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A man buys two horses for Rs. 1550. He sells one so as to lose 23% and other so as to gain 27%. On the whole transaction he neither gains nor loses. What does each horse costs? |
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Answer» 837,713 Let CP of one be X and other be Y |
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| 152. |
A shopkeeper marks his sarees at 20% above the cost price and allows the purchaser a discount of 10% for cash buying. What profit per cent does he make? |
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Answer» 8 % LET the CP of SAREE = 100.; then Marked PRICE = 120 |
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| 153. |
If the selling price of 10 articles is same as the cost price of 12 articles. Find the gain or loss percentage? |
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Answer» 20 % Let the C.P of each ARTICLE be Re 1. Then,
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| 154. |
A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month, his sale was Rs. 791000, what was his profit ? |
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Answer» RS. 91000 Given, TOTAL sale= Rs. 791000 |
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| 155. |
A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs.319.60. Approximately at what price should he sell the article to make 25 per cent profit? |
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Answer» Rs. 400 25% of CP should be added to the CP to get a profit of 25%. |
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| 156. |
1/3 of a commodity is sold at 15% profit, ¼ is sold at 20% profit and the rest at 24% profit. If the Total profit is Rs. 80 is earned then find the value of commodity? |
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Answer» 400 Part sold at 24% profit = 1-(1/3+1/4) = 5/12 |
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| 157. |
A man purchases 12 apples for Rs 8 and sells 8 apples for Rs 12. How much profit does he make ? |
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Answer» 125% Suppose the man bought 12 x 8 = 96 APPLES |
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| 158. |
If the cost price of 12 oranges is equal to selling price of 10 oranges, then the percentage of profit is |
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Answer» 20 % The profit is 2 ORANGES when selling 10 oranges, |
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| 159. |
Dealer buys 30 rickshaws for Rs. 4725. Of these, 8 are four-seaters & the other two seaters. At what price he sell four-seaters, if he sells the two- seaters at 3/4th of price on profit 40% ? |
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Answer» Rs. 279 |
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| 160. |
A dishonest dealer marks up the price of his goods by 20% and gives a discount of 10% to the customer. He also uses a 900 gram weight instead of a 1 kilogram weight. Find his percentage profit due to |
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Answer» 20 % 20 % |
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| 161. |
A trader sells goods to a customer at a profit of k% over the cost price, besides it he cheats his customer by giving 880 g only instead of 1 kg. Thus his overall profit percentage is 255. Find the va |
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Answer» 10 % 10 % |
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| 162. |
A person sold his watch for Rs. 24. If the percentage of his loss was equal to the cost price , then the watch would have cost him? |
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Answer» Rs. 60 or Rs. 40 P = Rs. 24 |
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| 163. |
A man bought a second-hand typewriter for Rs.1200 and spent Rs.200 on its repairs. He sold it for Rs.1680. His profit per cent is |
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Answer» 20 % The CP of the typewriter = Rs. 1200 + 200 = Rs.1400 |
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| 164. |
A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be. |
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Answer» 140 % LET the C.P. = X, |
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| 165. |
A bought a ratio st and spent Rs 110 on its repairs. He then sold it to B at 20% profit,B sold it to C at a loss’ of 10 % and C sold it for Rs 1188 at a profit of 10 %. What is the amOunt for which A |
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Answer» Rs. 890 |
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| 166. |
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 transa |
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Answer» RS. 27.50 Rs. 27.50 |
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| 167. |
Vilcas bought paper sheets for Rs 7200 and spent Rs 200 on transport. Paying Rs 600, he had 330 boxes made, which he sold at Rs 28 each. His profit percentage is |
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Answer» 15.50 % 15.50 % |
