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Ram buys 4 horses and 9 cows for Rs. 13400, If he sells the horses at 10% profit and the cows at 20% profit, then he earns a total profit of Rs. 1,880. The cost of a horse is
Rs. 2500
Rs. 3000
Rs. 2000
Rs. 1000
Rs. 2000
Let be the cost of a horse and y be the cost of a cow. Then
A shopkeeper bought oranges at the rate of 7 for 10 rupees and sold them at a profit of 40 percent. How many oranges would he sell for 10 rupees?
8
7
6
5
5
C.P. of one orange Rs.
S.P. of one orange
He must sell 5 oranges for a rupee.
How many kg. of salt at 42 P per kg must a man mix with 25 kg of salt at 24 P per kg so that he may, on selling the mixture at 40 P per kg, gain 25% on the outlay?
45
16
20
35
20
125% C.P. = 40 P
or C.P. = 40
A man bought a cycle for Rs. 200. For how much should he sell it so as to gain 10%.
Rs. 210
Rs. 220
Rs. 230
Rs. 240
Rs. 220
Cost Price = Rs. 200
10% profit of Cost price = Rs. 20
Finally, sell price is Rs. 200 + Rs. 20 = Rs. 220
A shopkeeper buys a tin for Rs. 50 and sells it for Rs. 46. Find his loss or gain percent.
4% gain
4% loss
8% gain
8% loss
8% loss
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at C.P. but he uses a weight of 900 grams for the Kg weight. Find his gain percent.
On every 900 grams, his gain is 100 grams
What is the cost of coco when an additional profit of raises the prices by 9 p. per kg?
Rs. 3.20
Rs. 3.60
Rs. 3.45
Rs. 3.65
Rs. 3.60
of C.P. = 9 P
C.P. = Rs. 3.60
A man buys two goats at Rs. 120. He sells one at 25% gain and the other at 25% loss. Does he gain or loss?
no loss, no gain
gain 6.29%
loss 6.25%
1% loss
no loss, no gain
In such cases there is no loss no gain
I sold a book at a profit of 12%. Had I sold it for 18 P more, 18% would have been gained. Find the cost price.
Rs. 12
Rs. 9
Rs. 6
Rs. 3
Rs. 3
By selling potatoes at Rs. 5.08 per kg a man lost 7%. At what price should he have sold it to gain 7%?
Rs. 6.42
Rs. 6.32
Rs. 6.22
Rs. 6.12
Rs. 6.42