document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885565>Question 885565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shopkeeper buys 300 identical articles at a total cost of Rs. 1500. He fixes the selling price of each article at 20% above the cost price and sells remaining articles, he sells them at 50% of the selling price. Calculate the shopkeeper's total profit.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535233 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=535233\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was ready to start helping with this , but part of the description does not make sense:  \"He fixes the selling price of each article at 20% above the cost price\",  and \"sells remaining articles, he sells them at 50% of the selling price.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What remaining articles?  No clue given for 50% of the selling price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TRYING TO MAKE SENSE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 articles, spending 1500 Rs. total,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1500%2F300=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1500%2F300=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rs/item, the rate spend, cost per item.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fix Selling Price, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F10=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F10=1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so the Fixed Selling Price is 6 Rs/item.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sell Them (which?) at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50%2Apercent=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50%2Apercent=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the selling price, so this \"sell them\" is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2A6=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2A6=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rs/item.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the selling price IS NOT FIXED. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the selling price is fixed, then EITHER it is 6 Rs/item OR 3 Rs/item; NOT BOTH.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TOTAL PROFIT?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Revenue minus Cost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem description must be wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
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