Ram sold two bags at ₹1,260 each. On one, he gained 20% and on the other, he lost 20%. Find his gain or loss percentage in the whole transaction.
Loss 4%
The correct answer is Loss 4%.
If one item is sold at R% gain and the other at R% loss, and their cost prices are the same, there is no overall gain or loss in the transaction. The overall profit and overall loss cancel each other out because they are calculated on the same base (CP). These special cases help solve problems quickly during exams by recognizing the pattern instead of doing lengthy calculations for each item.
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Important Questions from Successive Selling
- During a sale 35% of the goods are sold at 22% profit, 40% of the remaining goods are sold at 37% profit and the still remaining goods are sold at a loss of 38%. If there is an overall profit of x%, then what is the value of x?
- A dealer buys two articles X and Y for ₹1,000 each. He marks each of them at the same price. He sells X by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 30% and still earns ₹337 as profit. If he sells Y at a single discount of 49%, then what is the profit percentage on Y?
- Find the single equivalent discount (rounded off to two decimal places) for successive discounts of 18%, 6% and 25%.
A shopkeeper marks the price of three identical articles, first, 60% above the Cost Price; second, 45% above the Cost Price and the third, 40% above the cost price. If he gives discount of 25% on first article, 20% on the second article and 15% on the third one, what is his overall profit percentage?
A dealer bought a six-seater Dining Table after getting successive discounts of 15% and 12%. Thereafter, he spent 10% on transport, etc. and finally sold it for Rs. 24,169.75, thereby earning a profit of 25%. What was the marked price of the Dining Table?
