Word Problems on Profit and Loss Worksheet

In word problems on profit and loss worksheet you will get different types of problems on cost price and selling price, profit and loss, calculating profit o loss, calculating selling price and cost price, calculating profit or loss percent.

Solve the following Word Problems on Profit and Loss:

1. Mr. Christopher sold his car for $ 45,700 and earned a profit of $ 2570. What was the cost price of the car?

2. Nairitee bought a old car for $2350. She sold it to Nitheeya at the loss of $415. What is the selling price of the car?

3. Jennifer bought a music system for $1800. She sold it to Jessica for $2125. Calculate her profit or loss.

4. Samuel bought 1050 dozens of eggs for $880. He earned a profit of $180 by selling them. What is the selling price?

5. Alexander sold his motor-cycle for $26043 and suffered a loss of $2800. What is the cost price of the motor-cycle?

6. Nairitee bought a sewing machine for $3600. She sold it to Nitheeya and earned a profit of $525. What is the selling price of the sewing machine?

7. 15 trays of eggs each containing 30 eggs were bought for $736. Out of them 30 eggs were rotten. The remaining eggs were sold at the rate of $2 per egg. Calculate the profit or loss.

8. Ashley purchased 75 m of cloth for $13550. She sold it at the rate of $195 per metre. What profit did she earn?

9. Ronald sold 430 kg of rice at the rate of $11 per kg. If the cost price of the rice is $9 per kg, find the total profit or loss.

10. Alexander bought 32 dozens of oranges for $600 and sold them at the rate of $22 per dozen. Find the profit or loss.

11. Christina bought a Necklace for $4320. She sold it to Gloria for $4405. Calculate the profit she earned.

12. Aaron sold his luxury apartment for $458695 and earned a profit of $112300. What was the cost price of the luxury apartment?

13. Ronald bought 52 toys for $5054. He sold the toys at the rate of $85 per toy. Calculate his profit or loss.

14. Ashley sold her laptop for $12863 and suffered a loss of $3510. What was its cost price?

Word Problems on Profit and Loss Worksheet
Answer:

1. $43130

2. $1935

3. Profit $325

4. $1060

5. $23243

6. $4125

7. Profit $104

8. $1075

9. Profit $860

10. Profit $104

11. $85

12. $346395

13. Loss $634

14. $16373

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