Question

Ram bought 4 pencils for rs 12 and sold 2 dozen of these for rs 84 .find out his profit on each.

Answer 1

the answer is 0.5
4pencil =12
1pencil=3

2dozen(24) =84
1pencil =3.5

so profit =3.5-3
= 0.5 paise

Answer 2

Hello mate
Here's ur answer


C.P. of dozen apples = Rs. (12 x 4 + 16 x 2) = Rs. 80
Gain = 20%
∴ S.P. = Rs. (120/100) x 80 = Rs. 96
S.P. per dozen = Rs. (96/6) = Rs. 16


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