Rehaan purchased a bike for Rs 54,000. He sold it at a loss of 8 per cent. With that money he again purchased another bike and sold it at a proflt of 10 percent. What is his overall loss/profit ?

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Rehaan purchased a bike for Rs 54,000. He sold it at a loss of 8 per cent. With that money he again purchased another bike and sold it at a proflt of 10 percent. What is his overall loss/profit ?

ALoss of Rs 657

BProfit of Rs 567

CLoss of Rs 648

DProfit of Rs 648

Nithin ? Aug 1 '2022 at 19:46

Correct answer is: Profit of Rs 648

Explanation:

\(\text{First S.P. = } \Large \frac{54000 \times 92}{100} \text{ = Rs. 49680}\)

\(\text{Second SP = } \Large \frac{49680 \times 110}{100} \text{= Rs. 54648}\)

\(\therefore \text{Profit = 54648 - 54000 = Rs. 648}\)

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Prasad sold his work tools for Rs 1,850 and earned a profit of 25 percent. At what price did Prasad buy the work tools ?

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Prasad sold his work tools for Rs 1,850 and earned a profit of 25 percent. At what price did Prasad buy the work tools ?

ARs 1,360

BRs 1,300

CRs 1,240

D Rs 1,480

nithin ? Aug 1 '2022 at 8:30

Correct answer is:  Rs 1,480

Explanation:

\(\text{C.P = }\Large \frac{100}{100+ \text{Profit percent}} \times \text{S.P}\)

\(= \Large \frac{100}{125} \times 1850 \text{ = Rs. 1480}\)

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What profit/loss percent did Ravi earn if he purchased an item of Rs 5,600 and sold it at three-fourth of its cost price ?

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What profit/loss percent did Ravi earn if he purchased an item of Rs 5,600 and sold it at three-fourth of its cost price ?

ALoss of 20 per cent

BGain of 25 per cent

CNeither gain nor loss

DNone of these

Nithin ? Aug 1 '2022 at 8:17

Correct answer is: None of these

Explanation:

 

\(\text{S.P = } \Large 5600 \times \frac{3}{4} \text{ = Rs.4200}\)

\(\text{Loss = 5600 - 4200 = Rs.1400}\)

\(\text{Loss percentage = } \Large \frac{Loss}{Cost\ price} \times 100\)

\(\Large \frac{1400}{5600} \times 100 \text{ = 25%}\)

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A man sold a wrist watch for Rs. 2,400 at aloss of twenty five percent. At what rate should he have sold the wristwatch to earn a proflt of twenty five percent ?

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A man sold a wrist watch for Rs. 2,400 at aloss of twenty five percent. At what rate should he have sold the wristwatch to earn a proflt of twenty five percent ?

ARs. 3,600

BRs. 4,000

CRs. 3,500

DRs. 3,800

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 22:4

Correct answer is: Rs. 4,000

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A shopkeeper sells notebooks at the rate of Rs. 45 each and earns a commission of 4%.He also sells pencil box at the rate of Rs.80 each and earns a commission of 20%.How much amount of commission will he earn in two weeks if he sells 10 notebooks and 6 pencil boxes a day ?

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A shopkeeper sells notebooks at the rate of Rs. 45 each and earns a commission of 4%.He also sells pencil box at the rate of Rs.80 each and earns a commission of 20%.How much amount of commission will he earn in two weeks if he sells 10 notebooks and 6 pencil boxes a day ?

ARs. 1,956

BRs. 1,586

CRs. 1,496

DNone of these

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 21:56

Correct answer is: None of these
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Rajni purchased a mobile phone and a refrigerator for Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. She sold the refrigerator at a loss of 12 percent and mobile phone at a proflt of 8 percent. What is her overall loss/profit ?

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Rajni purchased a mobile phone and a refrigerator for Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. She sold the refrigerator at a loss of 12 percent and mobile phone at a proflt of 8 percent. What is her overall loss/profit ?

ALoss of Rs. 280

BProfit of Rs. 2,160

CLoss of Rs. 240

DProfit of Rs.2,060

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 21:42

Correct answer is: Loss of Rs. 240

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Meenal purchased a car for Rs. 2,50,000 and sold it for Rs. 3,48,000. What is the percent profit she made on the car ?

