Profit Loss and Discount

A person buys a horse for 15 pounds. After one year, he sells it for 20 pounds. After one year, again he buys the same horse at 30 pounds and sells it for 40 pounds. What is the overall profit percent for that person over both the transactions?

A trader sells 85 m of cloth for Rs. 8,925 at the profit of Rs. 15/m of cloth. What is the cost price of 1 m of cloth?

By selling an article at Rs. 800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?

A man sold two houses for Rs. 7.8 lakhs each. On the one, he gained 5% and on the other, he lost 5%. What percent is the effect of the sale on the whole?

A hawker sells 100 candies for 5 Rupees. If he manages to makes a profit of 20%, how many candies did he buy for a rupee?

shopkeeper manipulated his weighing machine so that it shows 1kg when he is actually giving 960 grams. Find his profit percentage?

A trader sells his goods for Rs 1081.20 after allowing a discount of 15% on list price and charging a VAT of 6% on discounted price. Find the list price of the commodity?

A shopkeeper buys gum bears at 6 for a rupee. How many gum bears should he sell for a rupee to earn a profit of 20%?

By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20% in the transaction?

The marked price of a watch was Rs 720. A man bought the same for Rs. 550.80 after getting two successive discounts, the first being 10%. What was the second discount rate?