Question
A shopkeeper marks the price of an article 40% above its
cost price. During a sale, he offers a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is his overall profit percentage?Solution
Let the cost price of the article be ₹100. Marked price = ₹100 × (140/100) = ₹140 Selling price after 25% discount = ₹140 × (75/100) = ₹105 Profit = Selling price - Cost price = ₹105 - ₹100 = ₹5 Profit percentage = (Profit / Cost price) × 100 = (5/100) × 100 = 5% Correct Option: a) 5%
168, 164, 155, 139, ?, 78
16, 20, 47, 63, 188, ?
8    13    36    123    ?   2585
827, 820, 806, 785, 757, ?
18, 30, 46, 66, 90, ?
64, 65, 73, 100, ?, 289
13, 14, 23, 48, 97, 178, ?
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