A shopkeeper is buying goods from a wholesaler. The wholesaler sells 1265 units of the goods to the shopkeeper, earning a profit equal to the selling - Quantitative Aptitude MCQ Competitive Exam 2026 | ExamTest.live

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A shopkeeper is buying goods from a wholesaler. The wholesaler sells 1265 units of the goods to the shopkeeper, earning a profit equal to the selling price of 165 units of the goods. Find the profit percentage of the wholesaler.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the Selling Price (SP) of 1 unit of good be ₹ 1 .Then: Total SP of 1265 units = ₹1265 Profit = SP of 165 units = ₹165 We know that: Cost Price (CP) = SP - Profit CP of 1265 units = 1265 - 165 = ₹1100 Now, calculate the profit percentage: Profit Percentage = (\frac{Profit}{CP}) \times 100% Profit Percentage = (\frac{165}{1100}) \times 100% Profit Percentage = \frac{165}{11} = 15%

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A shopkeeper is buying goods from a wholesaler. The wholesaler sells 1265 units of the goods to the shopkeeper, earning a profit equal to the selling price of 165 units of the goods. Find the profit percentage of the wholesaler.

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