Question

Deepak found that he had made a loss of 10% while selling his smartphone. He also found that had he sold it for rs.50 more, he would have made a profit of 5%. The initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the smartphone for a 5% profit ?

Answer 1

Answer – B. 200%
Explanation :
Profit= 5%
5% of CP = Rs. 50
CP = Rs. 1000
Now, Loss% = 10%
Loss =Rs. 100
Required % = (100/50)*100 = 200%

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

loss = (?)% of profit

loss%=( x/100)*profit%

10 = (x/100)*5

x=200%