Profit And Loss...

A watch was sold at a loss of 10 percent. If it was sold for $70 more, there would have been a gain of 4 percent. What was the CP of the watch?

A man spends 85% of his income. If he saves $37.50, find the salary.

In an election between two candidates, Mr. Hero secures 45% of the total votes, but is defeated by Mr. Zero by 300 votes. Find out the total number of votes polled, if it is known that all the votes polled are valid.

A man sold an article for $75 and lost something. Had he sold it for $96, his gain would have been double the former loss. The cost price of the article is

Successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of

If a merchant estimates his profits as 20% of the selling price, what is his real profit percent?

Gangaram buys 7000 bananas at Rs. 2 each and agrees to pay an additional sum of Rs. 300 for their delivery. He estimated that 10% of the bananas will be spoiled, so he decides a selling price of Rs. 3 each for the remaining. However, during delivery, 20% of the bananas are spoiled. What should be the percent increase in the selling price in order to obtain the same total profit?