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| 168. |
If the selling price of an article is times its cost price, the profit percent is:. |
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Answer» 33.33 % 33.33 % |
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| 169. |
A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs 319.60. Approximately, at what price should he sell the article to make 25% profit? |
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Answer» Rs. 400 |
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| 170. |
A plot is sold for Rs. 18,700 with a loss of 15%. At what price it should be sold to get profit of 15%. |
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Answer» RS. 25,300 Let at Rs x it can earn 15% PROFIT |
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| 171. |
A person purchased a TV set for Rs. 16000 and a DVD player for Rs. 6250. He sold both the items together for Rs. 31150. What percentage of profit did he make? |
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Answer» 40% The total CP = RS. 16000 + Rs. 6250 = Rs. 22250 and SP = Rs. 31150 |
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| 172. |
A person sold 3/5 of a consignment at a profit of 35% and the rest at a loss of 25%. If there was an overall profit of 715, what is the actual cost of the consignment? |
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Answer» 6500 Let the TOTAL CP = ‘x’ |
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| 173. |
A man boys a cycle at a discount of 50% and sells it for Rs. 2550. In this process, he makes a prrofit of 25%. Find the discount received by him. |
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Answer» Rs. 360 Let the ORIGINAL PRICE be x |
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| 174. |
The cost of 3 chairs and 10 tables is Rs.9856. What is the cost of 6 chairs and 20 tables? |
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Answer» RS. 19712 Cost of 3 chairs + 10 TABLES = Rs.9856 |
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| 175. |
A person sells an item to another person at a profit of 40% and the second person sells it to a third person at a loss of 15%. What is the resultant profit or loss? |
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Answer» 19 % Let the CP of the item = Rs.100. |
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| 176. |
A gold bracelet is sold for Rs.13425 at a loss of 25%. What is the cost price of the bracelet? |
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Answer» Rs.17900/- SP i.e. Rs.13425 is 75% of CP |
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| 177. |
A TV and a VCR together cost 35000. If TV is 1 ½ times costlier than VCR, then the cost of VCR is |
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Answer» Let ‘X’ be the COST of VCR; |
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| 178. |
If the cost of 10 tables and 15 chairs is Rs.20000 what will be the cost of tables and 21 chairs? |
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Answer» Rs. 28000 The cost of 10 tables + 15 CHAIRS = Rs.20000 |
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| 179. |
The owner of a television shop charges his customer 25% more than the cost price. If the customer paid Rs.8022 for a television then what was the actual cost of the TV? |
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Answer» Rs.6417.60 The customer paid Rs.8022 = 125% of ACTUAL cost price |
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| 180. |
A sum of Rs.370 is to be divided among A, B and C such that A’s share/B’s share = B’s share/C’s share = ¾. Then, A’s share (in rupees) is |
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Answer» Rs. 90 Given that, A : B = 3 : 4; B : C = 3 : 4 A : B 3 : 4 B : C 3 : 4 A : B : C = 9 : 12 : 16; :. A’s share = 9 × 370/37 = Rs.90. |
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| 181. |
A man buys an article for 10% less than its value and sells it for 10% more than its value. His gain or loss percent is |
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Answer» 22 2/9% LET the value of the article be RS.100; |
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| 182. |
A profit of Rs.19488/- is distributed amongst three partners X, Y and Z in the ratio of 5 :2: 7 respectively. What is the total of Y’s and Z’s share? |
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Answer» RS.12528 Let 5x, 2x and 7x be the shares of X, Y and Z respectively. |
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| 183. |
Sushma bought a microwave oven at a discount of 40% on the listed price. What is her percentage profit if she sells the oven at 5% more than the listed price? |
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Answer» 75 % LET the Listed PRICE = Rs.100. |
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| 184. |
A dishonest dealer sells his goods at the cost price, but he uses a weight of 900 gm for 1 kgwt. What is his gain percent? |
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Answer» 11 1/9% Let the COST price of 1kg GOOD = 100 |
