Several items each with its own profit or loss percent: overall profit or loss
This type of question, asked 4 times: 25 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2025 S2, 15 Sep 2025 S3. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
25 Jul 2023 S2
67Mona purchased two sets of jewellery for ₹4,000 each. She sold these sets of jewellery, gaining 8% on one and loosing 6% on the other. Calculate her total loss or gain in this whole transaction.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
24 Sep 2024 S1
71Samreen sells a keyboard for ₹1,260 at a profit of , and another keyboard for ₹1,440 at a loss of . What is her total gain or loss percentage?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
13 Sep 2025 S2
63An antique dealer sold three items, A, B, and C, with their selling prices in the ratio . He suffered a loss of on item A, made a profit of on item B, and broke even (no profit, no loss) on item C. What was his approximate percentage gain or loss in the overall deal?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
15 Sep 2025 S3
62A seller bought three different types of mobile covers, C1, C2, and C3. The ratio of their selling prices was 3:4:5. He made a profit of 25% on C1, 10% on C2, but incurred a loss of 20% on C3. What was his approximate percent gain or loss in the entire transaction?Tap an option to check your answer.