Question : A retailer buys a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. Thus, he makes a profit of 15%. The discount is:
Option 1: Rs. 270
Option 2: Rs. 290
Option 3: Rs. 300
Option 4: Rs. 310
Correct Answer: Rs. 300
Solution : Given: A retailer buys a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. Let the marked price be $100x$. At a 15% discount, the cost price for him = $85x$ He gained 15% by selling it in 1955. So, the cost price = $\frac{100}{115}×1955=1700$ So, $85x = 1700$ $\therefore 100x = \frac{100}{85}×1700=$ Rs. 2000 So, the discount is (2000 – 1700) = Rs. 300 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 300.
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Question : Arun buys one kilogram of apples for Rs. 120 and sells it to Swati gaining 25%. Swati sells it to Divya who again sells it for Rs. 198, making a profit of 10%. What is the profit percentage made by Swati?
Option 1: 25%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 16.67%
Option 4: 15%
Question : If a shop-keeper purchases cashew nuts at Rs. 250 per kg and sells them at Rs. 10 per 50 gm, then he makes a:
Option 1: 25% loss
Option 2: 25% profit
Option 3: 20% profit
Option 4: 20% loss
Question : After allowing a 10% discount, a dealer wishes to sell a machine for Rs. 2,700. At what price must the machine be marked?
Option 2: Rs. 3,000
Option 3: Rs. 2,970
Option 4: Rs. 2,430
Question : A man bought two bicycles for Rs. 3,000 each. If he sells one bicycle at a profit of 10%, then for how much percentage of profit should he sell the other bicycle so that he makes a profit of 20% on the whole?
Option 1: 15 percent
Option 2: 25 percent
Option 3: 30 percent
Option 4: 10 percent
Question : A trader buys an article at 80% of its marked price and sells it at a 10% discount on its marked price. His percentage profit is:
Option 1: $10 \frac{1}{2}$
Option 2: $10$
Option 3: $12 \frac{1}{2}$
Option 4: $15$
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