QUESTION 1
A fruit seller has certain number of apples with him. He sells 1/3rd of apples at Rs. 23 per apple and rest of 2/3rd of the apples at Rs. 20 per apple, thereby he makes 40% profit over all. Find the cost price (in Rs.) of an apple.
QUESTION 2
A shopkeeper buys an article at 40% off the list price. He marks the article so that after giving a discount of $33\cfrac{1}{3}\% $ he still makes a profit of 20% of the marked price. What is the ratio of list price to the marked price?
QUESTION 3
A shopkeeper sells an article at Rs. 300 and incurs a 20 % loss. At what price (in Rs) should he mark the article so that after allowing a discount of 20%, he earns a 20% profit?
QUESTION 4
A shopkeeper gives successive discounts of 10% and Rs. 180 respectively on purchase of an article. The buyer realizes that he gets overall discount of 28%. Find the selling price of the article?
QUESTION 5
A trader marked an article 36% above its cost price and then gave a discount of 10% on it. If the trader made a net profit of 119 after paying a tax of 15% on the gross profit, find the cost price (in Rs) of the article
A fruit seller has certain number of apples with him. He sells 1/3rd of apples at Rs. 23 per apple and rest of 2/3rd of the apples at Rs. 20 per apple, thereby he makes 40% profit over all. Find the cost price (in Rs.) of an apple.
QUESTION 2
A shopkeeper buys an article at 40% off the list price. He marks the article so that after giving a discount of $33\cfrac{1}{3}\% $ he still makes a profit of 20% of the marked price. What is the ratio of list price to the marked price?
- $\cfrac{5}{7}$
- $\cfrac{2}{3}$
- $\cfrac{7}{9}$
- $\cfrac{8}{9}$
QUESTION 3
A shopkeeper sells an article at Rs. 300 and incurs a 20 % loss. At what price (in Rs) should he mark the article so that after allowing a discount of 20%, he earns a 20% profit?
- 500
- 552.5
- 562.5
- 575
QUESTION 4
A shopkeeper gives successive discounts of 10% and Rs. 180 respectively on purchase of an article. The buyer realizes that he gets overall discount of 28%. Find the selling price of the article?
- 700
- 720
- 800
- 1000
QUESTION 5
A trader marked an article 36% above its cost price and then gave a discount of 10% on it. If the trader made a net profit of 119 after paying a tax of 15% on the gross profit, find the cost price (in Rs) of the article