SOLUTION: There is a question about percents and bussiness..in the problem there is a graph and this is what it says: Sales is $12000 Expences is $3000 then is wants to know the profit,

Question 19958: There is a question about percents and bussiness..in the problem there is a graph and this is what it says:
Sales is $12000
Expences is $3000
then is wants to know the profit,loss,percent of profit and percent of loss...i need help this assiment is due tommorrow...and i completely do not understand!!
Answer by sukusu(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first the profit is 9,000
the loss is 3,000
to find the percent of profit:
divide 9,000 by 12,000, move decimal 2 places two the left
to find the percent of loss:
divide 3,000 by 12,000, move the decimal two places to the left
resulting numbers is the awnswer

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