Q301
Open questionTwo items A and B are sold at a profit of 10% and 15% respectively. If the amount of profit received is the same, then the cost price of A and B may be = ?
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Q302
Open questionA man buys a toy for Rs. 25 and sells it for Rs. 30. His gain percent is = ?
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Q303
Open questionA dealer sold an article at 6% loss. Had he sold it for Rs. 64 more, he would have made a profit of 10%. Then the cost of the article is = ?
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Q304
Open questionAfter successive discounts of 12% and 5% an article was sold for Rs. 209. What was the original price of the article?
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Q305
Open questionTwo stories A and B mark the price of an item identically. A allows 3 successive discounts of 10% each. B allows 10% discount on the list price and a subsequent discount of 19%. Under the circumstances, which of the following is true?
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Q306
Open questionBy selling 4 articles for 1 rupee, a man losses 4%. Had he sold three articles per rupee, the profit would have been = ?
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Q307
Open questionBy selling 80 ball pens for Rs. 140 a retailer losses 30%. How many ball pens should he sell for Rs. 104 so as to make a profit of 30% ?
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Q308
Open questionBy selling 12 kg of potatoes for 63, a shopkeeper gains 5%. What does his gain or loss percent by selling. 50 kg of the same potatoes for 247.50 ?
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Q309
Open questionIf on a marked price, the difference of selling prices with a discount of 30% and two successive discounts of 20% and 10% is Rs. 72, then the marked price in Rs. is
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Q310
Open questionAn article is listed at Rs. 900 and two successive discounts of 8% and 8% are given on it. How much would the seller gain or lose, if he gives a single discounts of 16%, instead of two discounts?
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Q311
Open questionBy selling 14 watches of equal cost price at the rate of Rs. 450 each, there is profit equal to the cost price of 4 watches. The cost price of the watch is = ?
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Q312
Open questionIf by selling an article for Rs. 390 a shopkeeper gains 20%, then the cost is = ?
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Q313
Open questionIn terms of percentage profit which is the best transaction ?
| C.P. (in Rs.) | Profit (in Rs.) | |
| i. | 36 | 17 |
| ii. | 50 | 24 |
| iii. | 40 | 19 |
| iv. | 60 | 29 |
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Q314
Open questionA company offers three types of successive discounts
i. 25% and 15%
ii. 30% and 10%
iii. 35% and 5%
Which offer is the best for a customer ?
i. 25% and 15%
ii. 30% and 10%
iii. 35% and 5%
Which offer is the best for a customer ?
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Q315
Open questionOn a Rs. 10000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30%, and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in rupees)
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Q316
Open questionA shopkeeper gives two successive discounts on an article marked Rs. 450. The first discount given is 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 344.25 for the article, the second discount given is -
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Q317
Open questionA man bought an old typewriter for Rs. 1200 and spent Rs. 200 on its repair. He sold it for Rs. 1680. His profit percent is = ?
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Q318
Open questionThe price of a jewellery, passing through three hands. Rises on the whole by 65%. If the first and the second sellers earned 20% and 25% profit respectively, the profit earned by the third seller is = ?
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Q319
Open questionA piece of land came to a person through three middleman each gaining 20%. If the person purchased the land for Rs. 345600 the original cost of the land was =
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Q320
Open questionThe marked price of watch was Rs. 820. A man bought the same for Rs. 570.72 after getting two successive discounts of which the first was 20%. The rate of second discount was -
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