Q 1: A rice merchant purchased 50 bags of rice at $300 per bag. He spent $500 towards transportation. Due to lack of demand for rice, he incurred a loss of 30%. At what price did he sell each bag of rice? $238 $317 $217 $295
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Q 2: A trader purchased 5000 coconuts, at $110 per 100 coconuts. 10% of the coconuts were damaged during transportation. He spent $575 for the transportation. If he gained 40% profit, at what price did he sell them? $1.89 each $2.00 each $3.15 each $1.50 each
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Q 3: A mechanic purchased two motor bikes for $7,500 and $6,000 respectively. He sold the first one for a profit of 15% and the second bike for a loss of 20%. How much did he lose or gain on both the transactions together? $75 loss $75 profit $60 loss $80 profit
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Q 4: Bobby purchased pens at the rate of $42 per dozen. If he earned a profit of 14 2/7% by selling them on eBay. What was his selling price per dozen? $50 $48 $52 $46
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Q 5: Linda sold two books at $15 each on eBay -- profit on one was 25% and loss on the other was 25%. How much did she gain or lose overall? 5 3/4% loss 6 1/4% gain no profit or loss 6 1/4% loss
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Q 6: Peter purchased a cow for $2,250. If he wants to gain 25%, what should be his selling price? $2,875.25 $2,585.50 $2,812.50 $3000.00
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Q 7: A fruit vendor purchased four branches of bananas consisting of 540 fruits in all for $168.75. He sold 15 dozens at 2 bananas a dollar, another 15 dozens at 3 bananas a dollar and the remaining at 5 bananas a dollar. Find his loss or gain percentage. 13 1/4% profit 13 1/4% loss 10 2/9% loss 10 2/9% profit
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Q 8: A trader purchased 1,000 books at the rate of $5.40 per book and spent $200 towards transportation. If he wants to earn a profit of 12 1/2%, at what price should he sell each book? $6.30 $7.60 $8.45 $5.50
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