Question

Hema bougtht tow pairs of jenans for ₹725 each she sold one of them at a gain of 8%and the other at a loss of 4% find her gain or loss per cent in the whole transactions

Answer 1

cp-Rs.725
Total CP 2*725=1450
1.Profit-8percent
8/100*725=58
SP of first jeans-CP+profit
725+58=783
2.loss=4percent
4/100*725= 29
SP of second jeans=CP-loss
725-29=696
total sp=SP1 + SP2
783+696=Rs.1479
total profit on transcation= total SP-total CP
= 1479-1450
29
profit%on whole transcation= total profit/total CP*100
29/1450*100=2.