Disha Expert Team Solutions for Chapter: Profit, Loss and Discount, Exercise 1: Exercise

$\frac{2}{3}$ of a consignment was sold at $6\%$ profit and the rest at a loss of $3\%$. If there was an overall profit of $Rs.540$, find the value of the consignment?
 

A person sells $36$ oranges per rupee and suffers a loss of $4\%$. Find how many oranges per rupee to be sold to have a gain of $8\%$?

Two electronic musical instruments were purchased for $Rs. 8000$. The first was sold at a profit of $40\%$ and the second at loss of $40\%$. If the sale price was the same in both the cases, what was the cost price of two electronic musical instruments?

Arun bought toffees at $6$ for a rupee. How many for a rupee he should sell to gain $20\%$?

A firm of ready-made garments makes both men's and women's shirts. Its average profit is $6\%$ of the sales. Its profit in men's shirts average $8\%$ of the sales and women's shirts comprise $60\%$ of the output. The average profit per sale rupee in women shirts is _____.

For a certain article, if discount is $25\%$, then the profit is $25\%$. If the discount is $10\%$, then the profit is _____.

By selling 66 metres of cloth a person gains the cost price of 22 metres. Find the gain percent?

A fruit seller declares that he sells fruits at the cost price. However, he uses a weight of $450 g$ instead of $500 g$. His percentage profit is _____.