Question
A trader marked an article 50%
above its cost price. If he sold the article at 20% discount, find the gain percentage of the trader.Solution
ATQ, Let the cost price of the article be Rs.100x. Marked price = 100x × 1.5 = Rs.150x Selling price = 150x × 0.8 = Rs.120x
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