{"id":153166,"date":"2023-07-28T13:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=153166"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:59:59","slug":"a-man-earns-a-profit-of-20-on-selling-price-find-the-profit-percent-on-the-cost-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-man-earns-a-profit-of-20-on-selling-price-find-the-profit-percent-on-the-cost-price\/","title":{"rendered":"A man earns a profit of 20% on selling price. Find the profit percent on the cost price."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Question<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">A man earns a profit of 20% on selling price. Find the profit percent on the cost price.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">multiple_choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solution<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Let the selling price is 100<br>Profit = 20% on S.P.<br>Now, profit = 20<br>So, C.P = 100- 20 = 80 Solution 1:<br>Apply formula:<br>Profit % = (profit\/C.P) * 100 Hence, (20\/80) * 100 = 25% Solution 2:<br>Profit = Selling Price &#8211; Cost Price<br>= 100 &#8211; 80 = 20<br>Profit % = (20 \/80) * 100 = 25%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question A man earns a profit of 20% on selling price. Find the profit percent on the cost price. 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