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| 185. |
A shopkeeper sells sugar at a profit of 2 0% and uses a weight which is 2 5% less. What is total % gain ? |
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Answer» 60 %
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| 186. |
Two mixers and one T.V. cost Rs. 7000, while two T.V.s and a mixer cost Rs, 9800. The value of one T.V. is: |
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Answer» Rs. 4200 |
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| 187. |
Ram sold an article for Rs 3480 and earned a profit of 16%. At what price should it have been sold so as to earna profit of.32.5% ? |
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Answer» RS 3975
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| 188. |
A trader sells 85 meters of cloth for Rs. 8925 at the profit of Rs. 15 per metre of cloth. What is the cost price of one metre of cloth? |
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Answer» 90 RS. SP of 1M of CLOTH = 8925/85 = Rs. 105 CP of 1m of cloth = SP of 1m of cloth - profit on 1m of cloth = Rs. 105 - Rs. 15 = Rs. 90. |
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| 189. |
A table is bought for Rs.400/- and sold at Rs.500/- find gain or loss percentage |
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Answer» 25 % gain Formula = (SELLING PRICE - COST price)/Cost price * 100 |
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| 190. |
A man buys 8 pens for Rs 9 and sells 9 pens for Rs 8, Find profit or loss%? |
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Answer» 21% By LCM methd take LCM of 8 and 9 that will be 72 CP of 72 pens will be 81 Rs SP of 72 Pens will be 64 Rs Clearly there is LOSS which will be EQUAL to 81 - 64 = 17 Rs Loss % = (17/81)*100 = 20.98 or 21% |
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| 191. |
An item was sold after giving two successive discount of 20% and 10% respectively. If the item was sold for Rs. 468. The marked price of that item is : |
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Answer» 550 Let the price be y , then |
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| 192. |
100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of 48 per dozen. The percentage of profit is |
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Answer» 14.28 % C.P. of 1 ORANGE = 350/100 = Rs 3.50 Gain%=(0.50/3.50)∗100 |
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A trader marked the price of his commodity so as to include a profit of 25%. He allowed discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit was |
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Answer» 5 % Let the COST PRICE of his commodity = Rs.100 |
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A shopkeeper expects a gain of 45/2 % on his C.P. If his sale was Rs. 392, then find his profit. |
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Answer» RS. 72 We KNOW, S.P.=[((100+gain%/100)∗C.P)] |
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In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit? |
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Answer» 70% Let C.P. = RS. 100. Then, profit = Rs. 320, S.P. = Rs. 420 New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125. New S.P. = Rs. 420 Profit = 420 - 125 = Rs. 295 Required percentage = 295/420 * 100 = 1475/21 = 70% |
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The actual price of an article was Rs. 5000/- the successive discount on 10% and 20% then Finds the selling price |
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Answer» Rs. 3600 Note:SELLING price = MRP × (100 - d1)/100 × (100 - d2)/100 * ------------- MRP = 5000/- , d1 = 10, d2 = 20 Selling price = 5000 × (100 - 10)/100 × (100-20)/100 ==> 5000 × 90/100 × 80/100 ====> 450 × 8 = Rs.3600/- |
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A trader buys an article for Rs.5,160. He allows 14% discount on it. If he gains 12% on the article, find the rate at which he marked the article? |
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Answer» Rs. 6720 C.P. = 5160, Profit% = 12%, DISCOUNT% = 14% M.P. =((100 + 12) /(100-14)) × 5160 ⇒(112/86) × 5160 = Rs.6,720 |
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Cost of 7000 bricks is Rs. 5740. cost of luggage to carry the bricks to the building place is Rs. 805. What is the cost at per thousand bricks ? |
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Answer» Rs. 935 ∵ Total cost of 7000 bricks = 5740 + 805 = Rs. 6545 |
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A trader’s marked price is 30% above the cost price. He allows his customers 10% discount on the marked price. What profit does he make? |
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Answer» 17 % LET the cost price be RS.100. Then the MARKED price = Rs.130. |
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A single discount equivalent to successive discount of 20%, 10% is |
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Answer» 28 %
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