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A man bought a horse and a carriage for Rs. 3000. He sold the horse at a gain of 20% and tile carriage at a loss 10%, thereby gaining 2% on the whole. Find the cost of the horse?

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Important Questions on Profit and Loss

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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 2

The owner of an electronics shop charges his customer 22% more than the cost price. If a customer paid ₹10980 for a DVD player, then what was the cost price of the DVD player?

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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 3
The owner of a stationery shop charges his customers 28% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 4544 for school books, then what was the cost price of the school books?
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 4
When the original price of a toy was increased by 25% the price of one dozen toys was Rs. 300. What was the original price of one toy?
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 5
The owner of an electronics shop charges his customers 25% more than the cost price. If a customer paid ₹11,500 for a television set, then what was the cost price of the television set?
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 6
Deepak found that he had made a loss of 10% while selling his smartphone. He also found that had he sold it for ₹50 more, he would have made a profit of 5%. The initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the smartphone for a 5% profit?
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 7
The owner of a toy shop charges his customers 33% more than the cost price. If the customer paid Rs. 4921 for a toy, then what was the cost price of the toy?
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 8
Mohan purchased an article and sold it for Rs. 2817.50 and earned 15% profit on the cost price. What was the cost price of the article?
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam>Chapter 5 - Profit and Loss>EXERCISE>Q 9
The profit earned after selling an article for Rs. 1754 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs. 1492. What is the cost price of the article?