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151 ikunj sold a machine to Akhilesh at a profit of 30%. Akhilesh sold this machine to Anu at a loss of 20%. If Nikunj paid ₹ 5000 for this machine, then find the cost price of machine for Anu:

A
₹ 5000
B
₹ 4500
C
₹ 4900
D
RS 5200

152 Pankaj purchased an item for X 7500 and sold it at the gain of 24%. From that amount he purchased another item and sold it at the loss of 20%. What is his over all gain/loss?

A
Loss of X 140
B
Gain of X 60
C
Loss of X 60
D
Neither gain nor loss

153 By selling 32 oranges for RS 30 a man loses 25%. How many oranges should be sold for RS 24 so as to gain 20% in the transaction?

A
16
B
24
C
32
D
28

154 A person bought 8 quintal of rice for certain rupees. After a week, he sold 3 quintal of rice at 10% profit, 3 quintal of rice with neither profit nor loss and 2 quintal at 5% loss. In this transaction, what is the profit?

A
10%
B
20%
C
25%
D
None of these

155 The selling price of 20 articles is equal to the cost price of 22 articles. The gain percentage is .:

A
12%
B
9%
C
10%
D
11%

156 A dishonest dealer sells his goods at 10% loss on cost price but uses 20% less weight. What is his profit or loss per cent?

A
12% loss
B
22.5% gain
C
13.9% loss
D
12.5% gain

157 A sold a watch to B at 40% gain and B sold it to C at a loss of 20%. If C bought the watch for ₹ 432, at what price did A purchase it?

A
₹ 385.71
B
₹ 216
C
₹ 250
D
₹ 550

158 A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is

A
500 kg
B
600 kg
C
400 kg
D
640 kg

159 A person sold a table at a gain of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for ₹ 60 less, he would have made a profit of 32%. The cost price of table was.:

A
₹ 300
B
₹ 350
C
₹ 375
D
₹ 400

160 By selling an umbrella for ₹ 30, a shopkeeper gains 20%. During a clearance sale, the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% of the marked price. His gain percentage during the sale season is .:

A
7
B
7.5
C
8
D
9