Question

When a discount of20% is given on a sweater the profit is 28% if the discount is 14% then the profit is

Answer 1

37.6%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the C.P.of sweater be Rs 100 and its marked price be Rs.x.

According to the question,

X x 80 by 100 is 128

X x 4 by 5 is 128

x -128 × 5 by 4 is Rs 160

When discount - 14%,then

S.P. of sweater

- 160×(100-1(4)%

-160×86 by 100 is Rs.137.6

therefore C.P. is Rs.100

therefore Profit per cent is 37.6%