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Marked a% above cost, discount d%: profit or loss percent

The same question, asked 8 times: 17 Jul 2023 S4*, 21 Jul 2023 S4*, 24 Jul 2023 S1*, 9 Sep 2024 S2*, 17 Sep 2024 S1*, 24 Sep 2024 S3*, 26 Sep 2024 S2*, 12 Sep 2025 S3. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Jul 2023 S4

    62
    A dealer marks his goods at 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. What is his gain or loss percentage?

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  2. Question 2

    21 Jul 2023 S4

    59
    Ramlal marks up his goods by 40% and gives a discount of 10%. What is his net profit percentage?

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  3. Question 3

    24 Jul 2023 S1

    52
    A dealer marks his goods at 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is his gain percentage?

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  4. Question 4

    9 Sep 2024 S2

    66
    The marked price of an article is 26% more than its cost price. If a discount of 32% is given, what will be the loss percentage?

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  5. Question 5

    17 Sep 2024 S1

    54
    A shopkeeper marked the price 20% more than its cost price. If he allows a discount of 30%, then find his loss percent.

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  6. Question 6

    24 Sep 2024 S3

    69
    If the market price of a bag is 25% above the cost price, and a discount of 18% is declared on it, then find the gain percentage.

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  7. Question 7

    26 Sep 2024 S2

    61
    Raman fixes the sale price of his goods at 16%16\% above the cost price. He sells his goods at 12%12\% less than the fixed price. Find the profit percentage correct to two places of decimal.

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  8. Question 8

    12 Sep 2025 S3

    66
    A shopkeeper marked an item 25%25\% above its cost price. During a sale, he offered a discount of 10%10\%. What was his profit percentage?

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