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A circular shaped wire of 42 cm radius is cut and it is shaped in a square. What is the side of square?
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Solution
Side of square =
=
= 66 cm
There is 10% loss if a book is sold for Rs 1440. At what price it is to be sold to get 15% profit ?
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Solution
Selling price = ×115
= Rs. 1840/-
A person goes from his house to office on foot at the speed of 6 km/hour and returns by cycle at the speed of 24 km/hour. What is his average speed?
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Solution
Average speed =
Present population of a town is 176400. It increased by 5% annually. The population of town before 2 years was
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Solution
Population before 2 years
= 176000 ×
= 160000
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of 960 gm for the kg weight. Find his gain percent.
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Solution
% profit =
A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a person to obtain 5 kg more for Rs. 500. What is the new price of sugar per kg?
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Solution
New price =
= Rs. 10/kg
A man bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percentage of profit did he make on the original price?
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Solution
% Profit = 40 – 20 –
= 12
Cost price of 100 books is equal to the selling price of 80 books. The gain or loss percentage will be.
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Solution
% profit =
= 25
An article which is marked at Rs. 975 is sold for Rs. 897. The % discount is:
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Solution
Discount = 975 – 897 = Rs. 78
∴ % discount =
= 8