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  • Question
  • The profit earned by selling an article for Rs 900 is double the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs.490. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?


  • Options
  • A. 715
  • B. 469
  • C. 400
  • D. 750

  • Correct Answer
  • 750 

    Explanation

    Let C.P be Rs. x 

    900 - x = 2(x - 450)     => x = Rs.600   

     

    C.P = 600 gain required is 25% 

    S.P = [(100+25) x 600] / 100 = Rs.750


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      198.995 x 12.005 + 16.25 x 6.95 =?

    • Options
    • A. 2580
    • B. 2550
    • C. 2400
    • D. 2500
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      The face value of 8 in the numeral 458926 is?

    • Options
    • A. 8000
    • B. 8
    • C. 1000
    • D. 458000
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      6, 9, 15, 21, 24, 28, 30?

    • Options
    • A. 25
    • B. 21
    • C. 24
    • D. 30
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      6674 x 625 =?

    • Options
    • A. 4170160
    • B. 4072360
    • C. 4171050
    • D. 4171250
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      If ax + by = 6, bx ? ay = 2 and x 2 + y 2 = 4, then the value of ( a 2 + b 2) would be :

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 2
    • C. 4
    • D. 5
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      What if the probability of getting a king or a queen in a single drawn from a pack of 52 cards?

    • Options
    • A. 1/26
    • B. 1/13
    • C. 2/13
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      Find the 4th proportional to 4 , 16 and 7 ,

    • Options
    • A. 28
    • B. 29
    • C. 22
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      Raj sold an item for ? 6384 and incurred a loss of 30%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 30%

    • Options
    • A. ? 14656
    • B. ? 11856
    • C. ? 13544
    • D. cannot be determind
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      (2/3) x (6/8) x (2/3) x (3/4) =?

    • Options
    • A. 0.25
    • B. 0.5
    • C. 1.45
    • D. 11.8
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      The HCF and LCM of two natural numbers are 12 and 72, respectively. What is the difference between the two numbers, if one of the number is 24?

    • Options
    • A. 12
    • B. 18
    • C. 21
    • D. 24
    • Discuss


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