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  1. If I purchased 11 books for $ 100 and sold 10 books for $ 110, the percentage of profit per book sold is
    1. 10%
    2. 11·5%
    3. 17·3%
    4. 21%
Correct Option: D

If a articles are bought for $ p
and b articles are sold for $ q,
then

Gain% = qa - pb× 100
pb

Gain% = 11 × 110 - 10 × 100 × 100
10 × 100

Gain % =
1210 - 1000
× 100 = 21%
1000

Second method to solve this question :
Here, a = 11, p = 100 and b = 10, y = 110
Gain% = aq - bp × 100%
bp

Gain% = 11 × 110 - 10 × 100 × 100
10 × 100

Gain% =
1210 - 1000
× 100% = 21%
1000




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