Q2. An article is sold at 30% profit. Had it been sold at Rs. 155 more than previous selling price and the cost price were also increased by Rs. 100 then profit percent would have been 5% more. Find CP of the article.
(a) Rs. 500
(b) Rs. 400
(c) Rs. 460
(d) Rs. 480
(e)none of these
Q3. Anand marks up the price of an article by 50% and then allows a discount of 20% and sells it to Balaji. Balaji sells it for Rs. 20 more than what he purchased for, this S.P is 30% more than the original C.P. of the article. Then Balaji’s profit% is (rounded off to two decimal places).
(a) 7.5%
(b) 6.66%
(c) 8.34%
(d) 9%
(e) 10.25%
Q4. Distance between two cities A & B is 600 km. P starts from A and Q from B at same time. After two hours, P realized he was travelling slow and therefore increased his speed by ¼ th and meet Q at a point 216 km from A. Find the increased speed of P, if Q drove at a constant speed of 150 km/hr.
(a) 125 km/hr
(b) 120 km/hr
(c) 80 km/hr
(d) 100 km/hr
(e) None of these
Q5. A basket contains only three kinds of fruits – guavas, mangoes and pears. What is the minimum number of fruits that should be picked from the basket to ensure that at least 5 guavas or at least 7 mangoes or at least 8 pears are picked?
(a) 20
(b) 19
(c) 17
(d) 18
(e) can’t be determined
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