Question

cost price of two articles is same, trademan got profit of 40% on first article, selling price of second article is 25% less than first article, then find overall percent​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the CP of both articles be 100/-

SP of 1st article =140

SP of 2nd article is 3/4 of 140=105

Total SP 245 less total CP 200.

Difference being profit 45

Profit % = 45/200 × 100= 22.5%