SOLUTION: 144 pencils cost £13.80 shireen sold each pencil for 15p what percentage profit did she make?

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Question 959394: 144 pencils cost £13.80
shireen sold each pencil for 15p
what percentage profit did she make?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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144*15=21.60
21.60/13.80=1.57 OR A 57% PROFIT.