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could you plz help me to solvethis % problem..
1]A merchant sells an item at a 20% discount ,making a gross profit of 20% of the cost.what % of the cost would the
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could you plz help me to solvethis % problem..
1]A merchant sells an item at a 20% discount ,making a gross profit of 20% of the cost.what % of the cost would the
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could you plz help me to solvethis % problem..
1]A merchant sells an item at a 20% discount ,making a gross profit of 20% of the cost.what % of the cost would the gross profit on the item have been if it had been sold without the discount?
waiting for your reply.
thank u.
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Binita Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's make the price before the discount 1.00
With the 20% discount it sells for 1.00*.20=.80
On the .80 there is a 20% profit. Therefore .8*.2=.16 is profit. And .80-.16=.64 is the cost.
With the original price of 1.00 less the cost of .64 the profit is .36
.36/1.00=36% gross profit
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Ed
