Question

An article bought for $125 was sold for $175 the profit as a percentage of the cost price was
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Answer 1

40% profit

Step by step explanation:

There is a profit of $50.

If you were to find the percentage, you would divide 50 by 125. This would give you 0.4

Answer 2

40%

Explanation:

Step 1: 175-125-50

Step 2: 50/125=0.4=40%