Percentage and Profit & Loss

5% loss is incurred when Rahim sells a watch for Tk. 1,140. At what price should the watch be sold to earn 5% profit?

In a market survey 20% respondents opted for product A whereas 60% opted for product B, the remaining individuals were not certain. If the difference in number between those who opted for product B and those who were uncertain was 720, how many individuals were covered in the survey ?

If 65% of x = 13% of y, then find the value of x if y = 2,000.

How much would I have to pay for a book which cost Tk. 70 to produce, if the printing company sold it to a book seller at 20% profit and the book seller sold it to me at a profit of 25%?

P sells a product to Q and makes a profit of 25%. Q sells it to R at a loss of 20%. If R buys it for Tk. 140, what price did P pay for it?

Mr. Khan's salary is Tk. 5000.00 and he gets 10% commission of his salary. If his salary increased by 10%, by what percent his commission will increase?

Ahmed sold a t-shirt for Tk. 810, and gain 8%. How much did he purchase it for?

The price of a pen is 25% more than the price of a book. The price of a pen holder is 50% more than the price of the book. How much is the price of the pen holder more than the price of the pen?

Questions (21-30 ) : Read the following questions carefully and choose the right answer.
21. Alam sold two vehicles for Tk 46000 each. If he gained 10% on the first and lost 10% on another, then what is his percentage profit or loss in this transaction?

A restaurant makes 20% profit after selling a set menu at a discount of 20%. What is the percentage increase of the marked price?

A worker union contract specifies a 6% salary increase plus a Tk. 450 bonus for each worker. For a worker, this is equivalent to 8% salary increase. What was this worker's salary before the new contract?

A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Tk. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?

125 gallons of a mixture contains 20% water. What amount of additional water should be added such that water content be raised to 25%?

If the population of a village went from 2105 to 1705, then the percent decrease in population is closest to

Man hardly believes a liar, ____ ?

If y% of x = 29, then x = ?

A retail appliance store priced a video recorder at 20 percent above the wholesale cost of Tk. 200. If a store employee applied the 10 percent employee discount to the retail price to buy the recorder, how much did the employee pay for the recorder?

Pens that used to cost Tk. 150 for a package of 3 now cost Tk. 300 for a package of 5. What is the percent increase in the price of these pens?

An employer pays 3 workers X, Y and Z a total of TK. 36600 a week. X is paid 125% of the amount Y is paid and 80% of the amount Z is paid. How much does X make a week?