When a television set is sold for ₹ 18700 The owner loses 15% find the cost price of the television set at what price should he sell the television set in order to gain 15 %?

CBSE 8 - Maths

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Exercise :: Profit and Loss - General Questions

11.

On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:

A.	Rs. 45
B.	Rs. 50
C.	Rs. 55
D.	Rs. 60

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

(C.P. of 17 balls) - (S.P. of 17 balls) = (C.P. of 5 balls)

C.P. of 12 balls = S.P. of 17 balls = Rs.720.

C.P. of 1 ball = Rs.		720		= Rs. 60.
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12.

When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?

A.	Rs. 21,000
B.	Rs. 22,500
C.	Rs. 25,300
D.	Rs. 25,800

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

85 : 18700 = 115 : x

x =		18700 x 115		= 25300.
85

Hence, S.P. = Rs. 25,300.

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Exercise :: Profit and Loss - General Questions

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

A.	Rs. 2000
B.	Rs. 2200
C.	Rs. 2400
D.	Data inadequate

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let C.P. be Rs. x.

Then,	1920 - x	x 100 =	x - 1280	x 100
x	x

1920 - x = x - 1280

2x = 3200

x = 1600

Required S.P. = 125% of Rs. 1600 = Rs.		125	x 1600		= Rs 2000.
100

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A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

A.	Rs. 18.20
B.	Rs. 70
C.	Rs. 72
D.	Rs. 88.25

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

C.P. = Rs.		100	x 392		= Rs.		1000	x 392		= Rs. 320
122.5	1225

Profit = Rs. (392 - 320) = Rs. 72.

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When a television set is sold for ₹ 18700 The owner loses 15% find the cost price of the television set at what price should he sell the television set in order to gain 15 %?

Exercise :: Profit and Loss - General Questions

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Exercise :: Profit and Loss - General Questions

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