KPSC KAS · General Studies II / CSAT (Paper 2) · Basic Numeracy and Number Relations
Percentage
Percentage calculations and applications.
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A shopkeeper marks up the price of an article by 40% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 20%. What is his profit percentage?
Q2 · Percentage · MEDIUM
A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is his profit percentage?
Q3 · Percentage · HARD
A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and gives a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is his profit or loss percentage?
Q4 · Percentage · MEDIUM
If a shopkeeper marks up the price of an article by 40% and then offers a discount of 20%, what is the net profit percentage?
Q5 · Percentage · EASY
If the price of a commodity increases from ₹400 to ₹500, what is the percentage increase?