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Standard VII
Mathematics
Cost Price and Selling Price
Raman bought ...
Question
Raman bought 1 kg newspaper for ₹ 4 and sold it for ₹ 5. How much money can he earn by selling 152 kg of newspaper?
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Solution
Money earned by selling 1 kg of newspaper = Selling price of newspaper – Purchasing price of newspaper
= ₹ 5 – ₹ 4
= ₹ 1
Money that can be earned by selling 152 kg of newspaper
= ₹ 1 × 152
= ₹ 152
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