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Find the percentage profit on selling the chocolate one by one relative to sell the packet.

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A packet of chocolate contains 57 chocolates. The cost of packet is 44 rupee but every chocolate is sold in 1 rupee separately. Find the percentage profit on selling the chocolate one by one relative to sell the packet.

posted Oct 3, 2014 by anonymous

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Cost of buying - 44
Selling Price - 57

Profit: 57-44 i.e. 13

% of profit = 13*100/44 or about 13%

answer Oct 3, 2014 by Ankur Athari
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profit is (57-44)=13 on investment of 44 rs= 13/44%=29.54545%

Answer is 29.54545%

answer Jul 30, 2015 by Pankaj Bora



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