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Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

ShivamS

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Re: 10 second questions

#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

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Re: 10 second questions

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.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

ShivamS

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Re: 10 second questions

Thanks. Going to post answers every 10 questions

ShivamS

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Re: 10 second questions

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

Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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)

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi ganesh;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,406

Re: 10 second questions

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.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Posts: 109,606

Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,406

Re: 10 second questions

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.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi ganesh;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

ShivamS

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Posts: 3,648

Re: 10 second questions

Jai Ganesh

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Re: 10 second questions

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.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,406

Re: 10 second questions

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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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.