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    1. On selling an article for Rs.

    1520 a man bears profit of


    11.11% . Find the cost price of article.

    2. On selling an article for Rs. 1470 a man gets loss of 12.5%.


    Find the cost price of the article.

    3. A shopkeeper sells his article at 16.66% profit on selling


    price. Find the actual profit %.

    4. A shopkeeper sells his article at 8.33% profit on selling


    price. Find the actual profit %.

    5. Selling price of 25 articles is equal to cost price of 20


    articles. Find profit/loss %.

    6. Selling price of 33 articles is equal to cost price of 44


    articles. Find profit/loss %.

    7. On selling 23 articles a person gains profit equal to selling


    price of 3 articles. Find profit %.

    8. On selling 25 articles a person incurred loss equal to cost


    price of 5 articles. Find profit/loss.

    9. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 9% loss. Had he sold it Rs.


    750 more than he would gain 6%. Find the cost price.
    10. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 7% profit. Had he sold
    it Rs. 4842 more than he would gain 13%. Find the cost
    price.

    11. A sells an article to B at profit of 20%. B sells it to C


    at 25% profit If C has paid Rs 225 then at what price A had
    purchased it?

    12. A person bought some articles at rate of 11 for Rs 10


    and sold them at the rate of 10 for Rs 11. Find the
    profit/loss %.

    13. A person bought some articles at rate of 6 for Rs 5 and


    sold them at the rate of 5 for Rs 6.
    Find the profit or loss %.

    14. A fruit merchant bought some oranges at the rate of 4


    for Rs 10 and same amount of oranges at the rate of 5 for
    Rs 10. If he sells whole stock at the rate of 9 for Rs 20.
    Find his profit /loss %.

    15. Two articles were sold for Rs 1199 each. First was
    sold at 15% loss and second at 15% profit. Find overall
    profit or loss%.

    16. Two horses were sold at Rs 1599 each. First was sold
    at 25% profit and second at 20% loss.
    Find the overall profit or loss %.

    17. A wrist watch and clock were bought at Rs 390. On


    selling wrist watch at 10% profit and clock at 15% profit a
    person gains Rs 51.5. Find the difference between cost
    price of both the watches.

    18. A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sells his goods at


    C.P. but uses 900gm weight instead of a kg. Find profit %.

    19. A shopkeeper sells his goods at C.P. but cheats to the


    extent of 10% while buying as well as selling by using
    false weight. Find profit %.

    20. A shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at 10% profit


    but he uses 20% less weight. Find profit %.

    21. Two-thirds of a consignment was sold at a profit of


    6% and the rest at a loss of 3%. If there was an overall
    profit of Rs 540, find the value of the consignment.

    22. The discount series 10%, 20%, 40% is equivalent to a


    single discount of-

    23. How much percent above the cost price should a


    shopkeeper mark his goods so as to earn a profit 10% after
    allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price?
    24. A shopkeeper allows 25% discount on marked price
    and earn 30% profit. If he gets Rs 900 as a profit. Find the
    amount of discount.

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