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(#M40164401) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

if bananas are bought at the rate of 4 for a rupee,how many must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 100/3%?

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(#M40157019) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

A sells to B goods at five-thirds the rate of profit at which B has decided to sell it to C. C, on other hand sells it to D at one-third the rate of profit at which B sold it to C. If D gives Rs. 2145 to C at 10%, how much did A buy it for ?

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(#M40164412) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

a person bought 50 pens for rs 50 each.he sold 40 of them at a loss of 5%.he wants to gain 10% on the whole.then his gain percent on the remaining pens should be?

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(#M40165106) ELITMUS QUESTION profit/loss Keep an EYE

Ashif sold an article for Rs 315 at a profit of 5%. What would have been the loss incurred by him it was sold for Rs. 275?

A)7.625%
B)4.5 %
C)5.625%
D)6.25%

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(#M40164416) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

if a man reduces the selling price of a fan from rs1250 to rs 1000 his loss increses by 20%.the cp of the fan is?

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(#M40166245) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

An open jeep worth of Rs. 15,000 is bought by Mohan. At a profit of 5%, he then sells it to radhe. If after sometime Radhe sells it back to Mohan at a loss of 15%, then determine the Mohan’s profit or loss percentage.


A. Mohan gains 1500
B. Mohan loses 150
C. Mohan loses 1500
D.Mohan gains 150

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(#M40164598) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs. 266 each after giving 5% discout on labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 12% on the cost price. What was the cost price of each saree?

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(#M40164673) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

Had Dhaniram bought an item at 10% less and sold it at 10% more, he would have doubled his profit percentage. If x was the original profit percentage, which of the following ranges does x fall ?
A. 29%-23%
B. 22%-17%
C. 16%-10%
D. Data insufficient

Asked In Elitmus Saptarshi Dey (8 years ago)

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(#M40157183) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

In the land of the famous milkman Merghese Durian, a milkman sells his buffalo for Rs. 720 at some profit. Had he sold his buffalo at Rs. 510, the quantum of the loss incurred would have been double that of the profit earned. What is the cost price ?

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(#M40164421) ELITMUS QUESTION Keep an EYE

a fruit seller makes a profit of 20% by selling mangoes at a certain price.if he charges rs1 more for each mango,he can make a profit of 40%.find the seling price of a mango in the first case.

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