A shopkeeper buys an article for $₹ 735$ and sold it for $₹ 850$ , find his profit or loss.

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Solution

The cost price of an article $= ₹ 735$ ,
the selling price of the article $= ₹ 850$
As the selling price of the article is more than the cost price of the article, there is s profit.
Profit $=$ selling price $-$ cost price
$= ₹ 850 - ₹ 735 = ₹ 115$
Hence, the shopkeeper earns a profit of $₹ 115$ .

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A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹735 and sold it for ₹850, find his profit or loss.

The cost price of an article =₹735,the selling price of the article=₹850As the selling price of the article is more than the cost price of the article, there is s profit.Profit=selling price -cost price =₹850-₹735=₹115Hence, the shopkeeper earns a profit of ₹115.

A shopkeeper buys an article for $₹ 735$ and sold it for $₹ 850$ , find his profit or loss.