Profit and Loss...

If the cost price of 15 tables is equal to the selling price of 20 tables, then the loss percentage in the transaction is

Divide Rs. 6270 among A, B and C so that A may receive 3/7 of as much as B and C receive together and B may receive 2/9 of as much as A and C receive together. What amount do A, B and C receive, respectively?

$430 is divided among 45 persons consisting of men, women and children. The sum of shares of men, women and children is in the ratio 12 : 15 : 16, but the individual shares of a man, a woman and a child are in the ratio 6 : 5 : 4. Find the share of each man, woman and child, respectively.

A total of 500 people voted for a resolution; but after some discussion, the opponents were increased by 100%. The motion was then rejected by a majority, three times as great as that by which it was formerly passed. How many voted for and how many voted against the resolution initially?

An unscrupulous vendor professes to sell guavas at CP, but she uses a weight of 960 gms for a kg weight. The gain % to her is

A tradesman marks an article at a price which would give him a profit of 20% on the cost price. To the favoured customers, he makes a deduction of 5% from the marked price. What actual profit does he receive from the sale of an article to a favoured customer for which the latter pays him $28.50?

A man sells an article at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 132 less, he would have still gained 10%. The cost price of the article is

The marked price of an article is 40% above the cost price. The discount that may be allowed to make a profit of 12% is

According to a survey, the population of a city increases by 10% every year for two years and then decreases by 10% every year for two years. If the population 4 years ago was 1,00,000, what will it be after four years?

A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 35% above its cost price. What is the percentage of discount allowed to gain 8%?

What will be 70 percent of a number whose 140 percent is 70?

In an examination, 45% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 121, the number of those who passed is

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.

Calculation shows that an angle is 37 ½, the size obtained by drawing and measurement is 36^o; find the error percent.

The price of domestic oil is increased by 20%. By how much percent must a family reduce the consumption of oil so that their expenditure may remain the same?

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

A man purchased an article at 3/4 of the list price and sold it at 50% more than the list price. What was his gain percentage?

If 6 men earn 10% of $750 in 10 days, then 8 men will earn 20% of $350 in

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

In an examination, 65.6% of the candidates took Science and 40.8% took Sanskrit. If 1280 candidates took both the subjects, find the number of candidates that appeared in the examination.

What percent of 7.5 kg is 15 gms?

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?