SOLUTION: John purchased 120 pencils at the rate of Rs 2 per pencil. He sold 72 of them at the rate of Rs 2.5 per pencil and the remaining at the rate of rs 2 per pencil. What will be his pr

Question 1042113: John purchased 120 pencils at the rate of Rs 2 per pencil. He sold 72 of them at the rate of Rs 2.5 per pencil and the remaining at the rate of rs 2 per pencil. What will be his profit or loss percent?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cost? Revenue? The difference, and which way?

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