Let the speed of the boy in still water be x kmph. Then, (x + 4) × 5 = (x – 4) × 7 => 5x + 20 = 7x - 28 => 2x = 48 => x = 24 kmph
'P' bought an item and marked it 60% higher than its cost price. He sold it to 'Q' after offering a discount of Rs. 120. 'Q' then...
A businessman sold 2/5of his stock at a gain of 25% and the remaining at a gain of 20%. The overall percentage of gain is
Seema sold a laptop at a profit of 15%. If she had bought it at 10% less and sold it for 2,100 less, she would have gained 20%. What was the cost price...
Profit percentage received on a product when sold for Rs. 600 is equal to the percentage loss incurred when the same product is sold for Rs. 400. Find t...
A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 14%. If he had given a discount of 9% in place of 14%, then he would have earned Rs. 108 more. If the cost...
A man bought furniture for Rs. 2,800 and sold it with a profit margin of 26%. What was the selling price of the furniture?
A shopkeeper sets the marked price of an item at 50% higher than its cost price. He then offers two successive discounts of 20% and m% on the marked pri...
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 30% by selling an article. What would be the approximate percent change in the profit percent, if he had paid 20% less an...
By selling 72 articles, a loss equal to the selling price of 8 articles was incurred. What is the loss percentage?
A shopkeeper marked up of a shirt 60% above the cost price and sold at the discount of 25%, and made a profit of Rs.950. If the cost price of pant is 4...
