Question
A shopkeeper bought two articles for Rs. 700 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 = 700 × 1.4 = Rs. 980 Selling price of the other article = 980 × 0.75 = Rs. 525 Required difference = 980 – 525 = Rs. 455
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