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Quantitative Aptitude

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11.  On selling 17 balls at ₹ 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:
A. ₹ 45
B. ₹ 50
C. ₹ 55
D. ₹ 60
12.  When a plot is sold for ₹ 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?
A. ₹ 21,000
B. ₹ 22,500
C. ₹ 25,300
D. ₹ 25,800
13.  A person purchases 90 clocks and sells 40 clocks at a gain of 10% and 50 clocks at a gain of 20%. If he sold all of them at a uniform profit of 15%, then he would have got ₹ 40 less. The cost price of each clock is:
A. ₹ 50
B. ₹ 60
C. ₹ 80
D. ₹ 90
14.  By selling an umbrella for ₹ 300, a shop keeper gains 20%. During a clearance sale, the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. His gain percent during the sale is:
A. 7
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 9
15.  Albert buys 4 horses and 9 cows for ₹ 13,400. If he sells the horses at 10% profit and the cows at 20% profit, then he earns a total profit of ₹ 1880. The cost of a horse is:
A. ₹ 1000
B. ₹ 2000
C. ₹ 2500
D. ₹ 3000
16.  The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is ₹ 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:
A. 51:52
B. 52:53
C. 51:53
D. 52:55
17.  The price of a VCR is marked at ₹ 12,000. If successive discounts of 15%, 10% and 5% be allowed, then at what price does a customer buy it?
A. ₹ 8400
B. ₹ 8721
C. ₹ 8856
D. None of these
18.  A manufacturer sells a pair of glasses to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18%. The wholesaler sells the same to retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer in turn sells them to a customer for ₹ 30.09, there by earning a profit of 25%. The cost price for the manufacturer is:
A. ₹ 15
B. ₹ 16
C. ₹ 17
D. ₹ 18
19.  On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of:
A. 15%
B. 16 1/6%
C. 16 2/3%
D. 20%
20.  By selling 12 toffees for a rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should be sell to get a gain of 20%?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 15

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