Profit and Loss Questions

Raj purchased two laptops, first for Rs 42500 and the second for Rs 36200. He sold first laptop at a profit of 12% and the second laptop at a loss of 12%.What is the overall profit or loss?

The shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The difference in their selling price is

Mr. Kapur purchased two toy cycles for Rs 750 each. He sold these cycles, gaining 6% on one and losing 4% on the other. The gain or loss percent in the whole transaction is

The marked price of an article is 60% more than its cost price. If the article is sold for Rs 300 after offering a discount of Rs 20, then what will be the profit percentage?

If a person has sold an article for Rs. 1300 and made a profit of 30%, find the cost price of the article.

The total cost of a microwave oven with mixer was Rs 36750. The mixer was sold at a profit of 32% and the microwave oven at a loss of 22%. If the sale price was the same in both the items, then the cost price of the cheaper item was _____.

On selling 30 caps, a shopkeeper earns profit equal to the selling price of 3 caps. What is the profit percentage?

A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell goods at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gms, for each kilogram. His gain percentage is