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When the subordinate clause comes after 'lest', the auxiliary Verb 'should' must be used, whatever be the Tense of the Verb in the main clause. So here, ‘shall’ is to be changed to ‘should’. Brimstone is easily burned without any extraneous help; indeed the only precaution required is to take care lest the heat produced by the burning sulphur should not volatilize part of it in the unburned state.
A shopkeeper has some toys. He sells two-third of the toys at a profit of 35% and the remaining toys at 10% loss. What is his overall percentage of profit?
Amanda purchased a computer for Rs. 28,000 and sold it at a profit percentage equal to the profit percentage earned on selling 8 jackets for the cost pr...
Riya purchased a mobile phone for Rs. 18,500 and sold it for Rs. 21,275. What is the profit percentage she gained?
The cost price of article A and B is Rs. ‘X’ and Rs. (X + 480), respectively. Article A is sold at 20% profit while article B is sold at 10%...
What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article costing him 300 to gain 40% after allowing a discount of 30%?
A shopkeeper sold 46 articles for Rs.6240 and suffered a loss of 16%. How many articles should he sell for Rs. 9360 to earn a profit of 26%?
A seller marked his article 70% above the cost price and sold it after offering two successive discounts of 60% and 25% respectively. In the whole trans...
A shopkeeper sold an article at marked price and got a profit of 70%. If he had given a discount of 30%, then find his new profit percent.
If a shopkeeper hikes the purchasing value of an item by 56% and gives it a discount of 56% on the face value for selling it, then know the total percen...
A shirt is marked 20% above the cost price and sold after a discount of Rs.104 at Rs.400. Find the cost price of the shirt.