A shopkeeper bought an item for Rs. 4,500 and sold it at a loss of 5%. From this money, he bought another item and sold it at a profit of 10%. What is his overall profit?

Step 1: Selling price of the first item after a 5% loss.
Cost Price (CP)
1
​
=4500
Selling Price (SP)
1
​
=4500×(1−
100
5
​
)=4500×0.95=Rs. 4275
Step 2: He uses this money (Rs. 4275) to buy a second item and sells it at a 10% profit.

Cost Price (CP)
2
​
=4275
Selling Price (SP)
2
​
=4275×(1+
100
10
​
)=4275×1.10=Rs. 4702.50
Step 3: Find the overall profit.

Overall Profit=Final SP−Initial CP=4702.50−4500=Rs. 202.50