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Profit, Loss and Discount

ICSE · Class 7 · Mathematics

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1. Core Ideas and Definitions

  • Cost Price is the price at which an article is purchased.
  • Selling Price is the price at which an article is sold.
  • If S.P. is greater than C.P., the article is sold at profit or gain.
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2. Finding Profit or Loss Percent

  • Profit percent and loss percent are always based on cost price.
  • First find profit or loss amount, then convert it into percent.
  • A gain of 25% means the profit is one-fourth of the cost price.
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3. Finding Selling Price from C.P. and Profit or Loss Percent

  • When gain percent is known, first find gain amount from C.P.
  • When loss percent is known, first find loss amount from C.P.
  • A gain of 20% means S.P. is 120% of C.P.
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4. Equal Quantity Questions and Extra Costs

  • When buying and selling quantities are different, compare equal numbers of articles first.
  • Find cost price and selling price of one article or of the same number of articles.
  • Transportation, repairs, and similar expenses are part of the total cost price.

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Cost price is the price atSelling price is the price atProfit is defined as Selling PriceLoss is defined as Cost PriceProfit % = (Profit / C

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