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Q. A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles. What % profit did he make in the transaction?

  • (A) 33.33%
  • (B) 75%
  • (C) 300%
  • (D) 150%
  • Correct Answer - Option(C)
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Explanation by: Admin

Let the selling price of each article be Rs. 1. Then, selling price of 100 articles= Rs. 100, profit on selling 100 articles= Rs. 75, and cost of 100 articles=100-75=Rs.25
Therefore, profit percentage=(75 / 25) x 100=300%

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