Let the number be x. According to question, ⇒ 2x + x2 = 3 ⇒ x2 + 2x – 3 = 0 ⇒ x2 – x + 3x – 3 = 0 ⇒ (x – 1)(x + 3) = 0 ⇒ x = 1, -3
A, B and C started a business. Twice the investment of A is equal to thrice the investment of B and also five times the investment of C. If the total pr...
The ratio of cost price to marked price of a rice bag is 7:8 and the Marchant gets a profit of Rs.80 by selling the rice bag at Rs. 500. Then, what will...
A jeans is listed at Rs. 2,500 and the discount offered is 15%. What additional discount must be given to bring the net selling price of Rs. 1,950?
A shopkeeper bought 60 pencils at a rate of 4 for Rs. 5 and another 60pencils at a rate of 2 for Rs.3. He mixed all the pencils and sold them at a rate ...
A dealer sold an article at a loss of 4%. Had he sold it for ₹120 more, he would have gained 8%. To gain 11%, he should sell the article for?
A merchant fixes the sale price of his goods at 50% above the cost price. He sells his goods at a 20% discount marked price. His percentage of profit (r...
A man bought two articles for $800 each. He sold one at a profit of 20% and the other at a loss of 25%. What is the overall profit or loss percentage?
A shopkeeper sold a school bag at a profit of 35%. Had he sold the school bag at 20% profit he would have earned Rs.135 less. Find the cost price of the...
A shopkeeper uses a weight of 880 grams instead of 1 kg. Using this weight, he sells the goods at a profit of 4 percent. What will be the actual profit ...
Anita bought a laptop for Rs. '9x'. She spent Rs. 'x + 600' on upgrading its hardware and sold it to Bob for Rs. '13x - 700'. Calculate the value of 'x'...
