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71.

A sold a horse to B for ₹ 4800 by losing 20%. B sells it to C at a price which would have been given A a profit of 15%. B's gain is

  • ₹ 1800

  • ₹ 1900

  • ₹ 2000

  • ₹ 2000

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72.

A reduction of 21% in the price of an item enables a person to buy 3 kg more for ₹ 100. The reduced price of item per kg is

  • ₹ 5.50

  • ₹ 7.50

  • ₹ 10.50

  • ₹ 10.50

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73.

A shopkeeper buys 144 items at 90 paise each. On the way 20 items are broken. He sells the remainder at ₹ 1.20 each. His gain per cent correct to one place of decimal is

  • 13.8%

  • 14.6%

  • 14.8%

  • 14.8%

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74.

Two successive discounts of a% and b% on the marked price of an article are equivalent to the single discount of

  • (a + b)%

  • open parentheses straight a plus straight b minus ab over 100 close parentheses percent sign
  • fraction numerator straight a plus straight b over denominator 100 end fraction percent sign
  • fraction numerator straight a plus straight b over denominator 100 end fraction percent sign
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75.

A tradesman marks his goods 30% more than the cost price. If he allows a discount of 6 1 fourth percent sign, then his gain percent is

  • 23 3 over 4 percent sign
  • 22%

  • 21 7 over 8 percent sign
  • 21 7 over 8 percent sign
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76.

A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at ₹ 600 at two successive discounts of 15% and 20% respectively. He spent ₹ 28 on transportation and sold the chair for ₹ 545. His gain percent was

  • 25%

  • 30%

  • 35%

  • 35%

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77.

The marked price of a piano was ₹ 15,000. At the time of sale, there were successive discounts of 20%, 10% and 10% respectively on it. The sale price was

  • ₹ 9,720

  • ₹ 9,750

  • ₹ 9,760

  • ₹ 9,760

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78.

By selling 25 metres of cloth a trader gains the selling price of 5 metres of cloth. The gain of the trader in % is

  • 25

  • 20

  • 28

  • 28

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79.

A sells a suitcase to B at 10% Profit. B sells it to C at 30% profit. If C pays ₹ 2,860 for it, then the price at which A bought it is

  • ₹ 1,000

  • ₹ 1,600

  • ₹ 2,000

  • ₹ 2,000

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80.

An article is sold at a gain of 15%. Had it been sold for ₹ 27 more, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article is 

  • ₹ 500

  • ₹ 700

  • ₹ 540

  • ₹ 540

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