SOLUTION: Naveed Ahmed spends Rs.400 in getting a good table and sells it.at Rs.600. find the percentage of profit

Question 1098034: Naveed Ahmed spends Rs.400 in getting a good table and sells it.at Rs.600. find the percentage of profit

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Jeetbhatt10th:
Answer by ikleyn(52847)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= = 0.5, or 50%.

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Answer by Jeetbhatt10th(11)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C.P=400
S.P.=600
Profit=S.P.-C.P.=200
Profit percentage=Profit/C.P.�100
=200/400�100
=1/2�100
=50 Hence profit percentage is 50%
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