Question

A readymade cloth merchant purchased 20 shirts for * 275 each. He sold 12 shirts at a
profit of 20%. The remaining shirts were sold at 6% loss. What is total profit%?​

Answer 1

Answer:

9.6 %

Step-by-step explanation:

profit = proft% x cp.

= 20 x 275 x 12 / 100 = 660

loss = loss% x cp

= 6 x 275 x 8 /100 = 132

.profit = 660- 132 = 528

profit % = 528 x 100 / (275 x 20 )

= 9.6%