(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Find the value of:

2.12 - 0.45

Find the value of:

1.35 + 1.5

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 shopkeeper sells three mobile phones at Rs. 15000, Rs. 9945 and Rs.5392 respectively. He makes a profit of 25% on the first mobile and `10(1)/(2)`% on the second, but incurs an overall loss `8(1)/(3)`% on the 3 whole transactions. Find the cost price of the third mobile.

On selling 10 watches at Rs. 1400 there is a loss equal to the cost price of 3 watches. Find the cost price of a watch.

A briefcase was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs.120 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the briefcase.

A shirt was sold for Rs.1265 at a gain of 15%. Had the selling price been  Rs.55 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the shirt.

The difference between selling an article at 8% profit and at 12% profit is Rs.72. Find the cost price of the article and also the two selling prices.

A manufacturer sells an article to a dealer at a profit of 10%. the dealer sells to the retailer at a profit of 8% and the retailer sells to the customer at a profit of 5%. If the customer pays Rs.12474 for the article, calculate the cost of manufacturing the same.

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 stationer gains 20% by selling pens at 12 for Rs.72. How many pens should he sell for Rs.100. to gain 25%?

A bought a cycle and spent Rs.110 on its repair. He then sold it to B at 20% profit. B sold it to C at 10% loss. C sold it for Rs.1188 at 10% profit. How much did A pay for the article?

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.

Find the amount and the compound interest payable annually on the following :

Rs.25000 for 1`(1)/(2)` years at 10% per annum.

Find the amount and the compound interest payable annually on the following :

Rs.32000 for 2 years at 7`(1)/(2)`% per annum.

The simple interest on a certain sum of money at 4% p.a. for 2 years is Rs1500. What will be the compound interest on the same sum for the same time?