Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Percentage

    A shopkeeper sold article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 5%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?

    ক)
    30
    খ)
    28.5
    গ)
    24.5
    ঘ)
    None of these

    Explanation

    Let C.P. be Tk.100. Then, S.P. = Tk.123.50 Let marked price be Tk. x. Then, 95/100 x = 123.50 x = 12350/95 = Tk.130 Now, S.P. = Tk.130, C.P. = Tk.100 Profit % = 30%.

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