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Confusing & Common Errors Math by Yousuf

This document provides solutions to common math errors and confusing concepts. It includes 4 questions related to calculating profits and costs for dishonest merchants making multiple percentage markups or markdowns on goods. The solutions show setting up equations to calculate the original cost based on the final profit amount. For example, in the first question where there is a 15% markup followed by a 10% loss, the original cost is calculated to be Tk. 100,000. The document provides multiple approaches for each question, such as setting cost to Tk. 100 and scaling up based on percentages, or using shortcut methods for common percentage profit/loss calculation types.

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Confusing & Common Errors Math by Yousuf

This document provides solutions to common math errors and confusing concepts. It includes 4 questions related to calculating profits and costs for dishonest merchants making multiple percentage markups or markdowns on goods. The solutions show setting up equations to calculate the original cost based on the final profit amount. For example, in the first question where there is a 15% markup followed by a 10% loss, the original cost is calculated to be Tk. 100,000. The document provides multiple approaches for each question, such as setting cost to Tk. 100 and scaling up based on percentages, or using shortcut methods for common percentage profit/loss calculation types.

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Common Errors and Confusing Math

Question-1:A dishonest merchant make a 15% profit at the time of buying and a 10%
loss at the time of selling the goods. By doing so if the said merchant made a profit of
Tk. 3500 on a particular item, what was the real cost of the item sold[Agrani Bank SO-
2017]
Solution-1:
The market price of 1 unit goods be Tk x
So, 100 units of goods =100 x Tk
But ,at the time of buying,the merchant paid 100x Tk and received
=(100 + 100 of 15%)
=115 unit
So, the real cost of 115 units to the merchant
=100 x Tk
At the time of selling,10% loss the merchant charged
=x-(10x/100)
=9x/10 per unit
So,
Sold of 115 units
=115*(9x/10)
=103.5x Tk
Net profit,
=103.5x-100x
=3.5x Tk
According to the question,
Or, 3.5x=3500
Or, x =1000 Tk
So,
The real cost price of the product
=1000*100
=100,000 Tk
Answer:100,000 Tk

Solution-2:
Let,
Cost Price=X Tk
15% profit on cost price
Then market price=X + X of 15%
=1.15 X Tk
Again 10% loss on market price
Then Selling price
=1.15x -1.15x of 10%
=1.035x Tk
Now profits=Selling - Cost Price
=(1.035x - x) Tk
=0.035x Tk
When,
Profit.035x Tk then Cost Price=X Tk
--------3500Tk--------------------------
=[(3500*x)/.035x]
=1,00,000 Tk
Answer:1,00,000 Tk

Solution-3:
Let, cost price = 100 Tk.
At 15% profit the market price of the product will be=100+15=115 Tk.
At 10% loss, the sales price will be=115-(115*10%)=Tk. 103.5 Tk.
So profit = 103.5-100= 3.5 Tk.
Now,
when profit 3.5 Tk. then cost 100 Tk.
when profit 3500 Tk. then cost (100/3.5)*3500=1,00,000 Tk.
So, real cost is Tk. 1,00,000 (Ans.)

Question-2 :এক অসাধু ব্বসাযী একটট দবব্র কয ও টবকয উভয ককবতই ১০% লাভ করায তার
কমাট ৬৩০ টাকা লাভ হয, তা হবল উক দব্টটর কযমূল্ কত টছল?
[Sonali Bank officer -2014]
Solution-1:
The market price of 1 unit goods be Tk x
So, 100 units of goods =100 x Tk
But ,at the time of buying,the merchant paid 100x Tk and received
=(100 + 100 of 10%)
=110
So, the real cost of 110 units to the merchant
=100 x Tk
At the time of selling,10% profit the merchant charged
=110x/100
So,
Sold of 110 units
=110*(110x/100)
=121x Tk
Net profit,
=121x-100x
=21x Tk
According to the question,
21x=630
Or, x =30 Tk
So,
The real cost price of the product
=100*30
=3000 Tk
Answer:3000 Tk

