A is y% more than B. B is (y - 50)% less than C. If A > C, what is the range of values y can take?

A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts to customer A, first discount of 20% and second discount of 30%. The marked price of the article is Rs 9600. For customer B, the shopkeeper allows a single discount of 45% on the marked price. Find the difference between the price at which both the customers bought the article.

Sita scored equal marks in English and Maths in an examination. Ratio between the marks obtained by her in English and science is 2:3. If she scored an aggregate of 70%, find the number of subjects in which she scored equal to or less than 60% if the maximum marks in each subject is same.

A shopkeeper had two products A and B of the same marked price. He gave 3 successive discounts of 10% on product A while he gave 2 successive discounts of 15% on product B. If the difference in the final selling price of both products is Rs. 65 then, what was the marked price of the products?

2 trains P and Q running in opposite directions cross each other in 30 seconds. The length of train Q is half of the length of train P. Speeds of trains P and Q are 90 km/h and 72 km/h respectively. If the train Q crosses a bridge in 32 seconds then find the length of the bridge.

The number of girls in college E is what percentage more to the number of boys in college A?

In a racing competition two men, A and B are participating. The speed of A is 300 m/min and the speed of B is 400 m/min. If the racing competition is for 700 m, find who will win the race and in how much time. 

A dishonest shopkeeper cheats 10% to the wholesaler during purchasing goods and he also cheats to the customer 10% during selling. Find the total profit of the shopkeeper.

A boat covers a 48 km distance downstream in 4 hours. The speed of the stream is 3 km/h. If the speed of the boat in still water is reduced by 50% then find the time in which the boat will cover the same distance upstream.

During a sales promotion, A shopkeeper gave two successive discount of 15% and 10% respectively on a product with marked price Rs. 750. The shopkeeper made a profit of 30% even after giving these discounts. What would be the profit of shopkeeper if the product is sold at its marked price?

A dishonest dealer gives Rs. 30 less to purchase the article and 3% dishonesty at the time of selling. Find the profit percentage of the shopkeeper.

A train goes from Bhubaneswar to Patna with an average speed of 90 km/hr. The journey takes 10 hours. It returns from Patna to Bhubaneswar on the same route with an average speed of 60 km/hr. What was the average speed of the train?

A seller marks up an article 160% above its cost price. After that, he allows two successive discounts of 20% and 25% and yet he gets 56% profit on it. If the marked price of the article is Rs 520 then, find its selling price.

Rahul bought a burger for Rs 40. He sold it for 20% profit to Shweta. Shweta sold it at \(33\dfrac{1}{3}\)% profit to Suresh. Find the cost price of burger for Suresh.

A milkman buys some milk. If he sells it at Rs 5 per litre, he loses Rs 300, but when he sells it at Rs 6 per litre, he gains Rs 250. How much milk did he purchase?

A boat covers some distance in 3 hours downstream and the same distance in 7 hours upstream. If the speed of the current is 2 km/hour. what is the speed of the boat?

The selling Price of one cement packet is Rs 380. If the shopkeeper marked 20% above the price then find how much more money has to be paid by the customer to the shopkeeper, if he buys 200 packets.

Gayatri went to a shopping complex and bought a dress for herself. The marked price of the dress was Rs. 2400 and the shopkeeper gave her a discount of 15%. Further, there was 11% discount on the bill amount if the payment is made in cash. If Gayatri paid the bill amount in cash, how much total discount percent she got on her dress?

In a Boat Racing festival, two boats that get first and second places have speed of 70 km/hour and 77 km/hour upstream. Find the distance between them if they are raced for 3 hours.

Rahul went to a grocery store to buy some pulses. The shopkeeper had a reputation for being dishonest. Rahul ordered 2 kg of lentils, but the shopkeeper cleverly manipulated the scale. The shopkeeper's scale showed 2 kg, but it was only 1.5 kg. If the actual price of lentils is Rs. 120 per kg, and the shopkeeper offers a 10% discount, how much extra money Rahul paid to the dishonest shopkeeper?

The age of Ram is 70% of the age of Mohan. The age of Mohan is 60% of the age of Rahul. If the sum of Ram and Rahul's age is 142, then what is the age of Mohan?

The price of petroleum is increased by 20% due to increasing GST. If a motor car company wants to increase its expenditure on petroleum is 5% then, find the decrease in the consumption of petroleum. (The initial consumption of petroleum was 72000 liter.)

Roni purchased a cycle for Rs. 12000 and sold it at a loss of 20% with that amount he purchased another cycle and sold it at 30% profit. What was his overall gain/loss ?

Ramesh, a student who passed class 10th this year had his old books of class 10th. He sold his book of mathematics at a 10% loss to his junior at Rs. 450 & he sold his book of science in the market at 10% profit at the same selling price. If books were bought by him at different prices, then find the total profit or loss made by him on both books.

