MEDIUM
Earn 100

A shopkeeper bought two fans for 3,120. He sold one of them at a profit of 36% and the other at a loss of 15%. He found that each fan was sold for the same price. Find the cost price of each fan.

Important Questions on Commercial Mathematics

EASY
The marked price of a table is 50% more than its cost price. What discount percent should be offered by the shopkeeper to sell his table at no profit or no loss?
EASY
By selling a bicycle for 2,850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling price will be _____.
EASY
The cost price of 3 exam pads and 2 pencils is  96. 4 exam pads and 3 pencils cost  134. Find total cost (in ) of an exam pad and that of a pencil.
EASY
Amir gave two successive discounts of 10% and 20% on a pencil. If the marked price of the pencil is Rs. 3200, then what is the total value of the two discounts together?
MEDIUM
Marked price of a dining table is Rs.6000 and it is sold to a customer for Rs.5500. What is discount rate gown on that table?
EASY
If the ratio of marked price and selling price is 14 : 11, what is the discount percent?
MEDIUM
Pankaj sells a trouser at a loss of 10%. If he buys it for 20% less price and sells it for Rs.9 more, he gains 15%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trouser? 
EASY
If three successive discounts of 20%. 30% and 40% are given. then what will be the net discount (in percent)? 
EASY
Shyam sold a bag for Rs. 598.9 at a gain of 13%. What was its cost price?
EASY
A shirt priced at Rs. 1500 is being sold at a discount of 40%+60%. What is the price (in ₹) after discount?
MEDIUM

The price of a refrigerator and a television set are in the ratio 5:3. If the refrigerator costs 5500 more than the television set, then the price of the refrigerator is?

EASY
A man buys a cycle for Rs.1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
EASY

Two drum sets were purchased for 8000. The first is sold at a profit of 40% and the second is sold at a loss of 40%. If the selling price of both the drum sets is the same then what is their cost price? 

EASY
X sells shoes to Y at a profit of 20% and Y sells same shoes to Z at a profit of  23%. If Z pays Rs. 3321 for the shoes, then what was the cost price (in Rs.) of shoes for X?
MEDIUM
A shopkeeper offers the following three schemes. Which scheme has the lowest discount percentage (all articles have same marked price)?
  • Two successive discounts of 10% and 10%
  • Buy 7 and get 8
  • Buy 9 and get 1 free
EASY
Two successive discounts of 30% and 70% are given. What will be the net discount (in percentage)? 
MEDIUM
A shopkeeper offers 35% discount on shirts which have been marked 60% above the cost price. Ajay bought the shirt for 728. What was the cost price of the shirt?
EASY

Successive discounts of 20% and 10% are given on an item marked at Rs.700. Find the selling price.

MEDIUM

Vinod purchased a Maruti van for 196000. Rate of fall of price per year of this van is 1427%. What will be its price after two years?

HARD
A reduction of 20% in the price of rice enable a buyer to buy 5 kg more for 1200. The reduced price per kg of rice will be