Question

A readymade cloth merchant purchased 20 shirts for $275 each.He sold 12 shirts at profit of 20%.The reamining shirts were sold at 6% loss.What is her total profit%​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the cost of cloth=100 Rs

then price of half cloth=50 Rs.

profit=20 %

Then S.P. of half cloth=50×

100

120

=60Rs.

Price of one forth cloth=25 Rs.

loss 20%

Then S.P of one forth cloth=25×

100

80

=20Rs.

The remaining 25 m cloths S.P.=25

TotalS.P.=60+20+25=105Rs.

Profit=105−100=5Rs.

Pfrofitpercentage=

100

5

×100=5