Question
A shopkeeper sold a school bag at a profit of 65%. Had
he sold the school bag at 35% profit he would have earned Rs.183 less. Find the cost price of the school bag.Solution
Let the cost price of the school bag be Rs.’x’ According to question, => 1.65x – 1.35x = 183 => 0.3x = 183 => x = 610 So, the cost price of the school bag is Rs.610.
Person 'A' bought a washing machine for a certain amount. He marked it up by p% and then gave a discount of 11.11%, resulting in ...
The cost price of 20 apples is Rs.50. If it is sold at 20% profit, then how many apples will be sold for Rs.78?
Find the profit percentage earned on a school bag if it was sold at Rs.1710 after offering a discount of 10% and the marked price of a school bag is Rs....
- A vegetable seller buys 12 kg of potatoes at Rs. 40 per kg. While selling, he uses a faulty weight that shows 1250 grams instead of 1000 grams but claims t...
A shopkeeper buys a shirt for Rs 480 and sells it for Rs 540. Find his profit and profit percentage.
Selling price of article ‘A’ when sold at a profit of 55% is Rs. 200 more than its selling price when sold at a loss of 45%. If the cost price of ar...
An article is marked 45% above its cost price and sold after offering a discount of Rs. 80 such that its selling price is Rs. 110 more compared to its s...
A mobile phone was tagged 25% above its cost price. A discount was applied, resulting in a loss of 10%. Now, if the same discount is maintained, by what...
- A dealer grants a 35% discount on the marked price of a furniture item. After giving the discount, he gains a profit of 30%. If his profit is Rs. 900, what...
Normally, a retailer gives a 15% discount on a laptop. But on Republic Day, he offered two successive discounts of 10% each instead. This reduced the se...
Relevant for Exams:
