Cluster · Profit and Loss Calculations

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Profit and Loss Percentage Problems
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A merchant bought two watches for ₹9,000 each. He sold one watch at a loss of 10%. At what price (in ₹) should he sell the other watch to earn a profit of 18% overall?

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quant intermediate

A man buys 35 pens for a rupee. How many pens should he sell for a rupee to earn a profit of 40 percent?

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quant intermediate

If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, then the percentage gain is: 

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quant intermediate

A shopkeeper purchased 3 articles at rupees 4. For how much should he sell the article so that he can make a profit of 25%?

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english intermediate

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.

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english profit_loss intermediate

The CP of two dozen mangoes is Rs 32 , after selling 18 mangoes at 12 Rs per dozen ,the shopkeeper reduced the rate as Rs 4 per dozen. Then find the loss percentage ?

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english intermediate

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?

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english profit_loss intermediate

A man sold a TV at a loss of 5%. Had it been sold for Rs. 400 more, he would have gained 5%. Find the price at which he should sell so as to gain 20%.

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english intermediate

A seller sold a bike at a loss of 10 percent, and after some time he sells another bike at a profit of 100 percent. If the cost price of each bike is Rs. 95000. Find the difference between the selling price of the bike.

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english percentage intermediate

An owner sells the same item to two different people at different profit percentages. From the first person, he gets a profit of 20%, and from the second person he gets a profit of 40%. If the combined profit from both sales is Rs 60, find the cost price of the item.

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english profit_loss intermediate

A sell 100 article on 20% profit to B. B gives half of the article at 10% profit to C. C gave half of the article at 5% loss to D then find the ratio of cost price and selling price to the last customer per article.

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english profit_loss intermediate

A shopkeeper buys 200 pencils for Rs. 500. If he sells a dozen pencils for Rs. 41.4 then find the percentage profit earned by the shopkeeper.

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english percentage intermediate

A shopkeeper sells a football and a cricket ball at a profit of 15% and 20% respectively. The cost price of both the football and cricket ball is the same. Find the total profit of the shopkeeper.

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english profit_loss intermediate

A shopkeeper launched a product in sale and was earning 20% profit. After few days, the shopkeeper increased the price of product by 15%, what is the new profit percentage of the shopkeeper?

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english percentage intermediate

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.

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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.

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english profit_loss intermediate

A shopkeeper purchases 5 chocolates for 4 rupees and sells 4 chocolates for 5 rupees. Find the profit or loss percentage.

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An article was bought for Rs. X and sold for Rs. Y, making a profit of 20%. If the price of X had been 15 % less and the price of Y had been Rs. 76 less, a profit of 30% would have been earned. What was the price of X?

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english intermediate

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 ?

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Quantity I: Find the Profit earned on selling an article at Rs. 450 at 20% profit.

Quantity II: Find the cost price of the article which is sold at Rs. 84 on 20% profit.

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english profit_loss intermediate

If the cost price of each Blue star air conditioner is Rs.10,000 and it is sold at 15% profit, then find the total selling price of all the Blue star air conditioners.

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english profit_loss intermediate

If the Cost price of each Daikin AC is Rs. 20,000 and 25 ACs are sold to a school. If Aditya electronic store got an overall loss of Rs. 55,000, then find the selling price of each AC.

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english profit_loss intermediate

If the shopkeeper sold 15 kg of spices at Rs. 15 per kg and he wants to earn 10% profit on the spices, then at what rate he must sell the remaining quantity of spices?

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english intermediate

Vibhuti sold two articles at Rs. 400 each if he gained a profit of (400/9π)% on selling the first one and a loss of (1400/99)% on the other one, find his overall percentage profit/loss in the transaction. (Take π = 22/7)

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reasoning percentage intermediate

Reena sold 20 mangoes in the summer season at a price of Rs. 35 each and made a profit of 25%. She sold the same number of mangoes in winter at a price of Rs. 21 each and made a loss of 30%. Find her overall profit or loss in selling the mangoes.

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The sum of the cost price of the two jeans is Rs 780. If one is sold at a 20% loss while the other is at a 15% profit, the selling price of both is equal. Find the cost price (in Rs) of one sold at a loss.

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reasoning profit_loss intermediate

When an article is sold for Rs. 176.7 the loss is 7%. If a profit of 15% is to be earned on selling this article, find its selling price.

