1. A person buys a bicycle for Rs. 3500 for how much should he sell it to get gain 12%?
A. 3620
B. 3720
C. 3820
D. 3920
E. 3490
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2. A man buys a cycle for Rs.1,400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
A. Rs.1,202
B. Rs.1,190
C. Rs.1,160
D. Rs.1,000
E. Rs.1,400
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3. On selling 17 balls at Rs.720 there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is?
A. Rs.45
B. Rs.50
C. Rs.60
D. Rs.55
E. Rs.65
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Let the cost price of one ball = x
⇒ C.P of 5 balls = 5x
& C.P of 17 balls = 17x
Given,
S.P = 720 (17 balls)
& loss = C.P of 5 balls
⇒17x – 720 = 5x
⇒12x = 720
⇒ x = 60 Rs.
4. If the cost price of 10 articles is equal to the selling price of 8 articles, then gain per cent is-
A. 10%
B. 8%
C. 50%
D. 25%
E. 15%
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5. Ashok sold a commodity for Rs.450 at the loss of 10%. At what price did he pur-chase it.
A. Rs.495
B. Rs.500
C. Rs.405
D. Rs.480
E. None of these
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(100 × 450)/90= 500
6. A sells an article to B at 20% profit and B sells to C giving a discount of 20%. If A had sold it direct to C at the same price paid by C, then the gain or loss percent of A is?
A. 4% gain.
B. No loss, no gain.
C. 40% gain.
D. 4% loss.
E. None of these.
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7. A company blends two varieties of tea from two different tea gardens, one variety costing Rs.20 per kg and other Rs.25 per kg in the ratio 5 : 4. He sells the blended tea at Rs.23 per kg. Find his profit percent.
A. 5% profit.
B. 5% loss.
C. 3.5% profit.
D. No profit, no loss.
E. None of these.
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8.If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent is?
A. 25%
B. 
C. 50%
D. 
E. 30%
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Let C.P. of each pen be 1. Then C.P. of 8 pens = 8; S.P. of 8 pens = 12
Gain % = (4/8∗100)% = 50%.
9.A dealer offers a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article and still makes a profit of 20%. If its marked price is Rs.800, then the cost price of the article is?
A. Rs.900
B. Rs.800
C. Rs.700
D. Rs.600
E. Rs.500
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10. An article is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs.90 more, there would have been a gain of 5%. The original sale price of the article (in Rs.) is?
A. 540
B. 600
C. 628
D. 650
E. 680
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