Question
After selling 15 chairs, a furniture shop earns a profit equivalent to the selling price of 3 tables. While selling 10 tables, the shop earns a profit equal to the selling price of 5 chairs. The numerical value of the Profit % is equal in both cases and the Cost price of a chair is one-third the cost price of a table. Find the ratio of the selling price of a chair to a table.
The ratio of the selling price of a chair to a table is 6:5.More Profit and loss Questions
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