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1. X bought a truck for $ 4748
and sold it to Y for a loss of 3%.
Y sold the truck to Z for a gain of 6%.
How much Z paid for the truck?
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2. A man bought a bike for $ 2290
and spent 7% of the cost on repairs.
At what price should he sell it to make a profit of 5%?
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3. A man bought a washing machine for $ 4606
and spent 3% of the cost on repairs.
He sold the item for $5171.16, find his profit or loss percentage.
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4. A man sold 10 lbs of rice for $21.2
and made a profit of 6%.
Find the cost price of rice per lb.
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5. A man sold two washing machines for $1600 each.
On one he made a profit of 3% and on the other he made a loss of 7%.
Find the total cost price.
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6. A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of onions, one costing 24 cents per lb.
and the other costing 29 cents per lb in the ratio 1:2.
If he sells the mixed onions at 25 cents per lb, find his gain or loss percent.
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7. A shop keeper mixes two varieties of berries, one costing 11 cents per lb.
and the other costing 12 cents per lb in the ratio 2:3.
Find the selling price per lb of the mixed berries, if the shop keeper made a profit of 55.17%.
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