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?

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1. 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

2. A man purchased a watch for Rs. 400 and sold it at a gain of 20% of the selling price. The selling price of the watch is:__________?

   A. Rs. 300
   B. Rs. 320
   C. Rs. 440
   D. Rs. 500

3. 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%

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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?

   A. Rs.900
   B. Rs.875
   C. Rs.850
   D. Rs.860

7. While selling the watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% if he gives a discount of 7 % he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is:

   A. Rs. 697.50
   B. Rs. 712.50
   C. Rs. 787.50
   D. None of these

8. 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

9. 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

10. After allowing a discount of 15% on the marked price, the selling price is Rs. 6800 for an article. If it was sold at marked price, there would have been a profit of 60%. The cost price of the article is?

    A. Rs. 6400
    B. Rs. 5600
    C. Rs. 5000
    D. Rs. 4800
    E. None of these