On selling an article for Rs. 1479, the loss percentage will be 15%. What should be the selling price if a profit of 15% is to be made?

A train of length 80 m crosses a platform of length 280 m in 2 minutes. A person who is running in the opposite direction of the train crosses the train in 16 seconds. What is the speed of the person?

Sumit distributed some amount of money among his 3 children A, B, and C. A received 35% of the total money and B received 3/8 of the remaining money. If C received Rs. 975 then how much amount Sumit had initially?

3 successive discounts of 10%, 10%, and 20% are equivalent to 2 successive discounts of 30% and x%. Find the value of x.

A shopkeeper gives a 20% discount on his article and sells it at 2700 rupees. If after giving this discount shopkeeper has losses 10% then find the marked price when he got a 10% profit on the same selling discount percent.

A student scored 45% of the total marks and got failed by 24 marks. The maximum number of marks of the exam is 450. What is the passing percentage of the exam?

A discount of 25% is offered on the marked price of the wooden table if a person buys a chair with that. If the ratio of marked prices of table and chair is 4 : 1 then, what is the overall discount availed by the customer?

A dishonest shopkeeper first marked up the tea 10% above the cost price and then gave only 980 gm tea instead of 1 kg by using a faulty weight. Find the approximate profit percentage of the shopkeeper.

If the price of sugarcane has increased from Rs. 350 to Rs. 375.5 this year then, find the percentage increase in the price of sugarcane.

In a mobile shop, a shopkeeper gives 5% discount on buying a mobile of Micromax. But instead of giving a discount, he wants to give new earphones with the mobile to the buyers. What should be the minimum cost of earphones so that he can assure his some profit? If the price of the phone is 6000 rupees.

A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of rice worth Rs 50/kg and Rs 30/kg in the ratio 3 : 5. The total quantity of the first mixed variety was 27 kg. He sells the mixture at Rs.47/kg. Find the percentage of profit earned by the shopkeeper.

A shopkeeper gives a 20% discount and still earns a profit of 25%. What is the profit earned by the shopkeeper in the complete transaction if the discount offered is Rs.120?

If the price of potatoes is increased by 30 percent then by what percent should the family's consumption be decreased so that the expenditure increases only 10 percent?

A shopkeeper sold an article after giving 3 successive discounts of 5%, 10%, and 10%. Had he sold it after two consecutive discounts of 20% and 5%, he would have gained Rs. 190. Find the marked price of the article.

A sold an item to B at 20% profit. B sold it to C at 25% profit. To make a 10% profit, find how much amount did C sold the item to D, if the difference of cost prices of A and B is Rs. 32.

An article was offered at a discount of 15% and a further cash discount of 4% was given. If the article had a marked price of Rs. 3500 and a profit of 14.24% was made after selling. What was the cost price of the article?

60% of the age of A is equal to 180% of the age of B, and 130% of the age of A is equal to 260% of the age of C. If the sum of the ages of A and B is equal to 72 years then, find the age of C.

A seller is cheated by a company by 20% so he also cheats on his customer by 50%. If he offers a scheme of buy 2 gets 1 free, then what is the profit percent earned by the seller?

A wholeseller sells an item to a retailer at 20% discount, but charges 10% on the discounted price for packaging & delivery. The retailer sells it for 1023 more, thereby earning a profit of 25%. At what price had the wholeseller marked the item ?

A shopkeeper sells rice at Rs. 25 per kg. A customer buys 10 kgs of rice but the shopkeeper uses a faulty weighing machine that measures only 90% of the desired weight. The shopkeeper gains 12% profit in this whole transaction. Find the profit earned by the shopkeeper. (approx.)

A shirt which is marked at Rs. 1500 is sold at a discount of 12% and 25% profit is earned on it. How much percentage of discount should be offered on the shirt so that the seller earns no profit by selling it?

A shopkeeper marked the price of an article 75% above the cost price and sold it after a discount of 30%. Instead of that if he had sold it after two successive discounts of 20% and 10%, he would have made a profit of Rs 168 more. Find the cost price of the article.

A person spends 4% of his salary on internet expenditure. The internet service provider increases the data charges by 50%. What percentage of the total salary does the person have to pay now for internet services?

A shopkeeper sells an article at Rs. 1275 and gets a loss of 15%. If he wants to sell it for no profit and no loss by giving 9% discounts. Calculate the marked price. (approx.)

If Rs. 516 are divided among three persons A, B, C such that A receives 25% more than B and B receives 25% less than C, then C's share is:

The consumption of milk in a family is increased by 25% when the per litre rate of milk is decreased by 5%. If the total expenditure on milk was Rs. 6000 per month initially then what will be the new expenditure on milk consumed per day? (Equal quantity of milk is consumed per day in both cases)