x - 0.25x => 300 = 0.75x => x = 400.
Correct Answer:
C
— $400
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Q. A shopkeeper sells a shirt for $30 after giving a discount of 20%. What was the original price of the shirt?
A.
$36
B.
$40
C.
$42
D.
$45
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Solution
Let the original price be x. After a 20% discount, the selling price is 80% of x. Thus, 0.8x = 30. Solving for x gives x = 30/0.8 = 37.5. Therefore, the original price is $36.
Correct Answer:
B
— $40
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Q. A shopkeeper sells a shirt for $30 after giving a discount of 25%. What was the original price of the shirt?
A.
$40
B.
$35
C.
$45
D.
$50
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Solution
Let the original price be x. After a 25% discount, the selling price is x - 0.25x = 0.75x. Setting this equal to $30 gives 0.75x = 30, so x = 30/0.75 = $40.
Correct Answer:
A
— $40
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