Question

A shopkeeper gets one-third of the purchase price as a profit by selling a watch for Rs. 280, find the purchase price and profit percentage of the watch.
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

let the purchase price of watch be x

a/q

x+x/3=280

4x/3=280

x=280×3/4

x=₹210

profit %=profit/cp×100

profit=sp-cp

profit=280-210

=₹70

%=70/210×100

=33.33%

so,purchase price of that watch=₹210

and

profit%=33.33%

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