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Meenal purchased a car for Rs. 2,50,000 and sold it for Rs. 3,48,000. What is the percent profit she made on the car ?

A40

B39.2

C38.4

D38

nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 21:29

Correct answer is: 39.2

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\(\text{ Gain per cent} = \frac{348000-250000}{250000} \times 100 \text{= 39.2%}\)

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A shopkeeper bought 30 kg. of wheat at the rate of Rs.45 per kg. He sold forty percentof the total quantity at the rate of Rs. 50 per kg. Approximately, at what price per kg. should he sell the remaining quantity to make 25 per cent overall proflt ?

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A shopkeeper bought 30 kg. of wheat at the rate of Rs.45 per kg. He sold forty percentof the total quantity at the rate of Rs. 50 per kg. Approximately, at what price per kg. should he sell the remaining quantity to make 25 per cent overall proflt ?

A Rs. 54

BRs. 52

CRs. 50

DRs. 60

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 21:18

Correct answer is: Rs. 60

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Vinod makes a proflt of Rs. 110 if he sells acertain number of pencils he has at the price of Rs. 2.5 per pencil and incurs a lossof Rs. 55 if he sells the same number of pencils for Rs. 1.75 per pencil. How many pencils does Vinod have ?

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Vinod makes a proflt of Rs. 110 if he sells acertain number of pencils he has at the price of Rs. 2.5 per pencil and incurs a lossof Rs. 55 if he sells the same number of pencils for Rs. 1.75 per pencil. How many pencils does Vinod have ?

A220

B240

C200

DCannot be determined

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 20:54

Correct answser is: 220

Explanation:

Let Vinod have x pencils.
\(\therefore\)2.5 × x - 1.75 × x = 110 + 55
\(\implies\)0.75 × x = 165
\(\implies x = \frac{165}{0.75}\)
= Rs 220

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Giridhar purchased 100 sarees @ Rs. 450per piece. While selling he offered 10%discount on the labelled price and earneda proflt of 20%. What was the labelled priceof each saree ?

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Giridhar purchased 100 sarees @ Rs. 450 per piece. While selling he offered 10%discount on the labelled price and earneda proflt of 20%. What was the labelled priceof each saree ?

ARs. 540

BRs. 650

CRs. 590

DRs. 600

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 20:21

Correct answer is: Rs. 600

Explanation: 

Let the labelled price of each sari be Rs. x.
According to the question,

\(\text{90% of x} = \frac{120 \times 450}{100}\)
\(\implies \frac{90 \times x}{100} = \frac{120 \times 450}{100}\)

\(\implies x = \frac{120 \times 450}{90}\)

= Rs. 600

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The proflt earned after selling an article for Rs. 1,754 is the same as loss incurred afterselling the article for Rs. 1,492. What is thecost price of the article ?

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The proflt earned after selling an article for Rs. 1,754 is the same as loss incurred afterselling the article for Rs. 1,492. What is thecost price of the article ?

ARs. 1,623

BRs. 1,523

CRs. 1,689

DRs. 1,589

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 20:3

Correct Answer is: Rs. 1,623

Explanation:

Let the CP of the article be Rs. x
According to the question,
1754 - x = x - 1492
\(\implies\) 2x = 1754 + 1492 = 3246

\(\implies x =\frac{3246}{2}= \text{Rs. }1623\)

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The proflt earned after selling an article for Rs. 1,516 is the same as loss incurred afterselling the article for Rs. 1,112. What is thecost price of the article ?

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The proflt earned after selling an article for Rs. 1,516 is the same as loss incurred afterselling the article for Rs. 1,112. What is thecost price of the article ?

A Rs. 1,314

BRs. 1,343

CRs. 1,414

DRs. 1,434

Nithin ? Jul 31 '2022 at 19:49

Correct anser is:  Rs. 1,314

Explanation:

Let the cost price of the artice be Rs. x.
According to the question,
1516 - x = x - 1112
\(\implies\) 2x = 1516 + 1112 = 2628

\(\implies x= \frac{2628}{2} = Rs. 1314\)

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