10 second questions

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-02 20:03:49

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #4346 and #4347 are correct. Magnificent!

#4348. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for $350 than by selling it for $340, what would be the cost of the article?

#4349. If a man reduces the selling price of a fan from $400 to $380, his loss increases by 2%. What is the cost price of the fan?

bobbym · 2012-10-02 20:13:00

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-03 16:26:54

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #4348 and #4349 are correct. Neat work!

#4350. A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of 12.5%. Had he sold it for $51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6%. Find the cost price of the article.

#4351. The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is $240. If the profit is 20%, what is the selling price?

bobbym · 2012-10-03 18:32:20

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ShivamS · 2012-10-04 01:31:40

#4336 30
#4337 24%
#4338 50 kilogram
#4339 I think every kg costs $2
#4340 50 cents
#4341 44%
#4342 100
#4343 24
#4344 250
#4345 600
#4346 29 percent?
#4347 22.2222% Might have missed a 2.
#4348 $200
#4349 $1000 So many monetary values.
#4350 $280
#4349 $1500
That's it for now!

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-04 17:01:52

Hi bobbym and Shivamcoder3013,

The solutions are perfect, bobbym and Shivamcoder3013! Outstanding!

I got

#4352. The cash difference between the selling prices of a article at a profit of 4% and 6% is $3. Find the ratio of the two selling prices.

#4353. A shopkeeper sells two watches for $308 each. On one he gets 12% profit and on the other, 12% loss. Find the profit or loss percentage in the entire transaction.

bobbym · 2012-10-04 19:11:09

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ShivamS · 2012-10-05 13:09:29

Thanks. Going to post answers every 10 questions

ShivamS · 2012-10-05 13:11:58

Hmm, sorry to re-post but I believe I mistakenly said 280$ for 4250. I think the correct answer is $200.

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-05 17:40:43

Hi bobbym and Shivamcoder3013,

The solutions #4352 and #4353 are correct, bobbym! Excellent!

#4354. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus gains

%. For a kilogram, what is the weight he uses?

#4355. A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price bus uses a weight of 800 grams instead of kilogram weight. What is the profit percent he makes?

bobbym · 2012-10-05 21:08:21

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-06 18:03:55

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #4354 and #4355 are correct. Marvelous!

#4356. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying as well as selling, by using false weights. What is total gain (in percent)?

#4357. A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses weights which are 20% less than the market weight. What would be the total gain earned by him? (In percent)

bobbym · 2012-10-07 00:33:47

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-07 19:43:08

Hi bobbym,

The solution

The solution #4357 is perfect. Excellent!

#4358. Profit earned by selling an article for $1060 is 20% more than the loss incurred by selling the article for $950. At what price should the article be sold to earn 20% profit?

#4359. The cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens. What is the gain percent?

bobbym · 2012-10-07 22:20:08

Hi ganesh;

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-08 19:29:00

Hi bobbym,

The solution #4359 is correct. Good work!

#4360. If the selling price of 50 articles is equal to the cost price of 40 articles, then what is the loss or gain percent?

#4361. If by selling 110 mangoes, the cost price of 120 mangoes is realised, what is the gain percent?

bobbym · 2012-10-08 23:07:40

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-09 19:26:11

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #4360 and #4361 are correct. Neat job!

#4362. On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of how much percent?

#4363. A man sold 18 cots for $16,800, thereby the cost price of 3 cots. Find the cost price of a cot.

bobbym · 2012-10-09 23:16:39

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-10 19:11:31

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #4362 and #4363 are correct. Good work!

#4364. On selling 17 balls at $720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. Find the cost price of a ball.

#4365. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. Find his loss percent.

bobbym · 2012-10-10 20:14:38

Hi ganesh;

ShivamS · 2012-10-11 02:39:46

Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-11 17:53:40

Hi bobbym and Shivamcoder3013,

bobbym : The solution #4364 is correct. Excellent!
The solution #4365

Shivamcoder3013 : I think all the solutions are correct. Brilliant!

#4366. Ornages are bought at the rate of 10 for $25 and sold at the rate of 9 for $25. Find the profit percent.

#4367. Some articles were bought at 6 for $5 and sold at 5 for $6. Find the gain percent.

bobbym · 2012-10-11 20:28:09

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-10-12 23:57:30

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #4366 and #4367 are correct. Good work!

#4368. A man purchased a box full of pencils at the rate of 7 for $9 and sold all of them at the rate of 8 for $11. In this transaction, he gained $10. How many pencils did the box contain?

#4369. A man bought a number of clips at 3 for a dollar and an equal number at 2 for a dollar. At what price per dozen should he sell them at make a profit of 20%?

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