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Arithmetic: Profit, Interest and Percentages

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  1. What is 12% of 1500?
  2. A trader buys an article for Rs 500 and sells it at a profit of 5%. What is the selling price?
  3. A number increases from 500 to 750. What is the percentage increase?
  4. What is 25% of 2000?
  5. A shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 20% and 25% on a marked price of Rs 1000. What is the net selling price?
  6. An article is sold for Rs 900 at a loss of 10%. What is its cost price?
  7. What is the compound interest on Rs 8000 at 5% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually?
  8. A shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 10% and 10% on a marked price of Rs 1000. What is the net selling price?
  9. What is the difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs 5000 for 2 years at 20% per annum?
  10. What is the difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum?
  11. What is the difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs 8000 for 2 years at 20% per annum?
  12. A trader buys an article for Rs 2500 and sells it at a profit of 30%. What is the selling price?
  13. Two partners invest in the ratio 2 : 3 for the same period and earn a profit of Rs 14000. What is the share of the first partner?
  14. Two partners invest in the ratio 2 : 3 for the same period and earn a profit of Rs 24000. What is the share of the first partner?
  15. Two partners invest in the ratio 1 : 2 for the same period and earn a profit of Rs 21000. What is the share of the first partner?
  16. Two partners invest in the ratio 3 : 5 for the same period and earn a profit of Rs 7000. What is the share of the first partner?
  17. A number increases from 800 to 1200. What is the percentage increase?
  18. A trader buys an article for Rs 2000 and sells it at a profit of 40%. What is the selling price?
  19. A shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 20% and 25% on a marked price of Rs 2000. What is the net selling price?
  20. An article is sold for Rs 300 at a loss of 20%. What is its cost price?
  21. What is the compound interest on Rs 20000 at 20% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually?
  22. What is the compound interest on Rs 4000 at 20% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually?
  23. What is the compound interest on Rs 4000 at 5% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually?
  24. What is the difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs 5000 for 2 years at 10% per annum?

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