A man sells a horse for Rs.800 and loses something, if he had sold it for Rs.980, his gain would have been double the former loss. Find the cost price of the horse?

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1. A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20 % and the cow at a gain of 20 %. The entire transaction resulted in___________?

   A. No loss or gain
   B. Loss of Rs. 1000
   C. Gain of Rs. 1000
   D. Gain of Rs. 2000

2. 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?

   A. Rs.28
   B. Rs.280
   C. Rs.140
   D. Rs.70

3. A man sells two articles for Rs.3600 each and he gains 30% on the first and loses 30% on the next. Find his total gain or loss?

   A. 9% loss
   B. 400
   C. 4000
   D. 324

4. A person purchases 90 clocks and sells 40 clocks at a gain of 10% and 50 clocks at a gain of 20%. If he sold all of them at a uniform profit of 15%, then he would have got Rs. 40 less. The cost price of each clock is:_________?

   A. Rs.50
   B. Rs.60
   C. Rs.80
   D. Rs.90

5. When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?

   A. Rs. 21,000
   B. Rs. 22,500
   C. Rs. 25,300
   D. Rs. 25,800

6. A shopkeeper sells 20% of his stock at 10% profit ans sells the remaining at a loss of 5%. He incurred an overall loss of Rs. 400. Find the total worth of the stock?

   A. Rs. 25000
   B. Rs. 20000
   C. Rs. 15000
   D. Rs. 22000
   E. None of these

7. A man buys two articles for Rs.1980 each and he gains 10% on the first and loses 10% on the next. Find his total gain or loss percent?

   A. 1% gain
   B. 1% loss
   C. 10% loss
   D. no gain or no loss

8. A manufacturer sells a pair of glasses to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18%. The wholesaler sells the same to retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer in turn sells them to a customer for Rs. 30.09, there by earning a profit of 25%. The cost price for the manufacturer is:________?

   A. Rs. 15
   B. Rs. 16
   C. Rs. 17
   D. Rs. 18

9. A man sells a car to his friend at 10 % loss. If the friend sells it for Rs. 54000 and gains 20 %. The original C.P of the car was:_________?

   A. Rs. 25000
   B. Rs. 37500
   C. Rs. 50000
   D. Rs. 60000

10. 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%