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Question : 11 [SSC SO 2005]

A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If he has sold that article for Rs.12 more he would have gained 10%. Find the cost price of that article :

a) Rs.60

b) Rs.22

c) Rs.40

d) Rs.30

Question : 12 [SSC MTS 2013]

A man sells an article at a gain of 15%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs.4 less, he would have gained 25%. The cost price of the article is

a) Rs.140

b) Rs.185

c) Rs.150

d) Rs.160

Question : 13 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2013]

An article is sold at a gain of 15%. Had it been sold for Rs.27 more, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article is

a) Rs.500

b) Rs.545

c) Rs.700

d) Rs.540

Question : 14 [SSC MTS 2013]

An article is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs.90 more, there would have been a gain of 5%. The original sale price of the article (in Rs.) is :

a) 540

b) 650

c) 600

d) 628

Question : 15 [SSC CGL Prelim 2005]

If an article is sold for Rs.178 at a loss of 11%, what should be its selling price in order to earn a profit of 11% ?

a) Rs.222.50

b) Rs.220

c) Rs.267

d) Rs.222