Quantitative Aptitude

8. A m a n b u y s a certain n u m b e r of oranges.at 20 for Rs. 60 a n d an e q u a l n u m b e r at 30 for Rs. GO. He m i x e s t h e m and sells t h e m a t 2 5 for R s . 6 0 . W h a t is g a i n or l o s s p e r c e n t ? (I) Gain of 4% (3) N e i t h e r g a i n n o r l o s s (2) L o s s o f 4 % (4) L o s s of 5%

ISSC C P O S u b - I n s p e c t o r E x a m , 09.11.20081 Sol. (2) Let the m a n b u y 6 0 o r a n g e s ( L C M o f 2 0 a n d 30) of each kind. C P o f t h e 6 0 o r a n g e s o f t h e first kind

4. A fruit seller purchases oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs. 5 and sells them at 2 for Rs. 4. His profit in the transaction i s : (1) 10 % (2) 15 % (3) 20 % (4) 25 % 5. If I purchased 11 books for Rs. 10 and sold all the books at the rate of 10 books for Rs. 11, the profit per cent is : (1) 1 0 % (2) 11% (3) 2 1 % (4) 100% . 6. A man bought a number of oranges at 3 for a rupee and an equal number at 2 for a rupee. At what price per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of 20 % ? (1) Rs. 4 (2) Rs. 5 (3) Rs. 6 (4) Rs. 7 7. If the cost price of 12 tables is equal to the selling price of 16 tables, the loss per cent is : (1) 15 % (2) 20 % (3) 25 % (4) 30 % 8. If the selling price of 18 articles is equal to the C.R of 21 articles, the loss or gain per cent is :

(1)30 dozens (2) 40 dozens (3) 50 dozens (4) 60 dozens 14. Ajay bought 15 kg of dal at the rate of Rs. 14.50 per kg and 10 kg at the rate of Rs. 13 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs. 15 per'kg. What was his total gain in this trasaction ? (1) Rs. 1.10 (2) Rs. 16.50 (3) Rs. 11 (4) Rs. 27.50 15. A producer of tea blends two varieties of tea from two tea gardens one costing Rs. 18 per kg and another Rs. 20 per kg in the ratio 5 : 3 . If he sells the blended variety at Rs. 21 per kg, then his gain per cent is : (1) 10 (2) 12 (3) 19 (4) 22 16. Gopal purchased 35 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 9.50 per kg. and 30 kg. at the rate of Rs. 10. 50 per kg. He mixed the two. Approximately, at what price per kg. should he sell mixture to make 35 % profit in the transaction ? (1) Rs. 12 (2) Rs. 12.50 (3) Rs. 13 (4) Rs. 13.50 17. Pure ghee costs Rs. 100 per kg. After adulterating it with vegetable oil costing Rs. 50 per kg, a shopkeeper sells the mixture at the rate of Rs. 96 per kg, there by making a profit of 20 %. In what ratio does he mix the two ? (1) 1 : 2 (2) 3 : 2 (3) 3 : 1 (4) None of these 18. By mixing two qualities of pulses in the ratio 2:3 and selling the mixture at the rate of Rs. 22 per kilogram, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 10% . If the cost of the smaller quantity be Rs. 14 per kg. the cost per kg to the larger quantity is : (1) Rs. 23 (2) Rs. 24 (3) Rs. 25 (4) None of these 19. A dealer professing to sell his goods at cost price, uses a 900 gm weight for a kilogram. His gain per cent is : (1)9 (2) 10

20. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price . But he uses a false weight and thus gains (1) 953 gms (3) 960 gms For a kg, he uses a weight of : (2) 940 gms (4) 947 gms

1. (4) 13. A man buys oranges at Rs. 5 a dozen and an equal number at Rs. 4 a dozen. He sells them at Rs. 5.50 a dozen and makes a profit of Rs. 50. How many oranges does he buy ? 6. (3) 11 .(3) 16. (4)

2. (2) 7. (2) 12. (4) 17. (2)

3. (3) 8. (3) 13. (3) 18. (2)

4. (3) 9. (3) 14. (4) 19. (4)

5. (3) 10. (4) 15. (2) 20. (2)