List of top Mathematics Questions on Profit & Loss asked in OJEE

A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight of 920 grams for a 1 kg weight. What is his overall profit percentage?

Selling at Rs.1140 gives 5% loss. Find SP for 5% profit.

The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 900 is double the loss incurred when sold for Rs. 490. At what price should it be sold to make 25% profit?

A trader bought 10 kg of apples for 405 out of which 1 kg of apples were found to be rotten. If he wishes to make a profit of 10%, at what rate should he sell the remaining apples per kg?

A dealer sold two types of goods for 10,000 each. On one of them, he lost 20% and on the other he gained 20%. His gain or loss percent in the entire transaction was ?

If on a marked price, the difference of selling prices with a discount of 30% and two successive discounts of 20% and 10% is 72, then the marked price (in rupees) ?

Jasmine allows 4% discount on the marked price of her goods and still earns a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of a shirt if its marked price is 850?