Question

A shpkepper sold a tv set for rs.17,490 with a doscpunt of 8% and earned a profit of 19.6%.What would have been the percentage of profit eraned if no discount

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

S.P. = Rs. 17940, Let marked price be Rs.`x`

Then , `92/100 x = 17940 rArr x `= Rs. `(17940 xx 100/92)` = Rs. 19500.

C.P. = Rs. `(100/119.6 xx 17940) = Rs. (1000/1196 xx 17940)` = Rs. 15000

Now C.P. = Rs. 15000, S.P. = Rs. 19500.

`:.` Required profit % = `(4500/15000 xx 100)`% = 30%

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