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Profit and Loss question types

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Profit and Loss questions

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On selling a pen for $Rs. 48,$ a shopkeeper loses $20\%.$ In order to gain $20\%$ what should be the selling price$?$
  • A
    $Rs. 52$
  • B
    $Rs. 56$
  • C
    $Rs. 68$
  • $Rs. 72$

Answer: D.

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If $SP = Rs. 924$ and gain = 10\%, then $CP =$ Disclaimer: There is a misprint in the question. $CP$ should be ask instead of $SP.$
  • A
    $Rs. 480$
  • B
    $Rs. 804$
  • C
    $Rs. 408$
  • $Rs. 840$

Answer: D.

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By selling an article for $Rs. 240$, a man makes a profit of $20\%$. What is his $C.P.?$ What would his profit percent be if he sold the article for $Rs. 275?$
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A flowerist buys $100$ dozen roses at $Rs. 2$ a dozen. By the time the flowers are delivered, $20$ dozen roses are multilated and are thrown away. At what price should he sell the rest if he needs to make a $20\%$ profit on his purchase?
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Harish purchased $50$ dozen bananas for $Rs. 135$. Five dozen bananas could not be sold because they were rotten. At what price per dozen should Harish sell the remaining bananas so that he makes a profit of $20\%?$
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A woman bought $50$ dozen eggs at $Rs 6.40$ a dozen. Out of these $20$ eggs were found to be broken. She sold the remaining eggs at $55$ paise per egg. Find her gain or loss percent.
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