Question

the sugar is sold at rupees 5.4 per kg at a loss of 10% at what price relative is sold per kg to earn a profit of 20%​

Answer 1

the price sold per kg to earn a profit of 20% is 7.2 kg

Explanation:

The computation of the price sold per kg to earn a profit of 20% is shown below:

But before that the normal price per kg is

= 5.4 per kg × 100 ÷ 90

= 6 per kg

Now for 20% profit, the price per kg is

= 6 × (1 + 0.20)

= 6 + 1.2

= 7.2 kg

hence, the price sold per kg to earn a profit of 20% is 7.2 kg