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reasoning intermediate

Om Prakash Rawat purchased 30 dining tables at Rs. 45000 each. He spends Rs. 2500 on transportation of each table. In one container 5 sets of tables can be transported. Between the factory and his showroom, three tolls came, two took charges of Rs. 500 for each container and one took charge of Rs. 1000 for each container. If he sells each set at Rs. 52690 then, find his profit percentage.

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A person purchased a vehicle for Rs. 4,89,828 and sold it for Rs. 5,89,828. What is the profit percent he earned on this vehicle (correct to two decimal places)?

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Aryan sells a bike to Bikram at 14% more than his cost price. Bikram sells the same bike to Chandu at 9% loss. Chandu sells it to Dev at 8% profit. If Dev buys the bike for Rs 280098, find the cost price of this bike for Bikram.

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If the selling price of an object is increased by Rs 3, the shopkeeper earns 20% profit whereas if it is reduced by Rs 2, he faces a loss of 5%. What is the cost price of the object?

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reasoning profit_loss intermediate

Ramesh sells the compass box at a 37.5% loss to Suresh, who later on sells the same compass box at a 22.22% profit to Anjali. Anjali sells the same compass box at a 36.36% loss to Raj. Raj paid Rs 455. Find the cost price of the compass box for Ramesh.

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Abhi bought two articles for Rs. 624. He sold one at a loss of 14% and the other at a profit of 14%. If the selling price of both the articles is equal, then the difference between their cost prices (in Rs.) is:

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Bananas are bought at Rs 22 for a dozen and sold at Rs 29 for a dozen. Profit (in Rs) is?

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reasoning intermediate

What is the profit percentage, if profit becomes 5 times when selling price triples?

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reasoning percentage intermediate

A person sold an article at a loss of 8%. Had he sold it at a gain of 10.5%, he would have received Rs. 92.50 more. To gain 12%, he should have sold it for: 

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A person sold an article at a loss of 8%. Had he sold it at a gain of 10.5%, he would have received Rs. 37 more. What is the cost price of the article?

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A sold a mobile phone to B at a gain of 25% and B sold it to C at a loss of 10%. If C paid Rs. 5,625 for it, how much did A pay (in Rs) for the phone?

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The cost of 50 dozens of bananas is ₹2,400 and the transport cost per banana is ₹0.25. The selling price is ₹10 for a pair of bananas. What is the profit percentage (rounded off up to one decimal place)?

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The profit earned by selling a jacket for Rs. 9610 is equal to the loss incurred by selling the same jacket for Rs. 7690. What should be the selling price of the jacket to earn a 10 percent profit?

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The cost price of articles X and Y is the same. Article X is sold at a 20% profit, and article Y is sold for ₹126 less than the selling price of X. If the net profit by selling both articles is 14%, then what is the cost price (in ₹) of each article?

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Two identical items are sold for Rs.200 each, with a 10% gain on one but a 10% loss on the other. What is the net percentage loss or gain?

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A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 1120 and earns some profit. The loss incurred when it is sold for Rs. 400 is equal to 17 times of profit. If he wants to make a profit of 10%, then at what price should he sell the article? (In Rs.)

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Aditya sold article X at a profit of 23% and article Y at a loss of 13%. He earned a profit of ₹180 in the entire transaction. If article X costs ₹90 less than article Y, then what is the price of article Y (in ₹)?

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Ankita sold her watch at 5% loss. If she had sold it for ₹300 more, she would have gained 5%. Find the selling price of the watch.

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During a sale 66\(\frac{2}{3}\)% of the goods are sold at 26% profit, 25% of the remaining goods are sold at 20% profit and the still remaining goods are sold at a loss of 40%. If there is an overall profit of x %, then what is the value of x ?

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A person bought two articles for ₹1,800 and sold the first at 15% profit and the second at 30% profit. If he sold the first at 30% profit and the second at 15% profit. he would get ₹3 more. The difference in the cost price of the two articles was:

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A shopkeeper charges his customer 14% more than the cost price. If a customer paid ₹18,240 for a mobile phone, then the cost price of the mobile phone was:

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The cost prices of articles A and B are the same. A is sold at 20% profit, whereas B is sold for ₹54.60 more than the selling price of A. If the overall profit earned on selling A and B is 28%, then what is the cost price of each article?

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Two-thirds of a certain number of items are sold at 35% profit, 25% of items are sold at 30% loss, and the remaining at 5% loss. What is the overall profit or loss percentage?

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