Syntel Company Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

A trader buys some apples at a price of 10 apples for Rs. 8 and sold them at a price of 8 apples for Rs. 10. Find his profit or loss %.

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SP > CP => (SP/CP) X (SP/CP) = (10/8) X (10/8) = 100/64 = 1.5625 => 56.25 % gain.
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profit is =(100-64/64)*100%=56.25%
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