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1. A shopkeeper who deals in books sold a book at 16% loss. Had she charged an additional Rs.60 while selling it , her profit would have been 14%. Find the cost price, in rupees, of the book ?
Options
A. Rs. 185
B. Rs. 154
C. Rs. 200
D. Rs. 177

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2. Sambhu buys rice at Rs. 10/kg and puts a price tag on it so as to earn a profit of 20%. However, his faulty balance shows 1000 gm when it is actually 800 gm. What is his actual gain percentage ?
Options
A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 75%
D. 60%

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3. There are two shopkeepers, first shopkeeper calculates his profit percent on the selling price whereas the second shopkeeper calculates his profit percent on the cost price. If the selling price for both the shopkeeper is same and the difference between their profits is Rs.175. Then, calculate the sum of the cost price for both the shopkeeper if the profit percent for the both shopkeeper is 25%?
Options
A. Rs 5425
B. Rs 4875
C. Rs 4675
D. Rs 5275

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4. A rice trader buys 25 quintals of rice for Rs 1,825. 27% rice is lost in transportation. At what rate should he sell to earn 20% profit?
Options
A. Rs 44.4 per quintal
B. Rs 120 per quintal
C. Rs 87.6 per quintal
D. Rs 115.8 per quintal

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5. A shopkeeper allows 25% discount on the marked price of an article and he suffered a loss of 15%. What will be the profit percent if the article is sold at marked price?
Options
A. 11.76
B. 12.12
C. 13.33
D. 14.28

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6. Profit obtained on selling an article for Rs 540 is equal to the loss incurred on selling the article for Rs 370. If selling price is Rs. 910, then what is the profit percentage?
Options
A. 25
B. 33
C. 50
D. 100

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7. A trader had 22 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 23% profit and the rest at 33% profit, so that he made a total profit of 27%. How much wheat did he sell at 33% profit?
Options
A. 1320 kg
B. 440 kg
C. 880 kg
D. 1760 kg

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8. In a certain Business, the profit is 220% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ?
Options
A. 61%
B. 75%
C. 55%
D. 81%

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9. A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 20% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes?
Options
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 3%
D. 2.5%

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10. A man sell 35 waffers for Rs. 15 each and loses Rs. 40.4. If he sells 35 waffers for Rs. 18, how much does he loss or gain ?
Options
A. Rs. 64
B. Rs. 52
C. Rs. 72
D. Rs. 55

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