Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
By selling a certain number of goods for Rs. 5,500; a shopkeeper loses equal to one-tenth of their selling price. Find:
- the loss incurred
- the cost price of the goods
- the loss as a percent.
Advertisements
Solution
S.P. = Rs. 5,500
Loss = `1/10` of (S.P.)
= `1/10xx5500`
= Rs. 550
(i) Loss incurred = Rs. 550
(ii) C.P. = Rs. 5,500 + Rs. 550
= Rs. 6,050
(iii) Loss % = `(550xx100)/6050`
= `(10xx100)/110`
= `100/11`
= `9 1/11%`
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Mohit sold a T.V. for Rs. 3,600; gaining one-sixth of its selling price. Find :
(i) the gain
(ii) the cost price of the T.V.
(iii) the gain percent.
Raju sells a watch at a 5% profit. Had he sold it for Rs.24 more; he would have gained 11%. Find the cost price of the watch.
A man sold a bicycle at 5% profit. If the cost had been 30% less and the selling price Rs.63 less, he would have made a profit of 30%. What is the cost price of the bicycle?
On selling coffee at Rs.135 per kg a loss of 10% is incurred. Calculate the amount of coffee sold, if the total loss incurred is Rs.180.
A man buys two cycles for a total cost of Rs.8000. By selling one cycle at a loss of 20% and the other at a profit of 30%, he makes a profit of Rs.650 on the whole transaction. Find the cost price of each cycle.
A man bought two transistor radios which cost him Rs.7200. He sold one of them at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19%. If the selling price of both the transactors is same, find the cost price of each.
Two bicycles are sold for the same price, gaining 20% on one and losing 20% on the other. Find the cost price of each bicycle, if Rs.180 is lost in the whole transaction.
A briefcase was sold at a profit of 15%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs.35 less, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the briefcase.
By selling 80 bananas for Rs. 240 a fruit seller loses 25%. How many bananas should he sell for Rs.100 to gain 25%.
Satish sells a washing machine for Rs. 8,900 and makes a profit of 20%. He sells another washing machine at a loss of 15%. If on the whole, he neither gains nor loses, find the cost price of the second washing machine.
