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Michael 9
Michael purchased an old scooter for ₹12,000 and spent ₹2,840 on its overhaul. He then sold it to his friend for ₹13,860. What was his percentage gain or loss?
Customer 7
A customer wants a discount of 30% on the marked price. The dealer gives him two successive discounts of 20% and 12%. The discount was: (1) more than he wanted (2) the same as he wanted (3) less than he wanted (4) none of these Write the answer as a numbe
Price of rice
The price of rice is reduced by 5%. How many kilograms of rice can now be bought for the money that was sufficient to buy 50 kg of rice before the reduction?
Cash discount
The marked price of a mobile phone is ₹6,000. The shopkeeper offers a 5% discount for cash payment. If the VAT rate is 8%, find the amount the customer has to pay in cash.
The cost 15
The cost of a machine depreciates every year by 10% of its cost at the beginning of the year. If the present cost of the machine is USD 10000, find its cost after 2 years.
Three 262
Three farmers, A, B, and C, hire meadow for Rs 1460. Farmer A puts in 10 cows for 20 days, farmer B 30 cows for 8 days, and farmer C 16 cows for 9 days. Find the rent paid by each one of them.
Sales tax 2
The item cost $430 before tax. The sales tax is $17.20. Find the sales tax rate and percentage.
Profit chain
If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale dealer 15%, and the retailer 25%, then what is the production cost of a washing machine whose retail price is 1000 euros?
Usain
Usain and Kyle rented a house together for 3 years. Usain paid more rent because he had a bigger room. They always split the rent at a ratio of 4:3. They paid £30247 in rent over this period. How much of this did Usain pay?
A plumber 3
A plumber can buy plastic pipes in 6-foot and 12-foot lengths. The current job requires eight 4-foot lengths, five 5-foot lengths, and three 7-foot lengths. The plumber wants to figure out how many of each of the two stock lengths should be bought to mini
Visitors 2
Due to decrease in entry fees by 25% the presentation of visitors is increased by 30% . Find the effect of this on the total entry fee?
Hotel rooms 2
Waterside bed and breakfast has 10 rooms. On average, they sell 8 rooms. The rate is $45 per night, bed and breakfast, $65 per night. Calculate the yield.
Mei Mei
Mei Mei bought 15 chicken wings for $28.50. If Mei Mei spent $34.20, how many chicken wings did she buy?
An article 2
An article is bought for $124. What should the marked selling price be so that there is a profit of 10% even after allowing a discount of 12%?
Miloš
Miles and Martin helped water a new vineyard by carrying water from the well in buckets. How should they divide the 20-euro reward if Miles carried 20 buckets and Martin carried 30 buckets?
What is 26
What is the selling price of goods listed at P580 less discounts of 20%,12 1/2%, and 5.5%?
The tea
If the price of tea is increased by 20%, by how much percent must the consumption of tea be diminished so as not to increased the expenditure?
An inheritance
An inheritance of P1,500,000 will be divided in the following manner: Rene 2/5, Maria 2/5, and Martha 1/5. Find the amount each heir will inherit.
Temperature drop 5
The temperature outside currently is 32 degrees, dropping at an average rate of 4 degrees per hour. If the temperature continues to drop at this rate throughout the evening, what will the temperature be in 9 hours?
A mortgage
A mortgage company charges borrowers $3.50 plus 2% of the loan amount. What is the total charge to get a home loan of $190,000?

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