A person buys a horse for 15 pounds. After one year, he sells it for 20 pounds. After one year, again he buys the same horse at 30 pounds and sells it for 40 pounds. What is the overall profit percent for that person over both the transactions?
a) 15%
b) 33.33%
c) 45%
d) 60%
e) None of these

• total c.p=45
  total s.p=60
  profit%=(15/45)*100=33.33%
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(13) No(1)
• total cost of buy=15+30=45 pounds
  total profit=5+10=15 pounds
  therefore profit=(15/45)*100=33.33%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(0)
• initial profit=20-15=rs.5
  Then cost price 30 rs
  Bt actual cp=30-5=2r
  Therefore, profit=40-25=15
  15/25*100=60%
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• b)33.33%
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(0)
• cp=45
  sp=60
  profit=15*100/45=33.33
  
  
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• overall profit percent:
  b) 33.33%
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• Total cost price= (15+30)=45 pounds
  Total selling price=(20+40)=60 pounds
  So profit= (60-45)=15 pounds
  Profit percentage=15*100/45=33.33%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• profit=33.33%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• TOTAL C.P=45 AND TOTAL S.P=60
  THEREFORE P%=(60-45)/45*100=33.33%
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• No profit..
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• 20-15=5
  40-30=10
  ---------------
  60-45=15
  ============>15/45*100=33.33%
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