Question

3 Lizzie buys 3 clocks for a total cost of £50 at a car boot sale.

She sells 2 of the clocks for £22 each and the other clock for £20
Lizzie thinks she has made a profit of over 30% of the cost of the clocks.

Answer 1

28% She didn't make a profit over 30%

Explanation:

She buys the clocks for 50 pounds

She sells them for 22 + 22 + 20 = 64 pounds.

The profit is 14 pounds

What's the % profit.

Profit % = 14/50*100 = 28%

She's not quite right.