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Profit & Loss

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Easy

Cost price of an article is ₹500 and selling price is ₹650. Find the profit %.

💡 Profit% = (SP − CP) / CP × 100.

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Profit = 650 − 500 = ₹150
Profit% = (150 / 500) × 100 = 30%

✅ Answer: 30%

✅30%

Medium

An article was sold at a loss of 10% for ₹450. Find its cost price.

💡 SP = CP × (100 − Loss%) / 100.

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SP = CP × 0.9
450 = CP × 0.9
CP = 450 / 0.9 = ₹500

✅ Answer: ₹500

✅₹500

Challenging

A trader marks his goods 40% above cost price and offers a 25% discount on the marked price. What is his profit %?

💡 Effective SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.75. Profit% = (SP/CP − 1) × 100.

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SP = CP × 1.4 × 0.75 = CP × 1.05
Profit% = (1.05 − 1) × 100 = 5%

✅ Answer: 5%

✅5%

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