Question

39. The profit made on se
lling 5 m of a cloth equals the
cost price of 2 m of that cloth. Find the profit
percentage in selling each metre of the cloth.
(A) 66 2/3% (B) 50% (C) 40%
(D) 28 4/7%​

Answer 1

Answer:

(c)40%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let take the selling price of one m cloth as x

then:

5 ×x=5x

profit=2×x

=2x

percentage of profit:

2x/5x×100

40%