A salesman bought 2 dozen television sets at $300 each. He sold two-thirds of them at

a 25% proﬁt but was forced to take a 30 % loss on the rest. What was his total proﬁt (or

loss) on the television sets?

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Mercedes Macias

16 June, 16:28

A salesman bought 2 dozen television sets at $300 each. He sold two-thirds of them at

a 25% proﬁt but was forced to take a 30 % loss on the rest. What was his total proﬁt (or

loss) on the television sets?

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Deven Guerrero · Answer 1

Well, the first 16 were about 16*75=$1200 extra. The last 8 were $720 lost. Thus, the total profit is $480. He bought them with $7200, which means the profit is around 6.67%.

A salesman bought 2 dozen television sets at $300 each. He sold two-thirds of them ata 25% proﬁt but was forced to take a 30 % loss on the rest. What was his total proﬁt (orloss) on the television sets?

A salesman bought 2 dozen television sets at $300 each. He sold two-thirds of them at

a 25% proﬁt but was forced to take a 30 % loss on the rest. What was his total proﬁt (or

loss) on the television sets?