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A fruit seller buys some oranges and by selling 40% of them he realizes the cost price of all the oranges. As the oranges being to grow over-ripe, he reduces the price and sells 80% of the remaining oranges at half the previous rate of profit. The rest of the oranges being rotten are thrown away. The overall percentage of profit is:
A fruit seller makes a profit of 20% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Rs. 1 more for each mango, he can make a profit of 40% . Find the selling price of a mango in the first case = ?
A fruit seller professes to sell his fruits at cost price, but still gains 25% on his outlay. What weight does he substitute for a kilogram ?
A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of rs 9 per KG and thereby loses 16%. At what price should he have sold them to earn a profit of 5%?
A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of Rs. 9 per kg and thereby loses 20% . At what price per kg, he should have sold, them to make a profit of 5% ?
A fruit-seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for three rupees What is his gain per cent ?
A garden is 24 m long and 14 m wide. There is a path 1 m wide outside the garden along its sides. If the path is to be constructed with square marble tiles 20 cm × 20 cm, then find the number of tiles required to cover the path :
A garrison had provisions for a certain number of days. After 10 days, 1 / 5 of the men desert and it is found that the provisions will now last just as long as before. How long was that?
A girl while walking diametrically across a semicircular playground, takes 3 minutes less than if she had kept walking round the circular path from A to B. If she walks 60 metres a minute, what is diameter of the play ground?
A gold bracelet is sold for тВ╣ 14500 at a loss of 20%. What is the cost price of the gold bracelet?
