A vender solds two things at same cost 12 Rs with one item at 25% profit and other at 20% loss, by this
transaction he made profit or loss by how much?
Ans: Loss,60%.

• Ans: Profit, 2.5%
  Cost Price of both things = Rs. 24.00
  Selling Price of first thing = 12*125/100 = Rs.15.00
  Selling Price of second thing = 12*80/100 = Rs.9.60
  Selling price of both things = Rs. 24.60
  Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price = 60 Paise
  Profit % = 60/2400*100 = 2.5%
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(18) No(11)
• Total selling amount=Rs 24
  Total purchasing amount
  Let x be the purchasing amount of 1st item and y be the purchasing amount of 2nd item.
  Then, x+25% of x=12 => x=9.6
  He purchased the 1st item at Rs 9.60.
  Now, For 2nd item,
  y-20% of y=12 => y= 15
  He purchased the 2nd item at Rs 15.
  So total purchasing amount=Rs 24.60.
  Hence made a loss of (24.60-24)=Rs 0.60
  Loss=((0.60/24)*100)=2.5%
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(15) No(5)
• vender solds two things at same cost 12RS with one item at 25% profit and other at 20% loss means buying price is not 12RS.
  
  He makes loss of 2.4%
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(2)
• 2.43% is the right ans.we will find profit on cost prize which is 24.6 rs
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(2)
• They have given the selling price of both the items.
  
  using the formula profit%=(sp-cp)/cp*100 and loss%=(cp-sp)/sp*100
  For the first item the cost price is: 9.6
  For the second item the cost price is: 15.
  profit amount on first item is 2.4
  loss amount of second item is -3
  difference between them is -0.6
  %loss is 60%
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(9)
• Ans: Profit, 2.43%
  Selling Price of both things = Rs. 24.00
  Cost Price of first thing = 12*125/100 = Rs.15.00
  Cost Price of second thing = 12*80/100 = Rs.9.60
  Cost price of both things = Rs. 24.60
  Loss = Cost Price - Selling Price = 0.60
  Loss % = 0.60/24.60*100 = 2.43%
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• vender solds two things at same cost 12RS with one item at 25% profit and other at 20% loss means buying price is not 12RS.
  
  He makes loss of 2.5%
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
• by bucket method
  12*(+25)+12*(-20)=24*x
  x=5/2=2.5%->here it is positive,hence there exists a profit of 2.5%
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• Loss of 0.6 is the correct answer as profit or loss is asked not profit or loss % :p
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)