Question

an trader sold a piece of cloth for 1020 naira and lost 80.00 naira find the cloth

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the cost of cloth=100 Rs

then price of half cloth=50 Rs.

profit=20 %

Then S.P. of half cloth=50×

100

120

=60Rs.

Price of one forth cloth=25 Rs.

loss 20%

Then S.P of one forth cloth=25×

100

80

=20Rs.

The remaining 25 m cloths S.P.=25

TotalS.P.=60+20+25=105Rs.

Profit=105−100=5Rs.

Pfrofitpercentage=

100

5

×100=5

I hope this answer will help you