Solution-2:
Let,
Cost Price=X Tk
10% profit on cost price Then market price
=X + X of 10%
=1.1 X Tk
Again 10% profits on market price
Then Selling price
=1.1x + 1.1x of 10%
=1.21x Tk
Now profits=Selling - Cost Price
=(1.21x - x) Tk
=0.21x Tk
When,
Profit .21x Tk then Cost Price=X Tk
--------630 Tk--------------------------
=[(630*x)/.21x]
=3000 Tk

Solution-3:
Let,
Cost Price of the article=100 Tk
10% profit on cost price then
Market price=(100 + 100 of 10%)
=110 Tk
Again,
10% profits on market price then selling price=(110+110 of 10%) Tk
=121 Tk
Now,
Profit=(121-100)=21 Tk
When
Profit 21 Tk then Cost Price=100 tk
--------630 Tk -----------------------------------
=[(100*630)/21]
=3000 Tk
Answer:3000 Tk

Solution-4:====
Short Cut/MCQ Way
Let , Cost Price=100 Tk
10% profits on both way
Profit
=10+10+[(10*100)/100]
=21 Tk
Profit 21 then CP =100 TK
-------630 TK --------=[100*630/21]
=3000 TK
Answer:3000 Tk

Question-03:এক অসাধু ব্বসাযী একটট দবব্র কয ও টবকয উভয ককবতই ১০% লাভ করায তার
কমাট ১০৫০ টাকা লাভ হয, তা হবল উক দব্টটর কযমূল্ কত টছল?[SEBL MTO-2015]
Solution:
The market price of 1 unit goods be Tk x
So, 100 units of goods =100 x Tk
But ,at the time of buying,the merchant paid 100x Tk and received
=(100 + 100 of 10%)
=110
So, the real cost of 110 units to the merchant
=100 x Tk
At the time of selling,10% profit the merchant charged
=110x/100
So,
Sold of 110 units
=110*(110x/100)
=121x Tk
Net profit,
=121x-100x
=21x Tk
According to the question,
21x=1050
Or, x =50 Tk
So,
The real cost price of the product
=100*50
=5000 Tk
Answer:5000 Tk
Note:See more solution SBL -2014
Question-4:A dishonest merchant make a 10% profit at the time of buying and a 5%
loss at the time of selling the goods. By doing so if the said merchant made a profit of
Tk. 900 on a particular item, what was the real cost of the item ?

[Bank Asia PO/MTO-2015]


Solution-1:
The market price of 1 unit goods be Tk x
So, 100 units of goods =100 x Tk
But ,at the time of buying,the merchant paid 100x Tk and received
=(100 + 100 of 10%)
=110 unit
So, the real cost of 110 units to the merchant
=100 x Tk
At the time of selling,5% loss the merchant charged
=x-(5x/100)
=19x/20 tk per unit
So,
Sold of 110 units
=110*(19x/20)
=104.5x Tk
Net profit,
=104.5x-100x
=4.5x Tk
According to the question,
Or, 4.5x=900
Or, x =200 Tk
So,
The real cost price of the product
=200*100
=20,000 Tk
Answer:20,000 Tk

Solution-2:
Let, cost price = 100 Tk.
At 10% profit on cost price then market price of the product will be=100+10=110 Tk.
At 5% loss, the sales price will be=110-(110*5%)=Tk. 104.5 Tk.
So profit = 104.5-100= 4.5 Tk.
Now,
when profit 4.5 Tk. then cost 100 Tk.
when profit 900 Tk. then cost {(100/4.5)*900}=20,000 tk
So, real cost is 20,000 tk(Ans.)Note:See more solution in SBL-2014
#এ রকম Common Errors and Confusing অংবকর সমাধান এবং ২০১৫-২০১৮
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