Cluster · Profit and Loss Calculations

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Profit and Loss Percentage Problems
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Pawan purchases 70 articles for ₹16,875 and sells them at a loss equal to the selling price of 5 articles. What will be the selling price of one article?

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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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Ayush buys an old digital camera for ₹9,200 and spends ₹1,200 on its repair. If Ayush sells the digital camera for ₹12,000, what is his profit percentage (correct up to two decimal places)?

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An article is sold at a certain price. If it had been sold at 60% of this price, there would have been a loss of 35%. What is the percentage profit now?

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By selling 50 fruits, a fruit seller gains the selling price of 10 fruits. Find the gain percentage.

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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 person buys 15 pens for ₹100 and sells them at 13 pens for ₹100. What is the gain percentage?

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When the article sold at the rate of Rs. 20070 earned a profit of 23% more than that of the loss incurred when the same article was sold at the rate of Rs. 10035, the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)

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A data card when sold for Rs.18290 fetches a profit of 18%. Find the cost price of the data card. (In Rs.)

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A sold an article to B at 25% profit and B further sold it to C by earning a certain profit. If the cost price of C is 30% more than the cost price of A, then find the profit percentage earned by B.

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A man buys 400 oranges for Rs. 2000. How many oranges can be sold for Rs. 260 so that he gets a profit of 30%?

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By selling an article at 4/5 of the cost price, there is a loss of Rs 125. Find the selling price of an article.

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Ramu buys 10 identical watches at Rs 24000. He sells 3 of them at a loss of 20%. At what price (combined) should he sell the other 7 watches to gain a net profit of 10%?

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If the ratio between the price of the toy and the cycle in a shop is 13 : 9 and the difference between their price is Rs.480 then, find the ratio between the selling price of the toy and the cycle if the cycle is sold at the same price but the toy is sold at 20% profit.

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A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. the wholesaler dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at 20% profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for Rs 56100 at a loss of 15%, then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is?

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A shopkeeper sells the table at Rs. 1550. If the cost price of the table is Rs. 1750, then find the profit or loss%.

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The profit is 100% of the cost price on an article. If the cost price increases by 25% and the selling price remains constant then what will be the profit percentage?

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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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On selling 25 apples for Rs. 100, there is a loss of 20%. Find the selling price of 1 apple if it is to be sold for 40% profit.

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Ramesh purchased a phone for Rs. 8000. Later he sold the phone to Rajesh at a loss of 15%. Rajesh sold the phone to Rakesh at a profit of 8%. Rakesh sold the phone to Ram at a profit of 10%. Find the price at which Ram purchased the phone from Rakesh.

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A headphone company sells its produce at Rs 1100 (at 10% profit). It increases its selling price by 10% stating that it will return the money as well as offer one new headphone free of cost if any damage is found in the original product. If 5% of the products company produces are damaged, what is the average profit% the company makes?

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The ratio of the cost price of articles ‘A’ and ‘B’ is 5 : 7 respectively. If article ‘A’ is sold at a profit of 24% and article ‘B’ is sold at a loss of 20%, then the difference between their selling prices would be Rs. 42. Find the cost price of article ‘B’.

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A trader bought some pens at the rate of 3 for Rs 4 and the same quantity at 4 for Rs 7. If he sells all the pens at the rate of 5 for Rs 9. Find the gain or loss percent(approx).

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If the ratio of the selling price and the cost price of an object is 13 : 8, What is the profit%?

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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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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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Ram sold three objects A, B, and C for Rs 1200, Rs 1600, and Rs 1500. He made a 60% profit on A, a 20% loss on B, and a 20% profit on C. What is his overall profit% or loss% ?

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A woman sells 70-liter oil and the profit earned by her is equal to the selling price of 20-liter oil. Find gain%.

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Two tables are sold for Rs 2100 each. On one, profit of 16.67% is earned. While in other loss of 12.5% incurred. Find total profit/loss percent in this transaction.

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On selling an item for Rs 1015 a shopkeeper gains 16% profit. Find the profit. (in Rs.)

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A retailer purchased some bananas for Rs 90 per dozen and sold them for Rs 8 per piece. Find his profit% or loss%.

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By selling a product for $ 114, a shopkeeper gains 20%. Find the CP of this product.

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

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Ramu buys 10 identical watches at Rs 24000. He sells 3 of them at a loss of 20%. At what price (combined) should he sell the other 7 watches to gain a net profit of 10%?

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A and B buy two horses, price for A's horse is twice the price for B's horse. A sells it for a profit of 10% B sells it at a loss of 20% loss find their overall profit or loss percentage.

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The difference in selling price of an article when it is sold at 14.6% profit and 18.8% profit is Rs 7.56, cost price(in Rs) of that article will be?

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A fruit seller sells oranges at a profit of 40%. But for every 20 oranges sold, he loses 4 oranges due to rotting. What is his profit or loss percentage?

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A shopkeeper purchased 510 eggs at the rate of Rs 20/dozen. 30 eggs were broken on the way. In order to make a gain of 20%. Find the rate at which he must sell the remaining eggs.

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If the cost price of 18 apples is equal to the selling price of 15 apples then, what would be the profit in selling 20 apples if the cost price of each apple is Rs.80?

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A shopkeeper buys some quantity of apples for Rs 6800. Out of all the apples, 20 kg were found bad condition and he had to sell them at 20% loss. To get a total profit of 20% the remaining apples have to be sold at 30% profit. What is the cost price of apples per kg? (in Rs)

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A mobile phone is sold for Rs.16,060 at a loss of 20%. What would have been the gain percent if it had been sold for Rs. 22,994? 

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A dealer is selling oranges where the cost price of 65 oranges is equal to the selling price of 52 oranges. Find the profit percentage.

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If the selling price of 3 pens is equal to the cost price of 7 pens, what is the profit percentage?

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Ashutosh sold two scooters, each for Rs. 44000. If he makes a 25% profit on the first & 20% loss on the second. What is his gain or loss percent in the transaction?

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The cost price of the Bicycle is Rs 2752. If the person sells the Bicycle at 37.5% profit then find 45% of the selling price of the bicycle.

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On selling an article for Rs.4500 a person had a loss of 25%. Find the cost price of the article.

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A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. the wholesaler dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at 20% profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for Rs 56100 at a loss of 15%, then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is?

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A dealer by selling 52 oranges gets the cost price of 65 oranges. What is the percentage profit?

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The selling price of an article if sold at a profit of 18% will be Rs. 195 more than its selling price when sold at a loss of 8%. If the article had been sold for Rs. 915, then find the percentage profit earned on selling the article.

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If a shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.1600 on which he suffers a loss of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to gain a profit of 7%?

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