What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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??? huh??? Isn’t the statement self explanatory?
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A salesperson has goods of worth Rs.12000. He sold half of the goods at a gain of 24%. At what profit per cent should he sell the remaining half of the stock so that he gets36% profit on the whole?

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Last Answer : CP of goods = 12000 For 36% gain, total SP =12000 + (36/100*12000) = 16320 SP of goods worth 6000 at 24% profit = 6000 + (24/100*6000) = 7440 Therefore, SP of remaining goods = (16320-7440) = 8880 Let ... % for remaining goods be x. Then, =>6000*(100+x)/100=8880 =>100+x=8880/60 x=148-100=48

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Last Answer : 125% C.P. of sugar per kg = Rs. 4.25 C.P of the sugar per kg = [4.25×100] / 125 = Rs. 3.40. thus, the profit on 1 kg 85 paise by reducing price to 5 paise, to make same profit he must sell, 85/5 = 17kg so required ratio = 1 : 17. Answer: d)

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Last Answer : Selling Price with Profit of 10 % of total cost = 1500*10*110/100 = 16500 Selling Price of 2 goat with 5% loss= 3000*95/100 = 2850 Difference = 16500-2850= 13650 So rate of the goats for selling to gain 10% profit on total = 13650/7 = Rs. 1950

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Last Answer : $30.00. Overall profit, not net profit!

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Last Answer : The man makes an overall profit of $200.

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Description : A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $60 for it, and he is very content with the strong animal. After a year, the value of the horse has increased to $70 and he decides to sell the ... owning the horse, he finally decides to sell the horse for $90. What is the overall profit the man makes?

Last Answer : Consider the trade-story as if it describes two separate trades, where: In the first trade, the man buys something for $60 and sells it again for $70, so he makes a profit of $10. In the second trade, ... and the total earnings are $70 + $90 = $160. The overall profit is therefore $160 - $140 = $20.

A man buys milk at Rs. 2.40 per litre. He adds one-third water to it and sells the mixture at Rs. 2.88 per litre. Find his profit percentage. (Assume water is free). a) 21% b) 30% c) 40% d) 50% e) 60%

Description : A man buys milk at Rs. 2.40 per litre. He adds one-third water to it and sells the mixture at Rs. 2.88 per litre. Find his profit percentage. (Assume water is free). a) 21% b) 30% c) 40% d) 50% e) 60%

Last Answer : Let say he purchases 3 litres of milk whose cost is Rs. 7.20 He adds 1 litre of water and the mixture of 4 litres is sold at Rs 2.88 × 4 = Rs11.52 Profit percentage = (11.52 – 7.20) × 100.0/7.20 = 4.32 × 100.0/7.2 = 60% Answer: e)

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Description : A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $60 for it, and he is very content with the strong animal. After a year, the value of the horse has increased to $70 and he decides to sell the ... owning the horse, he finally decides to sell the horse for $90. What is the overall profit the man makes?

Last Answer : Consider the trade-story as if it describes two separate trades, where: In the first trade, the man buys something for $60 and sells it again for $70, so he makes a profit of $10. In the second trade, ... and the total earnings are $70 + $90 = $160. The overall profit is therefore $160 - $140 = $20.

Reema buys dress for 10% less than its value and sells it for 10% more than its value. His gain or loss percent is: A. no profit, no loss B. 20% profit C. less than 20% profit D. more than 20% profit

Description : Reema buys dress for 10% less than its value and sells it for 10% more than its value. His gain or loss percent is: A. no profit, no loss B. 20% profit C. less than 20% profit D. more than 20% profit

Last Answer : Answer – D (more than 20% profit) Explanation – Let the article be worth Rs. x. C.P. = 90% of Rs. x. = Rs.(9/10)x S.P. = 110% of Rs.x = Rs.(11/10)x Gain = Rs.11/10x- 9/10x=(1/5)x gain %=(2/5x) x (10/9x) x 100 =44.44% >20%

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Last Answer : Answer: C)  Investment initial of P=4x  Investment initial of Q=5x  After 3 months of P=4x*(1/3)=4x/3  After 3 months of Q= 5x*(1/5)= x  Ratio of capitals = (4x*3+3x*6: 5x*3+4x*6)=30x:39x=10:13  Total profit =775  P’s share =10/23*775=337(approx.)

Kabi buys wheat at Rs. 15/kg and puts a price tag on it so as to earn a profit of 10%. However, his faulty balance shows 1000 gm when it is actually 900 gm. What is his actual gain percentage?

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Last Answer : CP of 1000gm = Rs. 15  SP of 900gm = Rs. 16.5  SP of 1000gm =16.5x1000/900 = Rs. 18  Now take 1000gm as reference to calculate profit. Profit=SP-CP=18-15=Rs. 3 Profit % = 3x100/15 = 20%

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Last Answer : Let the cost price of the donkey be Rs ‘X’  Then cost price of the carriage = Rs(3000-X)  20% of X – 10% of (3000 – X) = 2% of 3000  X/5 – (3000-X)/10 = 60  2X – 3000 + X = 600  X = 1200  Hence cost price of the donkey = Rs.1200

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