I bought two books; for Rs.480. I sold one at a loss of 15% and other at a gain of 19% and then I found each book was sold at the same price. Find the cost of the book sold at a loss?

Related Mcqs:

1. A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs.75 less, he could have gained 25%. What is the cost price?

   A. Rs.250
   B. Rs.225
   C. Rs.275
   D. Rs.200

2. A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10 % if he had bought it for 20 % less and sold it for Rs. 55 more he would have had a profit of 40 %. The C.P of the article is:

   A. Rs. 200
   B. Rs. 225
   C. Rs. 250
   D. None of these

3. A trader bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percent of profit did he make on the original price?

   A. 10%
   B. 11%
   C. 12%
   D. 15%

4. Aftab bought 65 books for Rs.1150 from one shop and 50 books for Rs.920 from another. What is the average price he paid per book ?

   A. Rs.20
   B. Rs.18
   C. Rs.22
   D. Rs.16

5. If books bought at prices ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 425. What is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 8 books?

   A. Rs. 400
   B. Rs. 600
   C. Cannot be determined
   D. None of these

6. If goods be purchased for Rs.840 and one-fourth be sold at a loss of 20% at what gain percent should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction?

   A. 30%
   B. 33%
   C. 33 1/3%
   D. 35%

7. A watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it was sold for Rs.140 more, there would have been a gain of 4%. What is the cost price?

   A. Rs.1000
   B. Rs.1140
   C. Rs.860
   D. Rs.760

8. The cost price of an article which on being sold at a gain of 12 % yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 12 % is:

   A. Rs. 30
   B. Rs. 25
   C. Rs. 24
   D. Rs. 20

9. The C.P of 15 books is equal to the S.P of 18 books. Find his gain% or loss%?

   A. 16 2/3% loss
   B. 100/3% loss
   C. 50/3% profit
   D. 100/3% loss

10. Oranges are bought at 11 for a rupee and an equal number more at 9 a rupee. If these are sold at 10 for a rupee, find the loss or gain percent?

    A. 1% gain
    B. 2% gain
    C. 1% loss
    D. 2% loss