Question

by selling a cellphone 2400 he earn 25% profit what will be the profit % if he sell it at rs. 2040

Answer 1

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GIVEN :

=> A CELLPHONE IS SOLD FOR RS 2,400

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MEANS :

=> SELLING PRICE :

=> 2,400 RS

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=> HE EARNED A PROFIT OF 25%

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TO FIND :

=> COST PRICE OF THAT CELLPHONE :

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LET,

=> THE COST PRICE OF THAT CELLPHONE :

=> 100X RS

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HE EARNED 25% PROFIT :

=> PROFIT :

=> 25% OF COST PRICE :

=> 25 / 100 * 100X RS


=> 25 X RS

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SELLING PRICE :

=> COST PRICE + PROFIT :

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SELLING PRICE OF THAT CELLPHONE :

=> 100 X RS + 25 X RS

=> 125 X RS

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BUT ,

=> SELLING PRICE IS GIVEN ;

=> RS 2,400

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FOR FINDING X :

=> 2,400 RS = 125 X

=> X = 2,400 / 125

=> X = 19.2 RS

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COST PRICE ;

=> 100 * X

=> 100 * 19.2

=> 1,920 RS

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CONDITION :

=> IF IT WAS SOLD FOR :

=> RS 2,040

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NEW SELLING PRICE :

=> RS 2,040

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THE PROFIT :

=> SELLING PRICE - COST PRICE :

=> 2,400 RS - 2,040 RS .

=> 360 RS

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TO FIND :

=> HIS PROFIT %

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PROFIT PERCENT :

=> ( PROFIT IN RS / COST PRICE ) * 100 %

=> ( 360 / 1920 ) * 100 %

=> 18.75 %

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HOPE IT WILL HELP U ......

THANKS AGAIN ........

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