An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Rs. 56 more than what sold at a loss of 15%. What is the cost price of the article?
Rs 280
5% gain+15% loss = 20% 20% = Rs 56 => 100% = Rs 280
By selling an article for Rs. 171, a shopkeeper gains as much percent as the cost price of an article. In order to get 40% profit, at what price (Rs) he should sell an article?
A shopkeeper gives 12% discount on the marked price and gives two articles free on buying every 14 article and thus gain 26%. By what percentage the marked price is above the cost price?
Liquids A and B are mixed in the ratio 5:3 and the mixture is sold at Rs. 42 with a profit of 20%. If the liquid A Costs Rs. 4 more than the liquid B, then what is the cost price of liquid A (in Rs)?
The price of a motorcycle is increased by 25% of cost price then decreased by 40% of the new price. On selling, the loss for the leader was Rs. 5000. At what price was the motorcycle sold?
