A man sells a sofa for rs 3210 making a profit of 7% what would have been his profit percent if he had sold it for rs 3360?

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Zander

4 May, 02:25

A man sells a sofa for rs 3210 making a profit of 7% what would have been his profit percent if he had sold it for rs 3360?

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Luis Bonilla · Answer 1

Let x be the original cost for the sofa.

X x (1 + 0.07) = 3210

X = 3000

Now we know the cost for the sofa.

Let p be the profit percent.

3000 x (1 + p) = 3360

P = 0.12

So the percentage profit is 12%