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51.

A sells a watch to B and makes a loss of 12%. B makes a profit of 12 1 half percent sign by selling the watch to C. If A sells the watch to B at the cost of which C purchased it, then the percentage of loss or profit of A will be

  • 1% loss

  • 1% profit

  • 2% loss

  • 2% loss

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52.

A man buys 3 type-I cakes and 6 type-II cakes for Rs. 900. He sells type-I cakes at a profit of 15% and type-II cakes at a loss of 10%. If his overall profit is

  • 100, 100

  • 160, 70

  • 180, 60

  • 180, 60

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53.

If a person marks a product 25% above the cost price but allows 10% discount, then the percentage of profit is

  • 35%

  • 15%

  • 17.5%

  • 17.5%

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54.

The price of an antique is reduced by 20% and then this price is again reduced by 10%. The total reduction of the price

  • 25%

  • 30%

  • 23%

  • 23%

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55.

A builder purchases 25 downs at 25% off the total price of ₹ 1,20,000. If the builder receives an additional discount of ₹ 7500 for the purchase, then the cost of each window 

  • ₹ 3300

  • ₹ 3100

  • ₹ 3400

  • ₹ 3400

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56.

A profit of 12% is made when a mobile phone is sold at ₹ P and there is 4% loss when the phone is sold at ₹ Q. Then Q : P is

  • 1 : 1

  • 4 : 5

  • 6 : 7

  • 6 : 7

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57.

A sells a cycle to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 25%. If C bought the cycle for ₹ P, then the cost price of it for A was

  • ₹ space 1 over 20 straight P
  • ₹ 9 over 10 straight P
  • ₹ space 9 over 20 straight P
  • ₹ space 9 over 20 straight P
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58.

A man buys a toy for ₹ 25 and sells it for ₹ 30. His gain per cent is

  • 20%

  • 5%

  • 10%

  • 10%

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59.

If the ratio of cost price to selling price is 10 : 11, then the rate of per cent of profit is 

  • 1.1%

  • 0.1%

  • 10%

  • 10%

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60.

A store offers a variety of discounts that range between 20% and 25% inclusive. If a book is discounted to a price of ₹ 270, then its greatest possible original price was

  • ₹ 345.5

  • ₹ 324

  • ₹ 360

  • ₹ 360

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