Question
A shopkeeper bought two articles for Rs. 800 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 = 800 Γ 1.4 = Rs. 1120 Selling price of the other article = 1120 Γ 0.75 = Rs. 600 Required difference = 1120 β 600 = Rs. 520
