Sanjay buys some articles for Rs. 1,80,000. He sells 2/5th of it at a loss of 12%. If he wants to earn overall profit of 18% on selling all the articles, then at what profit % he should sell the remaining articles?
A) 48% B) 73 % C) 42 % D) 60 % Solution Lets assume Total 5 articles (sold at 100) Then 5 x100 —–500 2 x 100 —–200 But sold at 12 % loss 200x 12/100 = 176 3—-300 As per question total is % profit 500x 18/100 = 590 But already 2 sold at … Read more