Mathematical Series Questions for Competitive Exams

Two partners invest ₹ 1,25,000 and ₹ 85,000 respectively in a business and agree that 60% of the profit should be divided equally between them and the remaining profit is to be divided into ratio of their capitals. If one partner gets 300 more than the other. Find the total profit made in the business. 

M, P and Q together started a business. M invested ₹ 6, 500 for 6 months, P invested ₹ 8,400 for 5 months and Q invested ₹ 10,000 for 3 months. M is working member for which he gets 5 % of total profit extra. If the total gain is  7,400 , then Q's share is : 

A and B enter into partnership in vesting ₹ 48,000 and ₹ 60,000 respectively. After 3 months, A withdraws ₹ 8,000 while B invests 6,000 after 6 months of starting of business. Out of the total amount of profit, if A gets ₹ 12, 000 as his share at the end of the year total profit is: 

A discount of   $$ 2{1\over 2}\% $$ is given to the customer on the marked price of an article. A man bought the article for Rs.39. The marked price of the article is:

A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40 % and then sells it at 25 % discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be ₹ 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was? 

A trader marked his goods at 20 % above the cost price. He sold half the stock at the marked price. one quarter at a discount of 20 % on the marked price and the rest at a discount of 40 % on the marked price. His total gain is