A person buys a bag at 25% discount on its original price. After few days, he sells it to his friend at 40% increase on the original price. What is his profit percentage (approx) ?
A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 87%
D. 85%
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Let original price is 100SP1 = 75
SP2 = 140
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Profit }}\% = \frac{{140 - 75}}{{75}} \times 100 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{65}}{{75}} \times 100 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 87\% \cr} $$
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