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Class 7 math (India)

Course: Class 7 math (India) > Unit 7

Lesson 5: Profit or loss as a percentage
Math
Class 7 math (India)
Comparing quantities
Profit or loss as a percentage
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Profit and loss word problems

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Problem

Dean's second-hand smartphone cost ₹, 18, comma, 000. He spent another ₹, 1500 on repair. He was still not satisfied with the condition of the phone and sold it at a loss of 30, percent.
For what price did Dean sell his phone?
₹
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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