A vegetable vendor sold 1 kg of potatoes for Rs. 25 and earned 25% profit. In the evening, he started selling potatoes with only 10% profit. At what cost (in Rs.) per kg did he sell the potatoes in the evening?
A dishonest trader says to customers that he sells his goods at a cost price, but he uses a false weight and gains 12.5% as profit. How many grams does he use to weigh 1 kg?
The cost prices of two articles A and B are in the ratio 4 : 5. While selling these articles, the shopkeeper gains 10% on article A and 20% profit on article B, and the difference in their selling prices is Rs. 480. Find 30% of the total cost price (in Rs.) of both the articles.
In a medical transaction, 17 times the cost price is equal to 8 times the sum of the cost price and the selling price. What is the gain or loss percentage?
A shopkeeper bought 120 quintals of wheat. 20% of it was sold at 25% loss. At what percent gain should he sell the rest to gain 25% on the whole transaction?
A shopkeeper claims to sell his articles at Rs. 20 per kg which cost him Rs. 23 per kg. But while selling, he uses a false weight and gives only 800 gm instead of 1 kg. What is his profit percentage?
A shopkeeper sells guava worth 22 per kg to Anand and Sakshi for Rs. 25 each. He sold Anand 950 g instead of 1 kg. He sold the 'x' gm to Sakshi instead of 1 kg using a defective weight. If he earns a real profit of Rs. 7.76 by selling both, then what is the value of 'x'?
A shopkeeper bought 40 pieces of an article at a rate of Rs. 50 per item. He sold 35 pieces with 20% profit. The remaining 5 pieces were found to be damaged and he sold them with 10% loss. Find his overall profit percentage.
A sold a watch to B at a profit of 20%. B sold it to C at 30% profit. C sold it to D at 10% loss. If B's profit is Rs. 80 more than that of A, then D bought it for:
A shopkeeper bought toffees at a rate of 10 for Rs. 15 and sold them at a rate of 16 for Rs. 40. Find his profit percentage. (correct to two decimal places)
Reshma buys two articles A and B for Rs. 1,734. She sells A at a loss of 16% and sells B at a gain of 20%. The selling price of both the articles is the same. If A is sold for Rs. 1147.50, then the gain percent on A is:
An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at 80% of this price, then there will be a loss of 10%. What is the percentage profit when the article is sold at the original selling price?
The selling price of one article allowing a discount of 15% on its cost price, is the same as the selling price of another article after allowing a discount of 25% on its cost price. If the sum of the cost price of both the articles is Rs. 640, then find the selling price of each article.
Anu sold an article for Rs. 480 at some profit. Had she sold it for Rs. 400. Then there would have been a loss equal to one-third of the initial profit. What was the cost price of the article?
Ravi buys salt at Rs. 16 per kg and sells it at Rs. 18 per kg. He also uses the weight of 900 gm instead of 1000 gm. What is Ravi's actual profit percentage?
A faulty weighing machine reads 1 kg when 900 gm is actually weighted on it. The shopkeeper marked the price of his goods by 10%, but unfortunately he was caught by the metrology department and then they ordered him to repair his weighing machine and gave punishment to sell the goods at 10% discount on cost price for a month. If each customer is now paying Rs. 20 for 1 kg, then before the raid . . . . . . . . amount they have paid for the same quantity. (Rounded off to two places of decimal)
