M L Aggarwal Solutions for Chapter: Percentage and Its Applications, Exercise 1: Exercise

Salman bought $40$ chairs at $₹175$ each. He sold one-fourth of them at a loss of $8\%$. At what price each must he sell the remaining chairs so as to gain $10\%$ on the whole deal? Give the answer in $₹$.

The manufacturing price of a T.V. set is $₹12000$. The company sold it to a dealer at $20\%$ profit and the dealer sold it to a customer at $12.5\%$ profit. If the price which the customer has to pay is $₹$$k$, then find the value of $k$.

Find the cost price, when the selling price $=₹450$, loss $=10\%$. Give the answer in $₹$

Find the cost price, when the selling price $=₹690$, profit $=15\%$. Give the answer in $₹$.

By selling a tie for $₹ 252$, a shopkeeper gains $5\%$. If the price at which he should sell the tie to gain $35\%$ is $₹k$, then find the value of $k$.

A shopkeeper sells a bag at a $12\%$ profit. If he had sold it for $₹ 39$ more, he would have made $18\%$ profit. Find the cost price of the bag for the shopkeeper. Give the answer in $₹$.

A shopkeeper sells a sweater at a loss of $5\%$. If he had sold it for $₹260$ more, he would have made a profit of $15\%$. If the purchase price of the sweater is $₹k$ then find $k$.

Janki sold her leather purse at $8\%$ loss. If she had sold it for $₹ 150$ more, she would have made $12\%$ profit. Find the selling price of the purse. Give the answer in $₹$.