Question

A stainer purchased 70pens at the rate 3 rupees pen. He sold 60% of the pens at the rate of 3.50 rupees and remaining pens at the rate of 5 rupees per pen. Find his profit per cent.​

Answer 1

Answer:

2.87

Step-by-step explanation:

strainer purchase 70 pens for rupees 3 the total rupees spent by in is 210 then we will take it to his shop up and sold 60% means 42 pens @ 3.50 rupees so we will get 147 rupees and remaining 28 pens for 5 rupees we will get 140 rupees so to calculate profit percentage we should @ 147 + 140 we will get 287 so divide it by 100 we will get 2.87 percent where you had spent only 2 10 rupees and profited 77 rupees