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Q1M and N invest ₹80,000 and ₹1,20,000. After a year, the total profit, including 10% interest, is ₹33,000. What is N's share?Q2A milkman bought 50 liters of milk for ₹2000. 5 liters of milk spoiled. At what rate per liter should he sell the remaining milk to make a profit of 20% on his total outlay?Q3A merchant mixes 60 kg of coffee at ₹90 /kg with a dearer variety at ₹120 /kg. He sells the blend at ₹110 /kg and gains 10 % profit. How many kg of the dearer variety did he add?Q4P and Q invest ₹1,20,000 and ₹90,000 respectively in a business. After 4 months, P increases his capital by 50%. If the total profit after 1 year is ₹99,000, what is Q's share?Q5A shopkeeper claims to sell goods at a profit of 10% on the cost price but uses a false weight of 900 g for every 1 kg. What is his actual profit percentage?Q6P and Q invest ₹1,00,000 and ₹50,000, respectively. After one year, the total profit, which includes a 10% interest, amounts to ₹20,000. Determine Q's share of the profit.Q7A baker made 100 cakes for ₹3000. Due to an accident, 10 cakes were damaged. At what price per cake should he sell the remaining cakes to make an overall profit of 15%?Q8X and Y start a business. X invests ₹75,000, Y invests ₹1,00,000. After 6 months, Y withdraws ₹40,000. If profit at year-end is ₹1,05,000, what is X's share?Q9A, B, and C invest ₹40,000, ₹60,000, and ₹80,000, respectively. A invests for 12 months, B for 10 months, and C for 6 months. The total profit is ₹60,000. What is A's share of the profit?Q10A seller buys 240 Television. He sells some of them at a gain of 20% and the remaining at a gain of 30%. If he gains 28% on the whole, then how many did he sell at a gain of 20%?Practice Free →Q11An article was sold at a loss of 12%. If it was sold for ₹ 630 more, then there would have been a gain of 6%. Find the cost price of the article.Q12X and Y make investments of ₹40,000 and ₹60,000, respectively. After one year, the total profit, which includes a 10% interest, amounts to ₹16,000. What portion of this profit does X receive?Q13A shopkeeper mixes 40 kg of rice at ₹55 /kg with another grade at ₹85 /kg. He sells the mixture at ₹70 /kg, making a profit of 16 2/3 % . How many kg of the dearer rice did he use?Q14A milkman mixes water in pure blends milk and offers the mixture for sale at the original cost price of milk. If he mixes 0.75 liters of water in every 5.25 liters of milk and sells the entire mixture at the price of pure milk, what is his profit percentage?Q15M and N started a business with capital of Rs. 28,000 and Rs. 32,000 . After 4 months, M withdrew Rs. 8,000 and N added Rs. 8,000 . If at the end of the year, the profit was Rs. 54,000 , find N's share.Q16P and Q started a business by investing a total of Rs. 9,600. If P invested for m months less than Q, then find the value of m given that P's profit share is Rs. 2,400. Also, P invested Rs. 1,600 less than Q, and the total profit earned at the end of the year is Rs. 9,600.Q17A dealer professes to sell goods at a loss of 10% but uses a weight of 750 g instead of 1 kg . What is his real gain or loss percentage?Q18X, Y, and Z invest Rs. 12,000, Rs. 15,000, and Rs. 18,000, respectively. X invests for 12 months, Y for 8 months, and Z for 10 months. If the total profit is Rs. 22,000, calculate Y's share.Q19Kamal and Harshit started a business by investing Rs. 4800 and Rs. 6000. After 4 months, Kamal added Rs. 1200 more and Harshit withdrew Rs. 1200 from their respective initial investment. If the annual profit earned by Harshit was Rs. 2600, then find the profit share of Kamal.Q20A and B start a business with investments of Rs. 18,000 and Rs. 24,000, respectively. If the profit-sharing ratio is 3 : 4, determine the ratio of the time periods for which A and B invested.
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