Question

A sells an item to b at profit of 20% and bsells the item to c at loss of 10%.Find the resultant profit /loss percentage

Answer 1

let initial cp as x
20%of x+x=6x/5(it is sp of A and cp for B)
6x/5-10%of 6x/5=27x/25(it final sp of B)
27X/25 -X=2X/25(net increase price)
2X/25/X. ×100=8%

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Net affect= [20-10+20×(-10)/100)

= [ 10- 200/100]%

(10-2)% = 8%