A person sells two articles, each for Rs.,1040. He incurs 20 % loss on first and 10 % loss on second

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7.Profit and Loss

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A person sells two articles, each for $Rs.\,1040.$ He incurs $20 \%$ loss on the first and $10 \%$ loss on the second. Find out overall percent loss.

A

$60$

B

$65$

C

$58$

D

None of these

Solution

We have, $x=20$ and $y=25$.

Overall gain $\%=\left[\frac{y+x}{100-y} \times 100\right] \%$

$=\left[\frac{25+20}{100-25} \times 100\right] \%=60 \%$

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Quantitative Aptitude

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