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Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-14 07:37:24

Hi bobbym and ShivamS,

The solutions #5060 and #5061 are correct. Brilliant, bobbym!

The solutions #5058, #5059, #5060, and #5061 are correct. Extraordinary performance, ShivamS!

#5062. A man sells an article at a profit of 25%. Had he bought it at 20% less and sold it for $10.50 less, he would have gained 30%. Find the cost price of the article.

bobbym · 2014-06-14 07:55:33

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ShivamS · 2014-06-14 07:57:58

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-14 19:30:30

Hi bobbym and ShivamS,

The solution #5062 is correct. Brilliant, bobbym and ShivamS!

#5063. The price of a jewel, passing through three hands, rises on the whole by 65%. If the first and the second sellers earned 20% and 25% profit respectively, find the percentage profit earned by the third seller.

#5064. A man sold two flats for $675,958 each. On one he gains 16% while on the other, he loses 16%. How much does he gain or lose in the whole transaction?

bobbym · 2014-06-14 23:18:09

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-15 03:16:57

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5063 and #5064 are correct. Marvelous!

#5065. A dealer sold three-fourth of his articles at a gain of 20% and the remaining at cost price. Find the gain earned by him in the whole transaction.

#5066. After getting two successive discounts, a shirt with a list price of $150 is available at $105. If the second discount is 12.5%, find the first discount.

bobbym · 2014-06-15 03:55:03

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-16 00:46:10

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5065 and #5066 are correct. Brilliant, bobbym!

#5067. An illiterate retailer marks his goods at 50% above the cost price and thinking that he will still make 25% profit, offers a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is his actual profit on the sales?

#5068. When a producer allows 36% commission on the retail price of his product, he earns a profit of 8.8%. What would be his profit percent if the commission is reduced by 24%?

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-17 00:39:31

Hi bobbym and ShivamS,

#5069. Alfred buys an old motorbike for $4700 and spends $800 on its repairs. If he sells the motorbike for $5800, what is his gain percent?

#5070. A shopkeeper purchased 70 kilograms of potatoes for $420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of $6.50 per kilogram. What will be his gain percent?

bobbym · 2014-06-17 01:06:07

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-17 03:07:36

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5067, #5069, and #5070 are correct. Remarkable!

I think I have the worded the problem #5068 wrongly. I hope the explanation is clear now.

#5068. When a producer allows 36% commission on the retail price of his product, he earns a profit of 8.8%. What would be his profit percent if the commission is reduced to 24%?

bobbym · 2014-06-17 03:17:41

Hi ganesh;

My back is very bad and I need to lay down flat on the floor for awhile to stop the pain. I am sorry, I will do the problem as soon as I can sit.

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-17 03:57:07

Hi bobbym,

Wish you a speedy recovery. Take rest.

bobbym · 2014-06-17 06:59:34

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Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-18 01:30:57

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5067, #5068, #5069, and #5070 are correct. Fabulous!

#5071. 100 oranges are bought at the rate of $350 and sold at the rate of $48 per dozen. Find the percentage of profit or loss.

#5072. A man buys a bike for $1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the bike?

bobbym · 2014-06-18 01:36:24

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Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-19 00:51:48

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5071 and #5072 are correct. Neat job!

#5073. Peter purchased a machine for $80,000 and spent $5000 on repair and $1000 on transport and sold it with 25% profit At what price did he sell the machine?

#5074. By selling an article for $100, a man gains $15. then, what is his gain percent?

bobbym · 2014-06-19 01:57:08

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Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-20 00:53:11

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5073 and #5074 are correct. Excellent!

#5075. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale price was $392, what was his profit?

#5076. The sale price of an article including the sales tax is $616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then what is the cost price of the article?

bobbym · 2014-06-20 14:44:48

Hi ganesh;

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-21 00:46:20

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5075 and #5076 are correct. Marvelous!

#5077. Jacob bought a bike for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the bike for a profit of $1100. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20%?

#5078. A trader buys a chair for $600 and sells it at a credit of 4 months. Reckoning money worth 6% per annum, find is gain percent.

bobbym · 2014-06-21 04:21:58

Hi;

Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-22 00:37:28

Hi bobbym,

The solution #5077 is correct. Excellent!

Regarding #5078, you are correct. I missed a part of the problem. I am sorry. I have altered the problem:

A trader buys a chair for $600 and sells it for $765 at a credit of 4 months. Reckoning money worth 6% per annum, find is gain percent.

#5079. A property dealer sells a house for $630,000 and in the bargain makes a profit of 5%. Had he sold it for $500,000, then what percentage of loss or gain he would have made?

#5080. A shopkeeper sells one transistor for $840 at a gain of 20% and another one for $960 at a loss of 4%. Find his total gain or loss percent.

bobbym · 2014-06-22 02:05:05

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Jai Ganesh · 2014-06-23 00:59:00

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #5078, #5079, and #5080 are all correct. Fantastic performance!

#5081. The ratio of the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7:5. What is the ratio to the profit and cost price of that article?

#5082. A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, what would be the percentage of profit?

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