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#8776 2020-10-16 00:13:34

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#7832. By selling 6 shirts, Alex gains Selling Price of 2 shirts. Find the profit percentage.


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#8777 2020-10-18 00:10:17

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#7833. By selling 10 bags, Arnold loses the Selling Price of 2 bags. Find the loss percentage.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8778 2020-10-20 00:53:25

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#7834. A trader sells his goods at 15% discount and incurs a loss of 2%. How much percent above Cost Price does he mark up his goods?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8779 2020-10-22 00:26:35

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#7835. 'A' mixes 20 kg sugar which costs him $10 per kilogram with 35 kg of sugar that costs him $14 per kg and sells the mixture at $13 per kg. What is his profit percent?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8780 2020-10-24 00:13:38

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#7836. The Cost Price of 18 articles is equal to Selling Price of 22 articles. What is the loss percentage?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8781 2020-10-26 00:04:44

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#7837. A cloth merchant, selling at 15% profit uses a faulty measuring rod, that measures 90 centimetres for a metre. Find his profit percent actually earned.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8782 2020-10-28 00:05:44

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#7838. A fruit seller buys 100 apples at 2 per dollar and 125 apples at 3 per dollar. He mixes them together and sell for 1 per dollar. Find is Profit/Loss percentage.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8783 2020-10-30 00:06:37

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#7839. A man buys oranges at 6 a dollar. For how many a dollar should he sell so as to gain 20%?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8784 2020-11-01 00:05:48

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#7840. A salesman sells shirts at a profit of 10%. When he increases the Selling Price by $25 per shirt, the profit increases by 5%. Find the new Selling Price.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8785 2020-11-03 00:07:08

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#7841. 'A' buys a television at a discount of 10% and sells it at a profit of 20%. How much percentage above the marked price is the Selling Price?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8786 2020-11-03 00:12:44

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#8787 2020-11-03 00:32:31

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Good work!

#7842. By increasing the selling price of an article by 25%, profit increases from 10% to 20%. Find the percentage increase in the cost price.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8788 2020-11-05 00:03:26

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#7843. A retailer buys goods from a wholesaler at a rate which is equivalent to his selling price. However, his 1 kg weight actually weighs 1200 grams. Find his profit percent.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8789 2020-11-07 00:14:35

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#7844. A dishonest shopkeeper uses a faulty measuring rod, which measures 90 cm for a meter. Find this actual profit percentage, if he claims to be selling at a profit of 10% only.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8790 2020-11-09 00:03:15

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#7845. A merchant purchases a wristwatch for $450 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. Find the list price of the wristwatch.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8791 2020-11-09 22:18:21

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#8792 2020-11-10 00:04:11

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Neat work!

#7846. By selling a fan for the price for $600, a man loses 10%. To make a gain of 20%, what should be the selling price of the fan?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8793 2020-11-11 00:03:53

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#7847. By selling 90 ball pens for $160, a person loses 20%. Find the number of ball pens, which  should be sold for $96 so as to have a profit of 20%.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8794 2020-11-13 00:08:45

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#7848. A shopkeeper blends two varieties of tea costing $18 and $13 per 100 grams in the ratio 7 : 3. He sells the blended variety at the rate of $18.15 per 100 grams. Find his percentage gain in the transaction.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8795 2020-11-15 00:07:53

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#7849. A man sells a  car to his friend at 10% loss. If the friend sells it for $54,000, and gains 20%, find the original price of the car.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8796 2020-11-17 00:28:11

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#7850. An article was sold at 16% gain. Had it be sold for $200 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the article.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8797 2020-11-19 00:03:06

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#7851. Aaron marks up the computer he is selling by 20% profit and sells them at a discount of 15%. Find Aaron's net gain percent.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8798 2020-11-19 15:17:10

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#8799 2020-11-19 17:46:29

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Well done!

#7852. By selling 25 metres of cloth, a trader gains the selling price of 5 metres of cloth. Find the gain percent of the trader.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8800 2020-11-21 00:04:27

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#7853. If Samson sells an article at a price of $9300, he incurs a loss of $3100.At what price should he sell the article so that he gets a profit of 25%?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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