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A trader marked the price of his commodity so as to include a profit of 25%. He allowed discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit was

A5%

B9%

C16%

D25%

Nithin K ? Dec 4 '2016 at 20:55

Answer : 5%

Explanation:

Let C.P. be Rs. 100. Then, marked price = Rs. 125  

\(\text{S.P = 84% of Rs. 125 }= Rs. \Big(\frac{84}{100} \times 125 \Big) = Rs.105\)

\(\therefore Profit = (105 - 100) \% = 5\%  \)

 

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Answer : 5% Explanation: Let C.P. be Rs. 100. Then, marked price = Rs. 125   \(\text{S.P = 84% of Rs. 125 }= Rs. \Big(\frac{84}{100} \times 125 \Big) = Rs.105\) \(\therefore Profit = (105 - 100) \% = 5\%  \)   Nithin K ? answered Dec 4 '2016 at 20:55 All Comments

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