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A WATCH SOLD FOR RS.448 GIVES A PROFIT OF ONLY 12%. FIND THE PROFIT IF THE SELLING PRICE HAD BEEN RS.512.
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- X+12X/100=448..
X=44800/112..
X=400.
so profit = 512-400
=112 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 28%
% Profit= (512*112)/448 -100= 128- 100= 28 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- for this we use the equation
let selling price(previous)=448
profit=12%
new selling price=512
new profit =X%
therefore 448/100+12=512/100+x
x=28%
new profit =28% - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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