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161.

A dealer allows a discount of 15%. A customer pays an amount of Rs 318.75 for an article. At what price is the article listed?

  • Rs 366.50

  • Rs 375.00

  • Rs 350.00

  • Rs 431.25

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162.

A man bought 25 creates of oranges for Rs 10,000/-. He lost 5 crates. In order to earn a total profit of 25% of the total cost, he would have to sell each of the remaining crates at:

  • Rs 650/-

  • Rs 625/-

  • Rs 600/-

  • Rs 575/-

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163.

The selling price of 6 bananas is equal to the cost price of 8 bananas. Then the percentage of profit is

  • 20%

  • 33 1 third percent sign

  • 25%

  • 30%

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164.

A basket contains 300 mangoes. 75 mangoes were distributed among some students. Find the percentage of mangoes left in the basket.

  • 70%

  • 72%

  • 76%

  • 75%

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165.

If the successive discounts be 20%, 10% and 5%, then the single equivalent rate of discount is

  • 31.6%

  • 31.5%

  • 31%

  • 31.4%


A.

31.6%

Single equivalent  = open parentheses straight x space space plus space space straight y space plus space fraction numerator straight x. space straight y over denominator 100 end fraction close parentheses percent sign
Single equivalent 20% and 10%
                     equals space space 20 space plus space 10 space space minus space fraction numerator 20 space cross times space 10 over denominator 100 end fraction
equals space 30 space minus space 2 space equals space 28 percent sign
Single equivalent 28% and 5%
                  equals space 28 space plus space 5 space minus space fraction numerator 28 space cross times space 5 over denominator 100 end fraction
space equals space 33 space minus space 1.4
equals space 31.6 percent sign
                    

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166.

If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price of an article be 4 : 5, then the percentage of profit is 

  • 25%

  • 15%

  • 10%

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167.

A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% more than the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. His profit or loss percentage is:

  • 37.5%

  • 25.5%

  • 12.5%

  • 25%

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168.

At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing a customer a discount of 5%?

  • 40%

  • 45%

  • 35%

  • 47%

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169.

A man buys a table and chair for Rs. 500/-. He sells the table at a loss of 10% and chair at a gain of 10%. He still gains Rs. 10/- on the whole. The cost price of chair (in Rs) is:

  • Rs. 200

  • Rs. 250

  • Rs. 300

  • Rs. 350

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170.

A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and makes a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is

  • 4%

  • 6%

  • 10%

  • 12%

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