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A sold a watch at a gain of 5% to B and B sold it to C at a gain of 4%. If C paid Rs. 91 for it, then the price paid by A is?
Options
A. Rs. 82.81
B. Rs. 83
C. Rs. 83.33
D. None of these

Correct Answer

Rs. 83.33

Explanation

Let A's C.P. = Rs. 100
B's C.P. = Rs. 105
C's C.P. = 104% of Rs. 105 = Rs. 109.20
? 109.20 : 91 = 100 : P
? P = (91 x 100) / (109.20) = Rs. 83.33

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1.
Tarun bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price had he bought it with 25% discount he would have saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the T.V.?
Options
A. Rs. 5000
B. Rs. 10000
C. Rs. 12000
D. None of these

2.
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus gains 6 ¹⁸/ ₄₇ % . For a kg, he uses a weight of?
Options
A. 953 gms
B. 940 gms
C. 960 gms
D. 947 gms

3.
By selling 12 oranges for one rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should he sell to get gain of 20%?
Options
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 15

4.
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% after selling a book at 10% discount on the printed prices. The ratio of the cost price and printed price of the book is?
Options
A. 45 : 56
B. 50 : 61
C. 99 : 125
D. None of these

5.
A retailer purchases a sewing machine at discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. In the bargain he makes a profit of 15%. How much is the discount which he got from the wholesale?
Options
A. Rs. 270
B. Rs. 290
C. Rs. 300
D. None of these

6.
Ram bought 4 dozen apples at Rs. 12 per dozen and 2 dozen apples at Rs. 16 per dozen. He sold all of them to earn 20%. At what price per dozen did he sell the apples?
Options
A. Rs. 14.40
B. Rs. 16.00
C. Rs. 16.80
D. Rs. 19.20

7.
A owns a house worth Rs. 10000. He sells it to B at a profit of 10% based on the worth of the house B sell the house back to A at a loss of 10%. In this transaction A gets?
Options
A. No profit no loss
B. Profit of Rs . 1000
C. Profit of Rs . 1100
D. Profit of Rs . 2000

8.
An article is sold at a certain prices. By selling it at 2/3 of that price one loses 10%. The gain percent at original price is?
Options
A. 20%
B. 331/3%
C. 35%
D. 40%

9.
A merchant sold his goods for Rs. 75 at a profit percent equal to C.P. The C.P. was?
Options
A. Rs. 40
B. Rs. 50
C. Rs. 60
D. Rs. 70

10.
A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a gain of 20%. The entire transaction resulted in?
Options
A. No loss or gain
B. Loss of Rs . 1000
C. Gain of Rs.. 1000
D. Gain of Rs. 2000

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