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SAT Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

Profit and Loss

A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles. What % profit did he make in the transaction?
1. 33.33%
2. 75%
3. 300%
4. 150%
Answer: C
A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by :
1. 4
2. 144
3. 12
4. 2
5. None of the above.
Answer: A
A motorcycle stunts man belonging to a fair, rides over the vertical walls of a circular well at an average speed of 54 kph for 5 minutes. If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is:
1. 2.5 kms
2. 3.5 kms
3. 4.5 kms
4. 5.5 kms
5. None of the above
Answer: C
If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms. And the distance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actual distance between them is :
1. 375 kms
2. 3750 kms
3. 1500 kms
4. 1375 kms
5. None of the above
Answer: C
A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is :
1. 10 kg
2. 10.5 kg
3. 11 kg
4. 11.5 kg
5. None of the above
Answer: D
If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by :
1. 44%
2. 120%
3. 144%
4. 40%
5. None of the above
Answer: A
One year payment to the servant is Rs. 200 plus one shirt. The servant leaves after 9 months and recieves Rs. 120 and a shirt. Then find the price of the shirt.
1. Rs. 80
2. Rs. 100
3. Rs. 120
4. Cannot be determined
Answer: C
Two merchants sell, each an article for Rs.1000. If Merchant A computes his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?
1. Rs.66.67
2. Rs. 50
3. Rs.125
4. Rs.200
Answer: B
A merchant marks his goods in such a way that the profit on sale of 50 articles is equal to the selling price of 25 articles. What is his profit margin?
1. 25%
2. 50%
3. 100%
4. 66.67%
Answer: C
A merchant marks his goods up by 75% above his cost price. What is the maximum % Aount that he can offer so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss?
1. 75%
2. 46.67%
3. 300%
4. 42.85%
Answer: D

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