Question

Two articles are sold for rs 10,384 each. On one, the seller pins 18% and on the other he loses 12%. What is his overall gain or loss?

Answer 1

Answer:

over all profit is 168

Given:-

• two articles selling price is 10384 each
• profit % = 18%
• loss % == 12%

To find:-

• over all gain or loss

Solution:-

$first \: we \: will \: solve \: cost \: price \\ \\ selling \: price \: = \frac{100 + profit\%}{100} \times cost \: price \\ \\ 10384 = \frac{100 + 18}{100} \times c.p \\ \\ c.p = \frac{10384\times 100}{118} \\ \\ c.p = 88 \times 100 \\ \\ c.p = 8800 \\ \\ now \: for \: 2nd \: article \: cost \: price \\ \\ selling \: price \: = \frac{100 + profit\%}{100} \times cost \: price \\ \\ 10384 = \frac{100 - 12}{100} \times c.p \\ \\ c.p = \frac{10384 \times 100}{88} \\ \\ c.p = 118 \times 100 \\ \\ c.p = 11800 \\ \\ now \: total \: cost \: price \: of \: article \\ \\ 8800 + 11800 = 20600 \\ \\ total \: selling \: price \: of \: article \\ \\ 10384 + 10384 = 20768 \\ \\ its \: clearly \: seems \: that \: there \: is \: profit \\ \\ as \: we \: all \: know \\ \\ profit = s.p - c.p \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 20768 - 20600 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 168$