Buys n articles at the marked price of m and sells at a small discount: profit percent
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Question 1
15 Sep 2025 S1
61A sweet shop owner buys 10 boxes of sweets for the price of 8 boxes from a wholesaler. If he sells each box at a discount on its marked price, what is his profit percentage?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
17 Sep 2025 S1
54A vendor purchases 7 shirts at the marked price of 6 shirts. If he sells each shirt after giving a discount on its marked price, what is his profit percentage?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
18 Sep 2025 S2
54A bookseller purchases 5 novels at the marked price of 4 novels from a distributor. If he then sells these novels to customers, offering a discount of on the marked price, what is his profit percentage?Tap an option to check your answer.