Question

1. A man got a 10% increase in his salary. If his new salary is ? 1,54,000, find his
original salary
2. On Sunday 845 people went to the Zoo. On Monday only 169 people went. What
is the per cent decrease in the people visiting the Zoo on Monday?
I). 3. A shopkeeper buys 80 articles for * 2,400 and sells them for a profit of
16%. Find the selling price ofone article.
4. The cost of an article was 15,500. 450 were spent on its repairs. If it is
sold for a profit of 15%, find the selling price of the article.
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5. A VCR and TV were bought for 8,000 each. The shopkeeper made a
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loss of 4% on the VCR and a profit of 8% on the TV. Find the gain or loss
percent on the whole transaction.
6. During a sale, a shop offered a discount of 10%
on the marked prices of all the items. What would a
customer have to pay for a pair of jeans marked at
* 1450 and two shirts marked at 850 each?
7. A milkman sold two of his buffaloes for 20,000 each. On
one he made a gain of 5% and on the other a loss of 10%
Find his overall gain or loss. (Hint: Find CP of each)
8. The price of a TV is 13,000. The sales tax charged on
it is at the rate of 12%. Find the amount that Vinod will
have to pay if he buys it.
9. Arun bought a pair of skates at a sale where the discount given was 20%. If the
amount he pays is 1,600, find the marked price.
10. I purchased a hair-dryer for 5,400 including 8% VAT. Find the price before VAT
was added.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1,)

let the original salary is x

then there is increase in x is 10%

then

x+10%of x=154000

x+10x/100=154000

x+x/10=154000

(10x+x)/10=154000

11x/10=154000

x=154000*10/11

x=140000

so original salary is 140000

Answer 2

Answer:

140000 is the original salary