Question 88

Sudha bought 80 articlesat the same price. She sold some of them at 8% profit and the remaining at 12% loss resulting in an overall profit of 6%. The mimber of items sold at 8% profit is:

Solution

Let the x articles sold at 8% profit.
ATQ,
x $$\times \frac{108}{100} + (80 - x) \times \frac{88}{100} = 80 \times \frac{106}{100}$$
108x + 7040 - 88x = 8480
20x = 1440
x = 72
72 items sold at 8% profit.


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