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When an article is sold for $₹ X$ , loss percentage is equal to $L %$ . However, when the same article is sold for $₹ Y$ , profit percentage is equal to $P %$ . What is the CP of that article?

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 32

A milkman professes to sell milk at its CP only. But still he is making a profit of

20 %

since he has mixed some amount of water in the milk. What is the percentage of milk in the mixture?

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 33

There is some profit when an article is sold for

₹ 720

. However, when the same article is sold for

₹ 420

, there is some loss. If the quantum of profit is two times the quantum of loss, then find the cost price of the article.

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 34

While I was shopping in Kamla Nagar market for my baby girl Tatto, I came across two shopkeepers who were giving me a discount of same amount for a top. While first shopkeeper was offering a discount of

14.28 %,

second shopkeeper was offering a discount of

12.5 %

over their respective mark-ups. Whose cost price is higher?

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 35

A seller offers discounts on the basis of the number of articles purchased. He gives a discount of

10 %

when

5

articles are bought and a discount of

12.5 %

when

8

articles are bought. If the profit he makes in each case is the same, find the ratio of the marked price to the cost price of the article.

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 36

A shopkeeper purchases his goods at a discount of

10 %

on the list price. He normally gives a discount of

6 %

to his customers. If during a special scheme, he gets an additional discount of

2 %

on his purchase price, find his approximate profit percentage.

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 37

A shopkeeper purchases a packet of

50

pencils at

₹ 10

per pencil. He sells a part of the packet at a profit of

30 %

. On the remaining part, he incurs a loss of

10 % .

If his overall profit on the whole packet is

10 %

, find the number of pencils he sold at profit.

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 38

The costs of a pen and a book are

₹ 3

and

₹ 4

respectively. A student has to spend a sum of exactly

₹ 100

to buy pens and books, buying at least one pen and one book. How many combinations of books and pens can he buy?

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 39

Mohan bought a jute bag at

30 %

discount on the list price. He then sold it at a price which

160 %

of the list price thereby making a profit of

₹ 81

. What is the list price of the bag?

When an article is sold for ₹ X, loss percentage is equal to L%. However, when the same article is sold for ₹Y, profit percentage is equal to P%. What is the CP of that article?

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When an article is sold for $₹ X$ , loss percentage is equal to $L %$ . However, when the same article is sold for $₹ Y$ , profit percentage is equal to $P %$ . What is the CP of that article?