Chapter:

Speed-Time-and-Distance

1. A coconut merchant finds that cost price of 2750 coconuts is same as selling price of 2500 coconuts. His loss or gain will be = ?


2. A tradesman marks his goods at 25% above cost price and allows purchasers a discount of $$\frac{{25}}{2}$$%, his profit is:


3. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell goods at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gms, for each kilogram. His gain percentage is = ?


4. A man purchased some fruits for Rs. 1000. He sold few fruits worth 400 at 10% profit. At what profit per cent, must he sell rest in order to gain 20% on whole?


5. After successive discounts of 12% and 5% an article was sold for Rs. 209. What was original price of article?


6. Oranges are bought at 5 for Rs. 10 and sold at 6 for Rs. 15. The gain percentage is = ?


7. A reduction of 10% in price of tea enables a dealer to purchase 25 kg more tea for Rs. 22500. What is reduced price per kg of tea?


8. The C.P. of two watches taken toger is Rs. 840. If by selling one at a profit of 16% and or at a loss of 12% , re is no loss or gain in whole transaction, n C.P. of two watches are respectively.


9. A lady buys grocery worth Rs. 350 from a shop. The shopkeeper is selling goods with zero profit.
The lady gives him Rs. 2000 note. The shopkeeper gets change from next shop, keeps 350 for himself and returns Rs.1650 to lady.
Later, shopkeeper of next shop comes with Rs. 2000 note saying that it is a duplicate note and takes his money back.
How much loss did shopkeeper face?


10. A rickshaw dealer buys 30 rickshaws for Rs. 4725. Of se, 8 are four-seaters and rest are two seaters. At what price must he sell four-seaters so that if he sells two-two seaters at $$\frac{3}{4}$$th of this price, he makes a profit 40% on his outlay?


Topics

This Chapter Speed-Time-and-Distance consists of the following topics

Profit and Loss

A coconut merchant finds that cost price of 2750 coconuts is same as selling price of 2500 coconuts. His loss or gain will be = ?

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A tradesman marks his goods at 25% above cost price and allows purchasers a discount of $$\frac{{25}}{2}$$%, his profit is:

;

A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell goods at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gms, for each kilogram. His gain percentage is = ?

;

A man purchased some fruits for Rs. 1000. He sold few fruits worth 400 at 10% profit. At what profit per cent, must he sell rest in order to gain 20% on whole?

;

After successive discounts of 12% and 5% an article was sold for Rs. 209. What was original price of article?

;

Oranges are bought at 5 for Rs. 10 and sold at 6 for Rs. 15. The gain percentage is = ?

;

A reduction of 10% in price of tea enables a dealer to purchase 25 kg more tea for Rs. 22500. What is reduced price per kg of tea?

;

The C.P. of two watches taken toger is Rs. 840. If by selling one at a profit of 16% and or at a loss of 12% , re is no loss or gain in whole transaction, n C.P. of two watches are respectively.

;

A lady buys grocery worth Rs. 350 from a shop. The shopkeeper is selling goods with zero profit.
The lady gives him Rs. 2000 note. The shopkeeper gets change from next shop, keeps 350 for himself and returns Rs.1650 to lady.
Later, shopkeeper of next shop comes with Rs. 2000 note saying that it is a duplicate note and takes his money back.
How much loss did shopkeeper face?

;

A rickshaw dealer buys 30 rickshaws for Rs. 4725. Of se, 8 are four-seaters and rest are two seaters. At what price must he sell four-seaters so that if he sells two-two seaters at $$\frac{3}{4}$$th of this price, he makes a profit 40% on his outlay?

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