Question

David sells two calculators for ₹1500 each .He earns a profit of 25% on

one and suffers a loss of 25% on the other. Find his total profit or loss on
the whole deal. Also calculate it as a percentage

Answer 1

100% profit of 1500

Explanation:

One the first calculator David earns 25% profit:

25% + 1500 = 1,875

He gets a 25% on the second calculator:

1500 - 25% = 1,125

In total he receives 1125 + 1875 = 3000

Therefore he has 100% profit