Question
A shopkeeper bought two articles for Rs. 200 each. If he sold one of them at 40% profit and the other at 25% loss, then find the difference between the selling prices of both the articles.
Solution
Selling price of one of the articles = 200 × 1.4 = Rs. 280 Selling price of the other article = 200 × 0.75 = Rs. 150 Required difference = 280 – 150 = Rs. 130
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