Question

A watch is sold for $546 at a gain of 56 percent. Find the profit. *

Answer 1

Answer:

Let x be the cost price of the article and x% is the profit margin.

Therefore, S.P =x(  

1+  

100

x

​  

 

​  

)=56

⇒100x+x  

2

=5600

Solving for "x", we get x=40 or x=−140.

As the price cannot be a negative quantity, x=40.

this is the method to slove

mark as brainliest