Question

a tea stall owner bought 2dozen fruit cakes at rupees 4 each and sold them all earning a profit of 50%.how much profit did the tea stall owber make.

Answer 1

Given :

Each fruit cake = Rs 4

Profit Percentage = 50 %

Finding cakes in two dozen -

1 dozen = 12 cakes

2 dozen = 2 x 12 = 24 cakes

2 dozen = 24 cakes.

Finding Cost Price of 2 dozen cakes -

1 cake = Rs 4

24 cakes = ? Rs

= 4 x 24 = 96.

2 dozen cakes = Rs 96.

Cost price of 2 dozen cakes = Rs 96.


Finding profit -

Profit Percentage = 50 %

96 x 50/100 = 48.

Profit = 48.


Hence : $\bold{Profit \: = \: Rs \: 48}$