R. Gupta Solutions for Exercise 1: EXERCISE

A man bought a number of oranges at $3$ for a rupee and an equal number at $2$ for a rupee. At what price per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of $20\%$?

A machine was bought for $Rs$. $9000$. For how much should it be sold to gain$15\%$?

Find the selling price if a fountain pen costing $Rs$. $6.20$ is sold at a loss of $10\%$?

A carpet is sold for$Rs$. $585$ at a loss of $10\%$. The cost price is:

A machine is sold at a profit of $20\%$. If it had been sold at a profit of $25\%$, it would have fetched Rs. $35$ more. The cost price of the machine is:

By selling a book for $Rs$. $31$ a person loses $7\%$ of his outlay. If he sells the same book for$Rs$. $35$, the bargain is:

The cost price of $12$ articles is equal to the selling price of $9$ articles. The gain percent is:

At a clearance sale, the prices had been reduced by $20\%$. If a transistor was being sold at$Rs$ $150$ before reduction, the price at clearance sale was: