A clothing store sold three dresses, D1, D2, and D3, whose selling prices were in the ratio 12 : 6 : 3. They made a profit of 20% on D1, a loss of 10% on D2, and a profit of 5% on D3. What was their approximate total profit or loss percentage for the entire sale?
A person invested in two items — one gave an 8% profit and the other a 6% loss. If the total investment was ₹6,000 and the net result was a ₹200 profit, what was the investment in the profit-making item?
A person sells two products for ₹800 each. He makes a 25% profit on one and incurs a 25% loss on the other. What is his net gain or loss on the whole transaction?
A bookstore bought 150 different novels at an average price of ₹160. It sold 50 novels at a profit, 70 novels at a loss, and the remaining novels in a combo deal that included a 20% profit on the total cost of the remaining novels.
What was the selling price per novel in the combo deal?
A shopkeeper bought 100 shirts. He bought 40 shirts at Rs. 500 each and the rest at Rs. 800 each. He had to pay a transportation charge of 5% on the total purchase price. He sold 30 of the cheaper shirts at a 20% profit and the remaining cheaper ones at a 10% loss. All the expensive shirts were sold at a profit. What is his approximate overall profit percentage?
A company produced 6000 chocolates at a total cost of ₹1,80,000. They distributed 600 chocolates free as samples. For the remaining chocolates they offered a 10% discount on the market price of ₹40 per chocolate, and additionally gave 1 chocolate free with every 19 sold. What is the profit or loss percentage?
A software company developed 1600 licences for a new application at a total cost of ₹80,00,000. They provided 100 licences free to their top beta testers. For the remaining licences they offered a 30% discount on the market price of ₹12,000 per licence, and additionally gave 1 licence free for every 9 licences sold. What is the profit or loss percentage?
A person sells a product at a profit of 8%. If he had bought it for 12% less and sold it for ₹36 less, he would have gained . Find the cost price of the product.
A seller bought three different types of mobile covers, M1, M2, and M3. The ratio of their selling prices was 3 : 4 : 5. He made a profit of 25% on M1, 10% on M2, but incurred a loss of 20% on M3. What was his approximate percent gain or loss in the entire transaction?
A stationery shop owner buys three types of pencils. The first type costs him 10 pencils for ₹20, the second 3 pencils for ₹9, and the third 9 pencils for ₹45. He mixes them in the ratio 3 : 4 : 3. If he sells all the pencils at 4 for ₹21, what is his approximate gain or loss percentage?
A candy shop owner buys three kinds of candies: red, yellow, and green. Red candies are purchased at 3 for ₹15, yellow candies at 4 for ₹18, and green candies at 5 for ₹22. He mixes them in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. He sells all the mixed candies at 3 for ₹20. What is his approximate gain or loss percentage?
