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Santa Singh, the local fruit vendor, buys a certain number of oranges at ₹7 a dozen and equal number at ₹6 a dozen. He sells the oranges at ₹7.50 a dozen and makes a profit of ₹80. How many oranges does he buy?

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Important Questions on Arithmetic

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 43
A milkman who wants to make a fast buck by using a false measure, measures only 900 ml instead of a L. If his cost price and selling price per litre of milk are ₹10 and ₹12, respectively, what is his daily profit and profit percentage if he sells 20 L in one day?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 44
Two lots of oranges with equal quantity, one costing ₹ 20 per dozen and the other costing ₹ 30 per dozen, are mixed together and the whole lot is sold at ₹ 24 per dozen. Then what is the profit or loss?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 45
A shopkeeper marks up the price of his product by 40%. If he increases the discount from 5% to 10%, the profit would decrease by ₹14. How much profit would he earn if he gives a discount of 20% on the marked price?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 46
Navneet is a bananawallah who buys a gross of bananas at ₹ 10 a dozen. During transport and storage, two dozen bananas get spoilt. If Navneet spends 10% of his outlay on transport costs and wants an overall profit of 20%, at what price must he sell a dozen bananas?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 47
Krishna sells his watch at a loss of 5%. If he had sold it for Rs 56.25 more he would have gained 10%. What will be his gain or loss percentage if he sells it for Rs 450?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 48
A person sold his watch for ₹ 24 and got a percentage of profit equal to the cost price; then the cost price is:
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 49

A merchant buying goods at a discount of \( 33\frac{1}{3}{\%} \) the catalogue price, has to pay import duty of 20% on the net cost of the goods. If he realizes a profit of 25% on his outlay, then what must be charge for an article priced at Rs 228 in the catalogue?

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 50
A group of students prepared stuffed toys as part of their group activity. They spent ₹ 100 on velvet, ₹ 5 on thread and needle and ₹ 27 on miscellaneous items. They made 30 toys, 50% of which were purchased by force by some senior students causing them a loss of 50%. At what % profit should they sell the remaining toys so as to gain 50% on their total cost?