Question
A shopkeeper bought two articles for Rs. 450 each. If he
sold one of them at 40% profit and the other at 22% loss, then find the difference between the selling prices of both the articles.Solution
Selling price of one of the articles = 450 × 1.4 = Rs. 630 Selling price of the other article = 630 × 0.78 = Rs. 351 Required difference = 630 – 351 = Rs. 279
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