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Mr. X bought 10 identical chocolates. He ate 2 chocolates and sold the remaining 8 chocolates for Rs.60 making a net profit of 32%. Find the profit percent had he eaten 6 chocolates and sold the remaining 4 chocolates for Rs.48.

4.8%
5.6%
6.4%
7.2%
6.8%

ajith · Answer

shashank.ism wrote:Mr. X bought 10 identical chocolates. He ate 2 chocolates and sold the remaining 8 chocolates for Rs.60 making a net profit of 32%. Find the profit percent had he eaten 6 chocolates and sold the remaining 4 chocolates for Rs.48.

4.8%
5.6%
6.4%
7.2%
6.8%

1.32 x Price per chocolate(P) x 8 = 60
=>P = 60/(8 x 1.32)

Let the new profit percent be x.
(1 + x/100) x P X 4 = 48
From the above 2 equations:-
[spoiler]
x = 5.6% which is D.[/spoiler]

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shashank.ism · Answer

ajith wrote:shashank.ism wrote:Mr. X bought 10 identical chocolates. He ate 2 chocolates and sold the remaining 8 chocolates for Rs.60 making a net profit of 32%. Find the profit percent had he eaten 6 chocolates and sold the remaining 4 chocolates for Rs.48. 4.8% 5.6% 6.4% 7.2% 6.8% Profit % = (Selling price - cost)/cost*100 =60-c/c = 0.32 =>1.32 c =60 => c=45.45 Profit percentage had he eaten 6 chocolates and sold the remaining 4 chocolates for Rs.48. = 3/45.45*100=6.6 Final profit =[(48-45.4545)/60] x100 = 5.6%

harsh.champ · Answer

shashank.ism wrote:Mr. X bought 10 identical chocolates. He ate 2 chocolates and sold the remaining 8 chocolates for Rs.60 making a net profit of 32%. Find the profit percent had he eaten 6 chocolates and sold the remaining 4 chocolates for Rs.48.

4.8%
5.6%
6.4%
7.2%
6.8%

1.32 x Price per chocolate(P) x 8 = 60
=>P = 60/(8 x 1.32)

Let the new profit percent be x.
(1 + x/100) x P X 4 = 48
From the above 2 equations:-
[spoiler]
x = 5.6% which is D.[/spoiler]

It takes time and effort to explain, so if my comment helped you please press Thanks button

Just because something is hard doesn't mean you shouldn't try,it means you should just try harder.

"Keep Walking" - Johnny Walker

komal · Answer

shashank.ism wrote:Mr. X bought 10 identical chocolates. He ate 2 chocolates and sold the remaining 8 chocolates for Rs.60 making a net profit of 32%. Find the profit percent had he eaten 6 chocolates and sold the remaining 4 chocolates for Rs.48.

4.8%
5.6%
6.4%
7.2%
6.8%

1.32 x Price per chocolate(P) x 8 = 60
=>P = 60/(8 x 1.32)

Let the new profit percent be x.
(1 + x/100) x P X 4 = 48
From the above 2 equations:-
[spoiler]
x = 5.6% which is D.[/spoiler]

It takes time and effort to explain, so if my comment helped you please press Thanks button

Just because something is hard doesn't mean you shouldn't try,it means you should just try harder.

"Keep Walking" - Johnny Walker

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