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Find a single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of $10 %$ , $5 %$ and $4 %$ .

Important Questions on Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 6

Find the selling price of an article whose list price is

₹ 9, 781.50

and which is sold after three successive discounts of

20 %

12 \frac{1}{2} %

and

5 %

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 7

A publisher supplies books to a bookseller at

20 %

discount on the list price of

₹ 15, 748

. If the bookseller sells books at the list price and if his expenses for freight, etc. are

₹ 454

, find his profit.

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 8

Which is more favourable to a buyer and by how much —

₹ 3, 000

with

14 %

discount or the same amount with two successive discounts of

10 %

and

5 %

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>THINKING SKILLS>Q 1

Alka bought an article and spent

₹ 100

on its repairs. She then sold it to Tina at a profit of

20 %

. After some time Tina sold it back to Alka at a loss of

20 %

. If Alka gains

₹ 240

, what is the amount for which Alka had bought the article?

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>THINKING SKILLS>Q 2

A dealer comes from Mathura to Delhi to buy an article which costs

12 %

less in Delhi than in Mathura. His expenses are

₹ 240

and he makes a profit of

₹ 300

on selling the article in Mathura. What did the article cost in Mathura? What is his profit percent?

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>THINKING SKILLS>Q 3

A manufacturer sells goods to an agent at a profit of

20 %

. The agent’s wholesale price to the shopkeeper is at a profit of

10 %

and the shopkeeper retails his goods at a profit of

25 %

. Find the manufacturing price of the article in

₹

which is sold by the retailer for

₹ 495

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>THINKING SKILLS>Q 4

A manufacturer makes

750

pencils at a cost of

60

paise per pencil. He fixes the

S . P .

such that if only

600

pencils are sold, he would make a profit of

40 %

on his outlay. However, he sells

630

pencils at this price. Find his actual profit percent as a percentage of total outlay assuming that the unsold articles are useless.

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>VALUE AND LIFE SKILLS>Q 1

Ramesh purchased a second-hand car for

₹ 95, 650

. He spent

₹ 12, 000

on its minor repairs and accessories. He also paid an insurance of

₹ 2, 350

. He then sold it to his friend for

₹ 1, 21, 000

. Find his profit or loss percent. While buying second-hand vehicles, what are the things we should always check.

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