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A trader sells two articles, one at a loss of 10% and another at a profit of 15% but finally there is no loss or gain. If the total sale price of these two articles is Rs. 30,000, find the difference between their cost price

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Important Questions on Percentages

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Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
In place of 18% profit an article is sold at 42% profit and seller gets ₹110.40 more. Find the selling price of an article, if it were sold at 25% profit?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
The respective ratio of cost price of articles A and B is 7:9. Article A was sold at a profit of 40% and article B was sold at a profit of 10%. If the total profit earned after selling both the articles (A and B) is ₹148, what is the difference between cost price of articles A and B?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss

The profit earned on selling two articles is Rs. 80 less than profit earned on selling three articles. If 20% profit is earned on selling one article, then find the cost price of the article:

EASY
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
The price of an article is first increased by 20% and later on the price were decreased by 25% due to reduction in sales. Find the net percentage change in final price of that article?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A trader marks up his goods by 50%. However, he can sell only-third of his stock at this price. The half of the remaining stock is sold at a discount of 7.14% and the remaining at a discount of 16.67%. Find the overall profit percentage of the trader.
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A profit of 8% is made by selling a shirt after offering a discount of 12%. If the marked price of a shirt is Rs. 1080, then find its cost price?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss

A and B started a business by investing Rs. 18000 and Rs. 24000 respectively. At the end of 4th month from the start of the business, C joins with Rs. 15000. At the end of 8th month B quits at which time C invests Rs. 3000 more. At the end of 10th month B rejoins with the same investment. If profit at the end of the year is Rs. 12005, what is B's share of profit?

MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
There is an article of Rs. 100. Its price is raised initially by 10% and then again by 10%. How many rupees have been increased ?
EASY
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
If a person lost 8% by selling an article for ₹1035, He bought the article for:
HARD
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
The cost price of article A is ₹200 more than the cost price of article B. Article A was sold at 10% loss and article B was sold at 25% profit. If the overall profit earned after selling both the articles is 4%, what is the cost price of article B?
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Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of ₹45 per kg. He sold 40% of the total quantity at the rate of ₹50 per kg. Approximately, at what price per kg should he sell the remaining quantity to make 25% overall profit?
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Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss

A shopkeeper bought a table marked at ₹200 at successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He spent ₹7 on transport and sold the table for ₹208. What will be his profit percentage?

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Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A man buys a cycle for Rs.1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A shopkeeper sold an article at 20% discount and earned a profit of 4%. By what percent is the marked price of the article more than the cost price of the article?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A seller sold 34th of his goods at 24% profit. He sold the rest of the goods at cost price. What is percentage of his profit ?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss

Vinod purchased a Maruti van for ₹196000. Rate of fall of price per year of this van is 1427%. What will be its price after two years?

MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
Nita sold an article for Rs. 220 and earned a profit of 10%. At what cost should she sell to earn a profit of 30%?
MEDIUM
Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
The cost price of the two articles is the same, a trade man got profit of 40% on the first article, the selling price of the second article is 25% less than the first article, then find overall profit per cent.  
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Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
A trader sells two cows for ₹8400 each, neither losing nor gaining in total. If he sold one of the cows at a gain of 20%, the other is sold at a loss of _____.
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Numerical Ability>Arithmetic>Percentages>Profit and Loss
'A' bought a certain quantity of oranges at a total cost of Rs.1200. He sold 13rd of those oranges at 20% loss. If A earns at overall profits of 10%, at what profit percent did A sell the rest of the oranges?