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Profit and Loss Practice Test 1
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Question : 4
Total: 40
A sold a tape-recorder to B for Rs 4,860 at a loss of 19%. Again, B sold it to C at a price that would give A profit of 17%. The gain per cent of B is:
22
2
9
%
33
1
3
%
44
4
9
%
66
2
3
%
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Let CP of tape recorder = x
A sold it to B = Rs 4,860 at a loss of 19%
CP of the tape recorder
=
x
−
19
×
x
100
=
81
100
x
81
100
x
=
4860
x
=
6000
CP of the tape recorder = Rs 6,000.
B sold it to C that profit of A = 17%
Profit of A
=
17
×
6000
100
=
1020
C’s cost price on tape recorder = 6,000 + 1,020 = Rs 7,020
Gain per cent of B
=
7020
−
4860
4860
×
100
=
44
4
9
%
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